Séamus Ahearne: Collecting the Vicar
Refreshing the spirit: It is a luxury to be away. To be in the Algarve. To be with friends. To walk and to sit. To let the air speak to…
Month: September 2022
Diocesan boundaries set down in 12th century unfit for 21st century
From the Irish Times: Article by Rev Dr Eugene Duffy, vicar for pastoral renewal and development in Achonry diocese. His book The Restructuring of Irish Dioceses will be launched in…
Presider’s Page for 25 September (26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Day for Migrants & Refugees)
Today’s readings remind us that God is on the side of the poor, defending their rights. Providentially, today is also the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.Penitential RiteWe gather to…
Chris McDonnell: It’s Time To Listen!
It’s time to listen! Chris McDonnell CT 23 September 2022 Listening is not a one way process but should be a matter of mutual concern, each paying attention to the…
Seán McDonagh: COP 27, Egypt, Nov 2022
COP27 which will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022 will it confront the current global climate crisis? Fr. Sean McDonagh The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…
Nine students begin seminary studies
Nine students have begun formal seminary studies for the priesthood for Ireland’s 26 dioceses this month. It is up on the six who entered seminary last year. A further ten…
Brendan Hoban: Religious faith was the bedrock for the Queen
Religious faith was the bedrock for the Queen Western People 20.9.2022 (Yesterday), September 19, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II of England, after her funeral service at Westminster Abbey, was laid…
Seán Ó’Conaill: ‘Sin’? Time to Put Up or Shut Up
‘Sin’? Time to Put Up or Shut Up The recent Church document Towards a Spirituality for Synodality admits that ‘the Church has consciously and unconsciously been an agent of oppression’ in the…
Séamus Ahearne: INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY (Wordsworth) (Or Even – MORTALITY.)
INTIMATIONS OF MORTALITY: We reached the airport. We arrived in Faro. Somehow we maneuvered the cases along the narrow aisle. Ryanair minimizes the space. We got down from the aircraft….
TOWARDS A SPIRITUALITY FOR SYNODALITY
From the General Secretariat of the Synod One of the most significant aspects of the 2021-2023 Synod is the recognition that it is informed and shaped by a spirituality. In…
Presider’s Page for 18 September (25th Sunday in OrdinaryTime)
We gather to worship the Lord of glory, asking for help to be God’s servants before all else.Penitential RiteBefore we listen to God’s challenging Word, let us call to mind…
Br Mark O’Connor FMS – Soundings from Rome: Seekers not Dwellers – Towards a Spirituality of Synodality
The last of four reports from the Vatican by Brother Mark O’Connor FMS, Vicar for Communications, Diocese of Parramatta and Pope Francis Fellow, Newman College, University of Melbourne. “PEOPLE…ARE SEEKING, AND NOT WITHOUT SUFFERING,…
Tim Hazelwood reflects on Cloyne’s Council of Priests report on the Synodal Synthesis.
It was with some dismay and disbelief I read the minutes of the Cloyne Council of Priests discussion on the submission of the national committee which had recently been published….
Pope arrives in Kazakhstan to start Apostolic Journey
The papal plane touches down in Nur-Sultan as Pope Francis arrives for his 38th Apostolic Journey abroad. By Devin Watkins, Vatican News Pope Francis kicked off his Apostolic Visit to…
Br Mark O’Connor FMS – Soundings from Rome: The Pilgrim People of God navigate the journey
The third of four reports from the Vatican by Brother Mark O’Connor FMS, Vicar for Communications, Diocese of Parramatta and Pope Francis Fellow, Newman College, University of Melbourne. Most of…
Micheal Seán Winters in NCRonline: Synodal process cultivates a sense of spirituality and wonder
As we read the reports about the synodal process, such as my colleague Brian Fraga’s fascinating look at the synodal reports from non-diocesan organizations in the United States, it is clear that…
Brendan Hoban pays tribute to his friend, Fr Brian Conlon.
A poignant farewell to a lifelong friend Western People Sept 6, 2022 I was reading some time ago about a priest who was visiting a colleague in hospital who…
Séamus Ahearne: ‘I am loath to interrupt the rapture of mourning in which the nation is now enjoying its favourite festival – a funeral….’ GBS
Royalty: The Queen has died. The tributes are plentiful. Even Theresa May has added a comedic flavour to the picnic of celebration. GBS was exasperated. Not with these tributes but…
Presiders page for 11 September (24th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The mercy of God has no end; even humans who disfigure God’s beautiful creation can turn back to God’s ways and find mercy. We continue to mark Creationtide all through…
Chris McDonnell: Seamus Heaney – a poet remembered
a poet remembered Chris McDonnell “Walk on air against your better judgement” Heaney’s tombstone Not many live lives that, in their passing, are so noticed and admired as that…
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