In this interview Dr Jennifer Roback Morse talks to Xt3.com and Catholic Talk answering questions about redefining marriage in the lead up to the Australian plebiscite on marriage.

This interview was recorded on Thursday 19th May 2016.

In this podcast Sophie York (Spokesperson for Marriage Alliance) and Monica Doumit (Blogger at Catholic Talk discuss the Marriage Debate in Australia.

We talk about claims of discrimination against those who believe marriage is between a man and a woman as well as the problematic issue of labelling or name calling someone a bigot when they disagree with your view of what marriage is and the affect that this tactic has on reasonable debate.

Fr Dan McCaughan completed his licentiate on the Psychological and Pastoral care of people with same sex attraction.

Fr Dan delivered this talk at Catholicism 101 in Sydney on Tuesday 20 October 2015 as part of a panel. The full panel and Q&A is available here:

Monica Doumit has years of experience in Corporate law and currently works for Catholic Talk. She discusses the legal ramifications of same-sex marriage in the talk.

Monica delivered this talk at Catholicism 101 in Sydney on Tuesday 20 October 2015 as part of a panel. The full panel and Q&A is available here:

James Parker lived and practiced as a gay rights activist but now works with abused men and speaks regularly on topics to do with same-sex attraction and SSM.

He delivered this talk at Catholicism 101 in Sydney on Tuesday 20 October 2015 as part of a panel. The full panel and Q&A is available here:

On Tuesday 20 October 2015, Catholicism 101, a monthly catechesis evening for young adults in Sydney, held a panel on the issue of same-sex 'marriage' from a religious, legal and experiential perspective, featuring the following speakers:

- Fr Dan McCaughan who completed his licentiate on the Psychological and Pastoral care of people with same sex attraction.

- Monica Doumit who works for Catholic Talk and will look at the legal ramifications of SSM.

- James Parker who lived and practiced as a gay rights activist but now works with abused men and speaks regularly on topics to do with same-sex attraction and SSM.

On Tuesday 20 October 2015, Catholicism 101, a monthly catechesis evening for young adults in Sydney, held a panel on the issue of same-sex 'marriage' from a religious, legal and experiential perspective, featuring the following speakers:

- Fr Dan McCaughan who completed his licentiate on the Psychological and Pastoral care of people with same sex attraction.

- Monica Doumit who works for Catholic Talk and will look at the legal ramifications of SSM.

- James Parker who lived and practiced as a gay rights activist but now works with abused men and speaks regularly on topics to do with same-sex attraction and SSM.

The St Thomas More Society, together with the Ambrose Centre for Religious Liberty and the Australian Catholic Students Association hosted an end of semester drinks night and the annual St John Fisher Lecture on 14 October 2015.

Mr Rocco Mimmo, founder and chairman of the Ambrose Centre for Religious Liberty delivered the address on "Same Sex 'Marriage': its impact on religious liberty". The evening was be chaired by Professor Michael Quinlan, Dean of Law at University of Notre dame Australia.

How important is religious liberty and freedom of conscience in contemporary Australia? Will freedom of conscience and religion become increasingly under threat in our society, particularly in relation to the push to redefine marriage in Australian law? These questions and more are addressed in this lecture given at the Centre for Independent Studies on the 14th of October 2015.

You can read the transcript of the lecture here:

ACU hosted a panel discussion titled "A Respectful Conversation on Marriage" on Monday, 12 October in North Sydney. Bringing together Catholic and other perspectives, panellists explored the topic of marriage in a respectful conversation.

This panel discussion was moderated by ACU Vice Chancellor, Professor Greg Craven and included:

- Bishop Peter Comensoli, Bishop of Broken Bay

- Paul Kelly, Editor at Large, The Australian

- The Hon Kristina Keneally, Adjunct Professor and Director for Gender Inclusion at Macquarie University and former NSW Premier

- Tim Wilson, Australian Human Rights Commission