Jm Cogley: Postings 30 May – 5 June ‘23
My apologies that the reflections for last week were only partially delivered and that the entire group on the mailing list were not included. Today I have just returned from…
Month: May 2023
ACP Member recommends NCR article…
‘Playing God’ traces the history of Catholic conservatism gone extreme BY TOM ROBERTS This is the link to the NCR Online article (which is reprinted below): https://www.ncronline.org/culture/book-reviews/playing-god-traces-history-catholic-conservatism-gone-extreme A disturbing symbiosis…
Brendan Hoban: Pomp and ceremony belong in another era
Western People 23.5.2023 King Charles, it appears, is not a very happy king. Even before his coronation, he was given to hissy fits, as when he lost his temper when…
Chris McDonnell: The Strangest Dream
People meeting with people, discussions held round tables decorated with flowers. Microphones adjusted for clarity of sound and a fine meal together in the evening. The formal setting of the…
Séamus Ahearne: EX CATHEDRA
A THIRSTY LAND: It has even rained here (on Tuesday). The Algarve. It was a deluge. We went out covered in towels! It was a sight worth seeing if anyone could…
Séamus Ahearne: IF HUMANS CLAIM TO BE SUPERIOR TO ALL LIFE FORMS THEN THEY MUST GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE OLDEST LIVING ORGANISMS WHO WERE HERE LONG BEFORE THEY ARRIVED. (ELIF SHAFAK)
THE SEA AND THE END OF THE WORLD: The sea has a strange effect on me. It gets me thinking of a pilgrimage to the end of the world: Camino…
Brendan Hoban: Striving for balance in our often crazy world
Western People 16.5.2023 There are some very sharp turnings in life, as we know – and if we don’t we’ll find that out soon enough. Most of us most of…
Book Review: Danièle Hervieu-Léger and Jean-Louis Schlegel, Vers l’Implosion? Entretiens sur le présent et l’avenir ducatholicisme. Paris: Seuil, 2022. 392 pp.
The first lecture I heard in French, in 1967, spoke of the ‘dechristianization’ of the Bordeaux region, a new and shocking word for me. Since then, year after year, visiting…
ACI Zoom – Thurs 1 June 2023 @ 8.00pm – Rewilding Church…
Association of Catholics in Ireland Zoom – Rewilding Church:Creating Spaces to Nurture Faith with Patricia Higgins Zoom – Thurs June 1st at 8.00 p.m. Could the image of ‘rewilding’ offer…
Presider’s Page for 21 May (Ascension of the Lord)
Opening CommentWe celebrate the Ascension of Jesus today. We remember his sending out of the disciples, and his promise to remain with us until the end of time. Penitential RiteAssured…
Presider’s Page for 28 May (Pentecost Sunday)
Opening Comment (Mass During the Day)Today we celebrate ‘the great beginning of the Church,’ the day the Holy Spirit first came to confused and frightened disciples. We praise God for…
Presider’s Page for 4 June (Trinity Sunday)
Opening CommentWe are invited to reflect on the mystery of God on this Trinity Sunday, as we gather to worship the One who creates, redeems and sanctifies, three persons, one…
Presider’s Page for 11 June (‘Corpus Christi’)
Opening CommentToday’s liturgy invites us to reflect on God’s care for the family of faith, especially through the gift of divine nourishment on our pilgrimage through life. Christ gives us…
Bidding Prayers for 21 May (Ascension of the Lord)
Bidding Prayers for 21 May (Ascension of the Lord) BIDDING PRAYERS for Sunday Mass on 21 May Introduction (by the Presider) With confidence, we bring our prayers before God, the Most High:…
Brendan Hoban: We must not be defined by economic growth
Western People 8.5.2023 President Michal D. Higgins hits the nail on the head with his intervention on our obsession with economic growth. ‘Many economists remain stuck’, he said, ‘in an…
Séamus Ahearne: ‘AS I WAS SAYING BEFORE I WAS RUDELY INTERRUPTED….’.. (Sometimes associated with the renewal of the BBC after the War….. but not quite correct!)
An escapee: I have absconded or escaped. The beach belongs to me. The waves speak. The birds do a flypast. The sun welcomes me. The gentle breeze envelops me. The…
The Tablet webinar: Wed 17 May 2023 – 7.00-8.00pm BST – ‘For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission’ with Christopher Lamb.
The Tablet Rome correspondent Christopher Lamb will bring together experts from Sri Lanka, Australia and Manila to discuss: “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission” – where are the synodal…
Root & Branch Zoom today 8.00pm…It’s Our Church and It’s Up To Us
ROOT & BRANCH NEW SHOOTS international grassroots forum for an inclusive, just & safe Church.hello@rootandbranchsynod.org No. 97 16/05/2023 Today! IT’S OUR CHURCHWHAT WE CAN DO…
Pope Francis gives Ukrainian President a sculpture of an olive branch
Vatican News by Linda Bordoni Volodymir Zelensky’s car was escorted into the Vatican just minutes after 4 pm local time on Saturday, and the Ukrainian President was welcomed into the…
Presider’s Page for 14 May (Sixth Sunday of Easter)
Opening CommentEach Sunday in Easter time, we celebrate the gifts we have received in Baptism and Confirmation. We rejoice that the Spirit is our Advocate, who continues to support us…
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