THIS EVENING… “Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church” – Thomas P. Doyle
“Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church” – Thomas P. Doyle We Are Church Ireland Zoom presentation Mon, 28 February 2022 19:30 – 21:00 GMT Tom Doyle is a priest…
Month: February 2022
Presider’s Page for 27 February (Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Words matter. What we say has an effect on others, for good or ill. Our words can bring peace or make war. As we pray to use our words well, we pray also for the world to be spared from the madness of war in Europe.
Brendan Hoban: DUP are proof that Boris disease is catching
DUP are proof that Boris disease is catching Western People 22.2.2022 By the time you read this the Boris Johnson adventure as prime minister of the UK may well and…
We Are Church International contribution to the synodal process
We Are Church International contribution to the synodal process Preparing the 2023 synod of bishops Click on link for full article: https://www.wearechurchireland.ie/wac-international-contribution-to-synodal-process
We Are Church Synod Listening Session ZOOM Meeting 7.30pm – 9.00pm Thursday 10th March 2022
Pope Francis wants to hear from YOU Our Church is in dire need of reform! Pope Francis is asking EVERYONE to speak out. At this ZOOM session we will break…
Pope announces 2 March as day of prayer and fasting for Ukraine
Pope Francis says his heart aches over the situation in Ukraine and announces a “Day of Fasting for Peace” on Ash Wednesday. By Vatican News staff reporter During the General…
Why Celibacy?
Why Celibacy? Chris McDonnell February 25th 2022 La Croix International Following the death of a good man, Bishop Edward Daly, who went to the Lord on August 8th 2016 there…
The Tablet: A silenced priest assesses the Pope’s changes to the CDF – Tony Flannery
Does Pope Francis want to make real change to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and has he the power? Pope Francis has issued a document on his…
Presider’s Page for 20 February (Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Loving the enemy and praying for those who make life difficult are two marks of a Christian, or so Jesus teaches us today. We gather, aware of how difficult love can be, yet united by the saving mercy of God, on which we rely.
Chris McDonnell: Read any good books recently?
Read any good books recently? Chris McDonnell, La Croix International, February 18 2022 The value we place on books says a lot about us. There is a story of a…
Séamus Ahearne: Dudley, Eunice, Carers, Ordination, Indi…and more
‘I’m jealous of the angels around the throne tonight.’ Gangland: Finglas was on the News. Local gangs were misbehaving badly. I checked on some of the victims. Then I began…
A tribute to Canada’s Bishop Remi De Roo: The Pilgrim and the Prophet
Jack Madigan writes: Retired Canadian Bishop Remi De Roo died Feb 2 in Victoria BC (Canada’s west coast) at the age of 97. He was one of the great bishops…
Pope Francis issues major overhaul of the C.D.F.
Pope Francis issues major overhaul of the C.D.F. America Magazine reports… In an important move, Pope Francis has issued a decree, published “motu proprio” (on his own initiative), in which…
Brendan Hoban – Punctuation may not be cool, but it matters
Punctuation may not be cool, but it matters Western People 8.2.2022 Punctuation can be a bore but it matters – as Taoiseach Michael Martin and the Labour leader, Alan…
Presider’s Page for 13 February (Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Happy are they who their trust in the Lord: worry will not come their way, their lives will bear fruit. The prophet Jeremiah’s words are reflected in the Psalm, as we are invited to trust in the one who never disappoints.
Frankfurt Declaration: For a Synodal Church – support sought for petition
Frankfurt Declaration: For a Synodal Church (This petition is more a declaration of the people of God in dialogue pledging to implement their conclusions in their communities and parishes. The…
Chris McDonnell: A Cold War is being reheated
A Cold War is being re-heated February 12 2022 Chris McDonnell, La Croix International Albert Einstein’s famous statement -“I know not with what weapons World War 3 will be fought…
Bishop Michael Duignan of Clonfert is also the new Bishop of Galway
Irish Bishops Conference: His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the request for retirement of Bishop Brendan Kelly, heretofore Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora. Today, Pope Francis…
ACI Zoom: Nicola Brady – Towards a Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland
Towards a Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland Nicola Brady Zoom Thursday February 24th, 2022 At 8.00 pm Dr Nicola Brady is the Chair of the Steering Committee for Ireland’s…
Séamus Ahearne: so much older then he’s younger than that now!
See I am doing a new thing (Isaiah 43) An elderly gentleman: Tom Niland (73) is on life support. The Community in Skreen (Co Sligo) is in shock. This…
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