Chris McDonnell’s article from the Catholic Times – One Step at a Time
One Step at a Time Chris McDonnell CT October 02. 2020 It is a year since the gathering in Rome of the Amazon Synod, summoned by Francis to consider the…
Month: September 2020
Two forthcoming Zoom Conversations from the Scottish Laity Network
Two further Zoom Conversations are planned by the Scottish Laity Network, the first reform movement in the church in Scotland. One is with Tina Beattie and the other is Fr. James…
Joe Mulvaney (We Are Church) on the CDF, Galileo and Tony Flannery…
The Roman Inquisition Has Not Gone Away The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) continues the grisly work. If proof is needed, just listen to the Redemptorist priest…
Presider’s Page for 27 September (Ordinary Time 26)
God’s love is displayed for us in the life and death of Jesus. We rejoice in this love, and celebrate the victory over sin and death won for us. As a community, we praise God’s holy name.
• Today is the ‘World Day of Migrants and Refugees’
The Church in Germany – Zoom presentation Tues 6th Oct @ 7.00pm by Fr Bernd Hagenkord
Keep the date free! Tues 6 Oct @ 7.00pm The Church in Germany A Zoom presentation for ACP members by Fr Bernd Hagenkord SJ Meeting registration details will be posted…
The Challenge of Same-Sex Unions – Angela Hanley
Open House published an article in the June/July edition by theologian Angela Hanley on The Challenge of Same-Sex Unions. Open House was founded in Dundee in 1990 as an independent…
Séamus Ahearne’s Indi finds herself among Whales, Poets, Cyclists, Politicians and the Heron!
“THE DAY’S DISASTERS IN HIS MORNING FACE” (Goldsmith) The Whales in Tasmania: I don’t know why it appeals to me as a symbol, but the story of the beached/stranded whales…
Vatican cardinal defends issuing fidelity oaths to Irish priest Tony Flannery
VATICAN CITY — The head of the Vatican’s powerful doctrinal congregation Sept. 22 defended his office’s request that an Irish priest sign four strict oaths of fidelity to Catholic teachings,…
New Papal Encyclical – What’s in a Name?
An encyclical for all brothers and sisters While waiting to know the contents of the document, there has been some discussion about the title and how to translate it inclusively….
Presider’s Page for 20 September (Ordinary Time 25)
God’s ways are not our ways. God’s love and generosity are beyond our understanding. We acknowledge all God has done for us, and ask for the grace to grow into God’s likeness.
A cardinal says he’s open to women’s ordination; a priest who did so remains suspended
One of world’s most influential cardinals recently admitted that he is “open” to the idea of ordaining women to the Catholic priesthood. “I am not saying that women have to…
The Catholic Church is called “to form consciences, not to replace them.”
John Henry Newman Following Conscience on our Journey in Faith Chris McDonnell CT September 18th 2020 The recently canonized John Henry Newman concluded a long Note on Conscience addressed to…
Séamus Ahearne on love, nature, being professed and carrots for Indi!
If we only have love (Jacques Brel). The love of an old couple: The sun has appeared. It is rather brazen after deserting us for the summer. We treasure…
Tony Flannery and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Demands have been made to Tony Flannery to “submit” to “doctrinal propositions given by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith” before they deem him fit to return to ministry.
THERE MUST BE A LIMIT TO APPEASING ULTRA-CATHOLICS – Fr Liam Power’s Fortnightly Column in the Waterford News and Star
A Question of Faith, Fr Liam Power’s Fortnightly Column AT a Sunday Mass in one of our local churches recently, the presiding priest reiterated the health and safety protocols designed…
San Francisco Catholics plan Eucharistic processions to ‘Free the Mass’
Catholic Herald reports: The Archbishop of San Francisco has called Catholics to participate in Eucharistic processions across the city on September 20, which will join together and walk past city hall…
The reign and ruination of medieval England’s favourite relic
An interesting read from Michael Carter in The Tablet… Relics of the Holy Blood were (indeed, still are) venerated across Europe. They proliferated in the 12th and 13th centuries, a time…
Caritas Greece calls for support for Lesbos refugees and for locals
The Director of Caritas Hellas talks about the situation on the ground in Lesbos after Europe’s largest refugee camp burnt to the ground and calls for the shared responsibility of…
Presider’s Page for 13 September (Ordinary Time 24)
Forgiveness is one of the great qualities of Christianity. We are challenged to forgive each other as readily as God forgives us. We celebrate God’s mercy, and ask for the grace to pass it on to those who hurt us.
Early in September, New York City – Remembering 9/11
Fr Mychal Judge, the first recorded casualty of 9/11 Early in September, New York City Chris McDonnell CT September 11 2020 It was a clear, blue-skied September Tuesday morning in…
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