Brendan Hoban on the divine in Sally Rooney
In search of God in Sally Rooney’s novels Western People 26.10.2021 The novelist, Sally Rooney, Castlebar native and literary sensation of the last few years, is taking the publishing…
Month: October 2021
Séamus Ahearne: Sceptre and crown must tumble down…
New World In The Morning (Roger Whitaker) The Dying Swan (ballet)! It happened a week ago. The Spire of the Annunciation Church in Finglas West, Dublin, came down. We saw…
Presider’s Page for 31 October (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time)
What is asked of us is simple – to love God and our neighbour. But our love also extends to our common home, as all eyes are on Glasgow, where the UN Climate Change Conference begins in Glasgow this Sunday — that Planet Earth may be spared from destruction.
Tony Flannery: Can the National Synod of the Irish Church be a Success?
Thoughts on the Synodal Pathway by Tony Flannery, CSsR Taken from Tony Flannery’s Blog: http://www.tonyflannery.com/can-the-national-synod-of-the-irish-church-be-a-success/ Synods and synodality are very much in the news in Catholic Church circles at the…
Ahead of COP26 Glasgow, Seán McDonagh: The Church and Climate Change
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. The COP26 summit will bring parties together to…
Citizens Assembly style representation to prepare for the Synodal Pathway?
Does this methodology (see below, taken from ‘The Problem Remains’ – Sex abuse and the French Catholic Church by Massimo Faggioli) not suggest that a bold creative approach is needed in preparation…
Catholic Church synod must bring women’s stories to the fore – Soline Humbert
Further to her post on this site, On Consulting the Faithful (15th September), Soline Humbert was asked to expand on it in the context of the synodal path we are…
ACI Zoom: Listening to LGBTQ Catholics
Listening to LGBTQ Catholics Kate Moynihan Zoom Thursday 28th October at 8.00 p.m. Pope Francis is inviting Catholics on the margins to voice their dreams, ideas and concerns in preparation…
Presider’s Page for Mission Sunday, 24 October (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
This year’s Mission Sunday theme suggests that “We cannot remain silent”. Those were the brave words of St Peter and St John in the Acts of the Apostles, when even in the face of persecution, they insisted: “We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20). We pray to have their courage in our country, today.
In this Sunday’s Mass, we come to God, who gives the blind new sight.
Brendan Hoban on Anti-vaxxers…
It’s time we stood up to the anti-vaxxers. Western People 19.10.2021 What, I wonder, will be the response to Ireland’s latest footballing…
Vatican decree clarifies role of Bishops’ conferences in liturgical translations
Vatican News reports: The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has published a decree implementing Pope Francis’ motu proprio “Magnum principium,” concerning the respective competencies of the…
Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) issues Information Support Cards to all priests.
The ACP continues to engage with priests associations around the world that share our goals. Recently, Fr Dan Walsh from the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) was in…
Séamus Ahearne: ‘And will the flowers die? And will people die?’
‘And will the flowers die? And will people die?’ (Kennelly) Máire Mhac an tSaoi: Máire Mhac an tSaoi has died. She was 99. Her history evokes the past. Even 1916….
Joe Mulvaney: CLERICAL SUPPRESSION OF WOMEN
From Joe Mulvaney CLERICAL SUPPRESSION OF WOMEN Sadly, the patriarchal Roman Catholic Institution will remain abusive, deficient and dysfunctional until the clerical suppression of women is ended. Pope Francis is…
The New Priestless Parishes – a query from a Pastoral Council member?
The New Priestless Parishes – a query from a Pastoral Council member? “We are in the lucky situation that we have a priest who says mass twice a week for…
Presider’s Page for 17th October (29th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We are called to serve as Christ served, but when that proves hard for us, we approach the throne of grace for mercy and assistance, knowing that God is on our side, encouraging us onwards.
Seán Ó Conaill: Salvation and Social Media
From Sean Ó Conaill: Salvation and Social Media For the earliest Christians the story of Jesus was ‘salvational’ – and not just as a promise of life after death. For Jews whose…
We Are Church: Zoom with Kieran O’Mahony OSA – Tues, 9 November 2021 19:30 – 21:00 GMT
We Are Church presents a Zoom with Kieran O’Mahony OSA Tues, 9 November 2021 19:30 – 21:00 GMT Link to details: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/restoration-or-reformation-kieran-omahony-osa-tickets-191800338977
Séamus Ahearne: Flower Power!
‘You don’t bring me flowers anymore.’ The Bible of nature: There are hints of Autumn everywhere. The colours are quite beautiful. Nature is also at work with decomposition: Bacteria, Fungi,…
Condolences to Pat Rogers, CP
The ACP Leadership extends deepest sympathy to our colleague Pat Rogers, CP, on the death of his brother John. May he rest in peace. Pat provides the Homily Resources on…
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