Presider’s Page for 31 January (Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We come together [on-line] this Sunday to listen to God’s word, believing that Jesus teaches us with authority: we have been rescued from sin and darkness, and given the hope of heaven.
Month: January 2021
We Are Church Zoom presentation: Fr John O’Brien on Women’s Ordination
John O’Brien Women’s Ordination Followed by Q & A 7.30 – 9.00pm Tuesday 2nd of February 2021 Online ZOOM event Professor John O’Brien Fr John O’Brien is…
Brendan Hoban – Survivors need action a lot more than words
Survivors need action a lot more than words Western People 26.1.21 Many years ago in a parish in which I served, part of the collective memory of the people –…
Chris McDonnell’s ‘Catholic Times’ column: Future of the parish
An open door? Chris McDonnell CT January 29th 2021 I make no apology for returning to a subject that I have mentioned a number of times in recent months, our…
A place for us: on being gay in the priesthood
Jim McDermott writes in NCRONLINE: …For almost 30 years I’ve worked in the Catholic Church as a Jesuit seminarian and priest. It has been a tremendously rewarding life, filled with…
Kerry Diocese online pre-Lenten Mission
ACP Leadership member Roy Donovan is advising that Kerry Diocese is running a pre-Lenten Mission. Link to Mission Booklet: https://www.dioceseofkerry.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Mission-2021-Booklet.pdf Link to today’s details: https://www.dioceseofkerry.ie/2021/01/diocesan-mission-jan-2021
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Tomorrow is Sunday of the Word of God
Tomorrow is Sunday of the Word of God. Click on the date (home page) for tomorrow’s readings and check out the supporting links provided by Pádraig McCarthy in the Comments…
Séamus Ahearne contemplates ‘that’ poem…
The Power of the Poem The hill we climb ‘A skinny black girl’ put all of Joe Biden’s vision into new words. His ‘dream’ continued with the 22 year-old Amanda…
Chris McDonnell’s weekly Catholic Times column: America…
The time of reckoning Chris McDonnell CT January 22nd 2021 These few words are being written in the days leading up to the Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris…
In rare rebuke, Cardinal Cupich criticizes USCCB president’s letter to President Biden
Michael J O’Loughlin writes in America Magazine: In a rare public rebuke of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops from one of its members, Cardinal Blase Cupich joined with an…
Amanda Gorman – Youth poet at Inauguration of President Joe Biden and ‘The Hill We Climb’
Take five minutes to be…surprised by joy! ‘The Hill We Climb’ by Amanda Gorman, 22 years young… https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55738564 The Hill We Climb “When day comes we ask ourselves, where can…
The Hook of Faith: Pre-Lenten conferences for priests…
‘The Hook of Faith’ is a series of nine conferences for priests that explores priestly identity and mission in the Irish Church today. Link for further details or to…
Brendan Hoban on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
Last Sunday morning on Faith Alive on Midwest Radio, Fr Brendan Hoban presented the findings of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. His analysis, in conversation with Monica…
Presider’s Page for 17 January (Second Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Now that the Christmas season is behind us and we are moving into the New Year, the liturgy challenges us to reflect on what following Christ means. In the light of the Mother and Babies Home report published this week, there is sadness in our hearts as we gather, as well as an awareness of the suffering COVID-19 is causing in our communities. We pray the Lord to be close to the broken-hearted.
Chris McDonnell’s Catholic Times column
In the beginning was the Word Chris McDonnell CT January 15th 2021 Take a drive through any town or city and you will find yourself swimming in a sea…
ACP Statement on Mother and Baby Homes Report
Association of Catholic Priests statement on the Commission of Investigation’s Report on Mother and Baby Homes Friday 15th January 2021 The Association of Catholic Priests would like to associate itself…
Séamus Ahearne: Thoughts on The Report, Alternative Liturgies, Mr Trump and Indi…
More fidgety fingers on the keyboard Outdoor entertainment: The starlings come to Church when no-one else could. They joined the Choir or rather they are the Choir. They like the…
Brendan Hoban: Ordaining women priests back on the agenda
Ordaining women priests back on the agenda Western People 12.01.21 We live in strange times. What seems like just a few years ago Bishops Christy Jones and Brendan Comiskey…
Tues 12 Jan 2021: Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is published.
The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters was established by the Irish Government in February 2015 to provide a full account of what happened…
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