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Today’s Homily Resources
15 Oct 2024 – Tuesday of Week 28
15 Oct 2024 – Tuesday of Week 28 Memorial: St Teresa of Avila, 1515-82, patron Spain. 1st Reading: Galatians 5:1-6 In Christ Jesus, circumcision no longer counts; only faith acting through love For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Listen! I, Paul,...
Read MoreJulieann Moran: Synod Update
News from the Universal Synod (Midway Point) The second assembly of the universal Synod on synodality is now at its halfway point and there has been much news coming from…
Séamus Ahearne: WHO CAN DISBELIEVE A WORLD DRENCHED IN MIRACLE? (Glimpsing More – Pádraig Daly osa)
AN OASIS OF TRANQUILITY: Glencomeragh House and Grounds has appeared in the News. ‘Tread softly. You tread on my dreams.’ My mother and family lived as immediate neighbours to that…
Presider’s Page for 20 October (Mission Sunday, 29th Sunday)
This year’s Mission Sunday theme suggests that “Christian Families are Missionary Families”. The theme comes from the words of Pope Francis, who said that family is ‘the salt of the earth and the light of the world’ — implying that every family has a mission.
Soline Humbert: Obstat sexus: Her sex prevents it ….for 400 years!
Today is the feast day of St Teresa of Avila the Great Spanish mystic. It was Pope Paul VI who in 1970 finally granted the Title of Doctor of the…
Bishop Donal Murray RIP: Statement by Archbishop Dermot Farrell
I am greatly saddened by the news of the death of the Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Donal Murray. Bishop Donal was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Dublin on…
Independent Catholic News: Women’s ordination a ‘niche issue’?
Professor Dr John WijngaardsOct 14th, 2024 Link to article: https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50855 Professor Dr John Wijngaards writes: During these opening days of the latest Roman session of the synod, Bishop Anthony Randazzo of…
The Journal: Disinformation expert fears diocese is helping to ‘mainstream conspiracy theories’
There are growing concerns that the Waterford diocese has become a ‘test case’ for hardline factions in the Catholic Church in Ireland. A ROMAN CATHOLIC diocese in the south-east has…
Jim Cogley: Daily Reflections Tues 15th – Mon 21st Oct
Tues 15th Oct – Growing in Self-Esteem Lots of phrases come to mind when we consider the nature of self-esteem – the degree to which I love myself (in a…
Brendan Hoban: Francis’s new Rome won’t be built in a day
Western People 8.10.2024 “And they’re off” conveys a sense of excitement and expectation at the start of what everyone hopes to be, for better or for worse, a memorable even…
Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team Sunday homily: 28th Sunday of the Year
Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team Sunday homily: ‘Privilege’ – 28th Sunday of the Year Link to homily: