German Synodal Path – Live Stream
Here‘s the link to the English livestream if you want to follow the 2nd big assembly of the German Synodal Path which will take place in Frankfurt. It starts today…
Month: September 2021
Diocese of Dromore launches Redress Scheme
Diocese of Dromore launches Redress Scheme 29. SEP, 2021 The Diocese of Dromore apologise unreservedly for the hurt and damage caused to victims and survivors of any priest or church…
Pope says Vatican II shaped his theology, including in social teaching
NCR online article by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said the Second Vatican Council so shaped his theological and pastoral vision that perhaps he has not been as explicit as…
Presider’s Page for 26 September (26th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
All are welcome in this place: anyone who is not against us is for us. All may gather here to worship God our Saviour. Today is the Church’s 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (observed annually since 1914). Resources from the South African Catholic Bishops Conference, some included below, can be found on www.vatican.va
Séamus Ahearne: Culture, characters, crisis and Indi on film…
‘Accentuate the positive.’ (Bing Crosby) The talking Tolka: I’m confused. The Tolka River chats with me every morning. The heron doesn’t appear. The ducks must be sleeping. The Dawn Chorus…
Brendan Hoban: This great Mayo team owe their fans nothing
This great Mayo team owe their fans nothing Western People 21.9.21 In the aftermath of the Mayo defeat, Adrian Langan wrote in these pages last week, ‘We need analysis…
America Magazine: Pope Francis responds to attacks from EWTN, other church critics: ‘They are the work of the devil.’
Gerard O’Connell reports in America Magazine: When a Jesuit in Slovakia asked Pope Francis “How are you?”, the pope stunned them with his answer: “Still alive, even though some people…
Pax Christi Non-Violent Days of Action
Pax Christi International warmly invites you to celebrate our annual Catholic Nonviolence Days of Action. It is a time to observe how nonviolence connects all our work for justice and…
Root & Branch Synod – Videos available
OUR ROOT & BRANCH Inclusive Lay-led Synod 5 – 12th Sept, 2021 Our deepest gratitude to our amazing speakers and panellists in an unparalleled week of offerings, talks and discussions. And…
ZOOM: We Are Church to host Bishop Paul Dempsey on Synodaility
We Are Church will host a Zoom with Bishop Paul Dempsey National Synodal Assembly Tues 12th October @ 7.30pm To Register €5 – details: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/national-synodal-assembly-bishop-paul-dempsey-tickets-166954676933
The Deep End: A Journey with the Sunday Gospels in the Year of Luke
The Deep End: A Journey with the Sunday Gospels in the Year of Luke by Tríona Doherty and Jane Mellett. Foreword by Dermot A. Lane Join us for an Online…
Funeral Mass of Geraldine Flannery RIP – role of AB Michael Neary
Discussion on ‘Faith Alive’ on Midwest Radio Sunday 19 Sept 2021 – Brendan Hoban and Monica Morley. https://soundcloud.com/user-211747038/geraldine-flannery-rip-funeral-mass-mwr-19-sept-2021-brendan-hoban-monica-morley
Presider’s Page for 19 September (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We gather to remember the passion and death of Jesus, and to celebrate his resurrection with joy. He calls us to move beyond rivalry and conflict, to be true followers of the Christian way.
La Croix International: The Spirit in the Assembly
The Spirit in the Assembly Preparing for the Synod of Bishops’ gathering on synodality By Austen Ivereigh | United States The most far-reaching event in the Catholic Church in my…
The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins meeting Pope Francis in Rome
A clip of President Higgins meeting Pope Francis in the Vatican today. https://youtu.be/fOZ70pr7upU
In America: Bishop Stowe – Catholics deserve to know if their priest is unvaccinated
America Magazine reports: Bishop John Stowe, O.F.M.Conv., last month asked that diocesan employees working at the Catholic Center in the Diocese of Lexington, Ky., vaccinate themselves against Covid-19, extending a mandate that…
Soline Humbert – On consulting the faithful: one woman’s experience
On consulting the faithful: one woman’s experience. The present appeal to the faithful to contribute at diocesan level to the Synod of Bishops has led me to reflect back and…
Tony Flannery on his sister Geraldine’s death and funeral
From Tony Flannery’s Blog on Sept 12: http://www.tonyflannery.com/geraldines-death-and-funeral/ Geraldine’s death and Funeral It is now two weeks since my sister Geraldine Flannery succumbed to the debilitating effects of a…
Presider’s Page for 12 September (24th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
In our journey through life we walk the path Jesus walked, so it is hard for us to escape suffering, no more than he could. We remember his suffering and death, knowing that it brought him glory and that it will do the same for us.
Mike Harding on life in St Bede’s College, Manchester…
Regular ACP online contributor Paddy Ferry has recommended the following article by Mike Harding in the Irish Times. Mike Harding is a folk musician, stand-up comic, broadcaster and poet who lives…
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