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…
Year: 2022
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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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Brendan Hoban: The Catholic Church can change if necessary
Western People 30.8.22 Pope Francis’ reforms have received significant, it might even be said overwhelming, support in the reports on the recent listening process carried out in Irish dioceses. The…
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Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ writing in America magazine: August, vacation time, can often be a quiet time in the news and opinion cycle. But the quiet was disturbed this year in…
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Séamus Ahearne: “I don’t want to live in a world where remote controls rule. I want to live with my ears unplugged so that they can hear the music of the earth, with my eyes ranging beyond the bewitching screen.” (Soul singing – Hugh O’Donnell).
Those were the days, my friend: Mikhail Gorbachev has died. Glasnost. Perestroika. Rapprochement. Are recalled. Even if official Moscow TV suggests that Gorbachev had a too romantic view of the…
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Soundings from Rome: Good News from a Pilgrim Church
By Br Mark O’Connor FMS, 1 September 2022 Rome woke up to a typical muggy morning on Wednesday 31 August. It had just seen two intense days of meetings of…
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“The synod process itself was somewhat rushed” – Bishop Cullinan’s (Waterford & Lismore) response to the National Synthesis Document
Copied from the Waterford & Lismore diocesan website. The findings from the listening sessions and conversations which took place around the country in preparation for the Synod on Synodality in…
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Lay Vatican leadership reportedly key topic at pope’s meeting with world’s cardinals
Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter: ROME — While an official communique at the end of Pope Francis’ Aug. 29-30 meeting with the world’s Catholic cardinals only said that participants “freely discussed…
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Wild Acres Week: Deepening Our Connection With Nature
Online talk: Deepening our Connection With Nature – Nellie Mc Laughlin and Jane Killingbeck 31 August 7.00pm-9.00pm. More info / Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/406672366997 Full schedule of events: https://greensodireland.ie/2022/08/22/wild-acres-week-2022-event-schedule/
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A Constitution for the Catholic ChurchThe idea of creating a new Constitution for the Church is not new
La Croix International reports: The Synodal consultations hold the promise of meaningful reforms. In that context the Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research has constructed a proposed Constitution for the Catholic…
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Soundings from Rome: A new consistory for a global church
By Br Mark O’Connor FMS, 29 August 2022 The first of four reports from the Vatican by Brother Mark O’Connor FMS, Vicar for Communications, Diocese of Parramatta and Pope Francis…
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Séamus Ahearne: ‘To live, love, while the flame is strong, ‘Cause we may not be the Young Ones, very long.’ (The Young Ones – The Shadows).
The Capuchin Day Centre: Bro Kevin Crowley, of the Capuchin Day centre in Bow Street has left for Cork. The work goes on. That work is a celebration of graciousness,…
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Brendan Hoban: A last chance to reform the Catholic Church
A last chance to reform the Catholic Church Western People 23.8.2022 ‘O ye of little faith’, Matthew Chapter 6, verse 30. It isn’t often that I start this column…
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Japan Mission Journal – editorial by Joseph S O’Leary
Joesph S O’Leary Link to Journal site: https://www.oriens.or.jp/jmj/jmj_recent.html The notion of Truth has surprisingly become a matter of urgent concern in our society, not only because lies have been given…
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Séamus Ahearne: “You have to distinguish between things that seemed odd when they were new but now are quite familiar, such as Ibsen and Wagner and things that seemed crazy when they were new and seem crazy now, like ‘Finnegans Wake’ and Picasso.” Philip Larkin
Great Sport (in recent times): Young Eilish McColgan did well in Birmingham (Commonwealth Games). Gold in 10,000m and Silver in 5000m My mind drifted back to her mother Liz (like…
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Program in Ireland helps religious women and men discern spiritual and pastoral paths
by Sarah Mac Donald Link to article: https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/ministry/program-ireland-helps-religious-women-and-men-discern-spiritual-and-pastoral-paths DUBLIN — Sr. Samira Gill, a Presentation Sister from Pakistan, dedicated her life to serving the poor. But that left no time to understand…
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Synodality Update from the Vatican 26 Aug @ 1.00pm CET (12 noon Irish time)
Press Conference for the presentation of the Continental Phase of the Synod on Synodality Friday 26 August, at 01.00 pm CET On August 26, 2022, a Press Conference will be…
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Seán Ó Conaill writes: Adult Faith Formation – Is ‘Alpha’ the Answer?
Adult Faith Formation: Is ‘Alpha’ the Answer? Ireland’s younger generations are tuned out! This was an all-Ireland lament in our first ‘go’ at synodality in 2021-22. Closely linked is the…
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Synodality Synthesis: Interesting series of articles in the Irish Times.
Irish Catholics demand changes in church National synthesis document sent to Rome is ‘church altering’, says McAleese PATSY McGARRY Demands by Irish Catholics for major change in the church’s attitude…
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Fr Brian Conlon RIP
The ACP Leadership team extends sympathy to the family of Rev Brian Conlon, a loyal and generous supporter of the ACP for many years. Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a…
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