Ordinary Time, 19th Sunday (10 August)
We gather to celebrate our beautiful God, who was revealed to Elijah as a gentle breeze and who calmed the storm on the lake. We are grateful that this God takes our fears away and gives rest to our souls.
Month: August 2014
Christian response to Violence?
How can we respond to violence?
“Women: The Elephant in the Church. A tract for our Times”
Launch of Mary T. Malone’s new book (published by Columba Press) by Gina Menzies
Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) on crisis in vocations
We appeal to the Irish Bishops to add their voice to the growing
chorus now accepting the need for a married as well as a celibate priesthood
in our Church.
Circular Letter on the Sign of Peace at Mass.
Nathan Chase has posted an article in praytellblog.com commenting on a recent circular letter, dealing with the “sign of peace” at Mass, from The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
In light of the many crises facing the church would it be fair to apply the old cliche about deck chairs being moved on the Titanic to this circular letter?
Pope lifts suspension of Father D’Escoto, former Sandinista official
Pope Francis has lifted the suspension of Maryknoll Fr. Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, who was ordered 29 years ago to stop exercising his priestly ministry because he refused to give up his political position in Nicaragua’s Sandinista government.
Ordinary Time, 18th Sunday (3 August)
Great wonders are proclaimed in today’s Liturgy. God’s love and God’s care for humanity are made manifest.
August is a wicked month! Or is it ‘the silly season’ ?
Seamus Ahearne reminds us that August is often spoken of as the ‘silly season’ when any old trivial story will fly and fill the spaces. His stories may be ‘kites’ but they hint at a culture that is changing. We either embrace this new world or it runs away from us and we become irrelevant.
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