This hour of worship brings us into the presence of the God whose mystery we can never comprehend. All we have comes from the Lord, and we can only bow down in awe, and bring forward the praise that is due to the Almighty.
The ACP is compiling a database of married priests no longer in public ministry who would consider a return to ministry if the possibility arose.
“Coping International is a voluntary mental health organisation that promotes the well-being of children of Catholic Priests and Religious as well as their parents worldwide. We work alongside the church encouraging openness toward people affected by this issue.”
Brian Fahy in looking back at years that have passed points to an important lesson. “‘Forgive and forget’ will not do. ‘Remember and forgive’ seems to be a far better way to healthy living today.”
Brendan Hoban in his Western People column casts an eye at a sense of entitlement that can lead to some people in positions of responsibility and authority being disconnected with the everyday realities of ‘ordinary’ life.
Everyone is welcome in God’s house, everyone who loves God’s name. We gather for Mass to experience the warmth of this embrace.
Brendan Hoban lets us know what he’s reading this summer when he’s not writing his column for the Western People.
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.
Chris McDonnell writing recently in the Catholic Times suggests that a rethink of ‘vocation’ is needed but that there will only be a response to the current crisis when ‘a realistic connection is made with contemporary needs.’
Association of Catholic Priests Statement on the Permanent Diaconate
Statement by Fr. Roy Donovan -“Deaconesses for Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly!”
Updated with link to interview with Roy Donovan on RTE Radio 1
The editorial staff of the NCR call for a dialogue about sexual ethics.
“We strongly encourage dialogue between laypeople and church leaders regarding all issues in the sexual sphere. But we also recognize that dialogue can have its limits, particularly if those in leadership do not demonstrate an openness to developing the church’s teaching on sex and sexuality.”
The Transfiguration of the Lord is celebrated on 6 August each year, so we mark that feast today. It is also the date on which the first atomic bomb was exploded, on Hiroshima in 1945. We pray to be delivered from nuclear war.
Seamus Ahearne looks at the week that was, raids ‘the pockets of God’ and “lifts us beyond the ordinary and the obvious and enables us to see the treasure and the pearl.”
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