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PART 1 – HURRICANE IN THE CITY – THE DOOKIE AFFAIR – PAGE 77 – 79
Living in retirement a few blocks from St. Joseph’s church, Monsignor O’Reilly was, of course, causing no “mischief’ whatsoever. He simply could not avoid the violent storm now ravaging his former...
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PART 1 – HURRICANE IN THE CITY – BLIND LEADING THE BLIND – PAGE 98 – 99
A Parishioners letter to the Bishop of 5 July 1989 expressed the mounting concern of hundreds of parishioners: My Lord Bishop Since our last discussion and correspondence, I believe you have been sent,...
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PART 1 – SOWING THE SEEDS: IDEAS & CONSEQUENCES – PAGES 112 – 113
Had parishioners been aware of this audit checklist, they would have readily identified it as an advanced architectural blueprint for the curious new religion being fostered in the sterile,...
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PART II – REFORMATION REVISITED – NIGHTMARE ON ARUNDEL STREET – PAGES 136 & 137
Coup de Grace Upon his arrival in Benalla in 1971, Monsignor O’Reilly made alterations to the sanctuary of St. Joseph’s Church to enable Mass to be said facing the people. The table of Dean Davy’s...
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PART II – REFORMATION REVISITED DRIFTERS, DESERTERS & CONVERTS – PAGES 161 – 162
Drifters & Deserters Another question raised was one suggested in my letter to Bishop Daly of March 1989, informing him that I had attended a second Sunday Mass in Wangaratta after being...
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PART II – REFORMATION REVISITED – COUNTERFEIT CLAIMS – PAGES 205 – 208
COUNTERFEIT CLAIMS On Sunday, 4 March, 1990, Father devoted his homily to a rationalization of the remodeling project. His sincerity was obvious but, nonetheless, erroneous concepts were firmly...
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PART II – REFORMATION REVISITED – PRIVATE VICE AND PUBLIC VIRTUE – PAGES 216...
Under the largest headline in the supplement, “Parish Team looks forward to a new era for St. Josephs” the Team related an interesting fictional tale spiced with cliches: ..the priests have been...
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PART II – REFORMATION REVISITED – THE FORT IS BETRAYED – PAGES 228 – 229
“THE FORT IS BETRAYED” With the Monsignor’s heart-wrenching appeal still fresh in his mind, Bishop Daly dutifully appeared at 7 p.m. on 24 March 1990 to offer Mass and formally bless the big, bare...
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PART III – AFTER THE STORM – IDEOLOGY AS RELIGION – PAGES 263 – 264
“Gleichschaltung” Visiting Benalla on the first weekend of September 1989, I attended a Saturday morning Mass said by Father in the F.C.J. convent chapel. At the Sign of Peace, there being no-one else...
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PART III – AFTER THE STORM – THE CULT OF CHANGE – PAGES 269 – 271
THE CULT OF CHANGE On 29 July 1990, parishioners arriving at St. Joseph’s for Sunday Mass were astonished to find the butchers block sitting on its portable platform in front of the (now obsolete)...
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PART III – AFTER THE STORM – DEATH OF A PARISH – PAGES 294 – 296
DEATH OF A PARISH Towards the end of the second year, the extent of the spiritual damage suffered by St. Joseph’s parish in the hurricane unleashed by Team Ministry was placed in a more objective...
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PART III – AFTER THE STORM – DEATH OF A PARISH – PAGES 300 – 302
The people of Benalla had legitimate concerns and they approached their priests and their Bishop with due respect and in good faith. Believing that Canon Law offered protection against ecclesiastical...
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