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Wednesday of Week 5 of Lent

True freedom is the freedom to love, to give of ourselves to others as Jesus gave of himself to us…

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Seán Ó Conaill: Patsy McGarry and Catholic Atonement Theology
November 26 2024
Bill O'Brien
Some random thoughts: Can we see ourselves as being freed from the slavery of sin by seeing our own selves as the enslavers? If we think of addictions to drugs or alcohol, are we slaves to those substances, or are we slaves to our own wants, needs and desires? Can we let go of the "Devil made me do it" attitude which blames someone else for our own failures. The greatest gift we have from God is the gift of free will. We make choices knowing the consequences of those choices. Everyone knows the dangers of drugs, and yet we "medicate" ourselves to face life. We use Alcohol to "steady our nerves" when facing something we don't like. We live in fear of death and the loss of our lives and the resurrection is the proof that we need not fear. How often do we see God as an adversary? Or as a punishing parent who looks for us to do something wrong so that we can be punished? What happens when we change our outlook from "God doesn't give us more than we can handle" to God gives us the grace, love and support to handle what happens to us in life? Some things are the result of our choices that we know are wrong and have serious consequences. We know that smoking causes lung cancer, but still choose to smoke, then wonder why God has given us cancer. We think God's will is an exact plan for our lives, every moment marked out, but can we see God's plan for us as wanting us to be happy in what we do and what we choose, like any good parent's will for their children?
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Synod: Final Document Published
October 27 2024
sean walsh
I liked the last wee bit the best, dear Seamus. Add a few religious sisters and some active voices from the parish pastoral council and you have a miniature Synod! And I dare say, a good comedy coming to he boil! Holding title: Yes, Father!
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Synod: Final Document Published
October 27 2024
Joe O'Leary
"I can see in the document huge progress in the role of women in the church." Sean, could you elaborate on this please. Fr James Martin sees huge progress for the place of lgbtq folk in the church -- https://outreach.faith/2024/10/the-surprisingly-positive-change-towards-lgbtq-issues-at-the-synod/ -- but I did not notice any reference to them in the document. Promotion of the laity is probably the most important emphasis of the synod. This was well enacted by the various 'synodal' activities of independent lay groups. The Roman synod should respond warmly to those. But has it?
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Synod: Final Document Published
October 27 2024
Sean Connell
I’m just a lay person who was very excited when this process began and have followed it closely. I was very disappointed at the attitude of the clergy from the beginning particularly towards the Holy Spirit and called in many ways for the laity to be asked to invoke him into their lives and ask for his help and guidance. Even though all the clergy I spoke to agreed, nothing was done. I watch Mass each day on RTÉ and attend Mass every week and can say that the I have only heard the word synod mentioned twice or three times. Having read the document I am again disappointed at negative statements above which pick holes in it instead of trying to implement it. We have been given directions on how to proceed and if we believe in the Holy Spirit and ask the faithful to bring him into their lives he will not let us down... As regards the ordination of women, if we follow the process it will inevitably happen, I can see in the document huge progress in the role of women in the church and we need to build on this and not “ throw out the baby with the bath water".
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