Pope Francis: Ministries of lector and acolyte to be open to women
Pope Francis changes the Code of Canon Law to institutionalise what is already allowed in practice: the access of lay women to the service of the Word and the Altar….
Month: January 2021
BOOK REVIEW: The Curia is the Pope – by Dr John O’Loughlin Kennedy (plus video link to book launch)
Review by Joseph S. O’Leary, who has lived in Japan since 1983. He taught in Sophia University and was a research professor in Nanzan University. Publications include Conventional and Ultimate…
Presider’s Page for 10 January (Baptism of the Lord)
Today we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of the Lord: it’s the last day of the Christmas season. The baptism of Jesus marked the end of his quiet years in Nazareth and the start of his public ministry.
Séamus Ahearne: Food for the journey and wise women…
On Jordan’s banks Victimhood: The world is rotten with victimhood. Blame-culture is in vogue. Trump is a sad example. His election was stolen. He should be continuing as ‘Capo di…
New Year: New Lockdown: New Opportunities: Lumen Dominican Centre online supports – “Fill your minds…”
We are an Adult Education Centre, located on the Dominican Campus in Sion Hill, Blackrock, Co Dublin, and our website is https://www.lumenop.ie/ On our website you can read our Mission…
Once upon a time…Christmas decorations remained up until Candlemas Eve, or 1 February!
Pádraig McCarthy notes that many towns are proposing to keep Christmas lights up until the beginning of February, to bring light to the darkness in lockdown. Westport has been doing it…
For the record: God sketch ‘did not comply with RTÉ standards’ and will be removed from Player
A sketch about God on the RTÉ New Year’s Eve Countdown Show, intended as satire, did not comply with RTÉ’s own standards and broader regulations, the organisation said today. In a statement, RTÉ said its Editorial Standards Board…
Launched last evening: “The Curia is the Pope” – Zoom book launch Wed 6th Jan @ 7.00pm
“THE CURIA IS THE POPE” is a new book that uncovers a little history, theology, and sociology, and justifies the impatience of the faithful with the self-serving bureaucracy that…
Chris McDonnell: …‘normality’ still remains a distant vision, memory a wistful dream.
Show yourself to me Lord Chris McDonnell CT January 08 2021 We have celebrated again the feast of Nativity, the coming of the Lord into the poverty of this…
Presider’s Page for Wednesday 6 January (Epiphany)
On this feast of the Epiphany we celebrate the revelation of who Christ is. The visit of the Magi from foreign lands reminds us that Jesus came as the Saviour of all nations, including ours. We worship God who wants all people to be saved.
Séamus Ahearne on The Feast of the Epiphany
THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY Adventurers It is a wonderful feast. It has to be properly celebrated. The dangerous temptation is that we can sentimentalise religion. We can easily get…
Full interview with Dublin Archbishop-elect Dermot Farrell by Patsy McGarry, The Irish Times.
Interview: Dublin Archbishop-elect Dermot Farrell with Patsy McGarry, The Irish Times. Installation going ahead on February 2nd. “There’ll be no big hand-over…show papal bull (making the appointment) to College of…
Presider’s Page for 3 January (Second Sunday of Christmas)
Opening Comment We gather to celebrate the first Sunday of 2021, moving with gratitude into a new year of God’s grace. We thank God for the vaccines developed to protect…
Statement from Tony Flannery
Press Statement from Tony Flannery 3rd January 2021 In the last while two senior members of the Catholic Church have made statements about the position of women in the…
Seán McDonagh – Making Peace With Nature
Seán MacDonagh’s article from The Tablet 30 Dec 2020: The year ahead: the environment “Humanity is waging war on nature. This is suicidal. Nature always strikes back – and it is already…
ACP statement on RTÉ’s New Year’s Eve programme
Association of Catholic Priests statement on RTÉ’s New Year’s Eve Programme Saturday 2nd January 2021 The ACP, on behalf of its member and Christians of all denominations, would like…
Brendan Hoban: final Western People column of the year
Covid-19 thrives when people are selfish Western People 29.12.2020 It was a conversation about selfishness. Grandparents and their adult children were talking about that unending topic – ‘Young people today’….
Presider’s Page for 1 January 2021 (New Year’s Day)
Happy New Year! On this first day of the Year of Our Lord 2021, we acclaim Mary as Mother of God and ask her to mind us and those we love during this new year. We pray that the world may be freed from COVID-19 through a global programme of vaccination. And as this is also World Peace Day, we pray for peace.
Bob Dylan: “Money doesn’t talk, it swears…”
A member subscribes: There are times when I think all our efforts at calling for reform in the church are really at an amateur level when compared with those who…
Séamus Ahearne on New Year’s Day…
Janus: Looks to the past. Looks to the future Hidden language: The Tolka. The river was slurping. Or gurgling. Or maybe even gargling. I think it was probably spluttering. Each…
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