Joe O’Leary on Fiducia Supplicans
Sermon on Fiducia Supplicans I feel rather guilty for the first time about something that happened more than 40 years ago. A priest acquaintance who has left the ministry to marry,…
Sermon on Fiducia Supplicans I feel rather guilty for the first time about something that happened more than 40 years ago. A priest acquaintance who has left the ministry to marry,…
NCR article: 26 Jan 2024 Divided Christians will draw closer to one another only by loving God and loving their neighbors, serving one another and not pointing fingers in blame…
Western People 23.1.2024 The title of last week’s RTÉ documentary, The Last Priests in Ireland, reflected the grim reality for Irish Catholics – no longer a perception or a wild…
Recommended by a member: Published in paperback, December 21, 2023, ‘Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith’ by Selina Stone, is the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book…
Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ in dialogue with Sr Denise Boyle on 25 Jan 2024 – We Are Church Zoom: Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ in dialogue with Sr Denise Boyle about…
GREAT SPORT: Ronnie O’Sullivan did it twice in a row. He won the last two tournaments. One was described by Ken Doherty, as ‘snooker poetry.’ Ronnie came from way back…
Western People 16.1.2024 There’s a story told (and it’s true) about a visit the late Cardinal Conway paid to Enniscrone golf club many years ago. An avid golfer, Conway was…
Midnight deliveries as the storm abates. An observation is that when a storm comes slowly it lasts a long time and when it comes quickly it blows over fast. So,…
… words from Gaza 2023- 2024. Gaza This October Monday, October 16th 2023 Hour by hourcountlessmunitions fallin an exchangeof fearsome fire. Smoke eruptsfrom shatteredBuildings hangingthrough the orangeglow of flame. This…
We come together to listen to God’s word and share the bread of life together. As God’s family here, we praise the one who has rescued us from sin and darkness, and brought us the hope of heaven.
Is God Calling You to be a Diocesan Priest? Come and See. Take the Risk for Christ.” This is what faces you when you click on the website of Ireland’s Catholic…
The calling of disciples is described in today’s Gospel. We too are called to follow Christ, even in these difficult times of pandemic. As believers, we listen to God’s word, allowing it to steer and support us, every day of our lives.
• The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity continues till Monday. Today is designated as the ‘Sunday of the Word of God’ (the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time every year). Catholic Schools Week 2021 begins today.
MASTER CLASS So long ago?.. ‘Seems like yesterday. Even now I close my eyes and re-live, re-call the noise, bustle, clamour, the sights, sounds , aromas, the stunning coloratura of…
Tues 16th Jan – Exploring Causes of Depression Because depression is such a widespread phenomenon we return again to this topic since it merits much wider exploration. So many who…
This is the link to RTÉ Player to watch the programme… https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-last-priests-and-nuns-in-ireland/10001910-00-0000?epguid=IP10001911-01-0001 Don’t forget Programme 2 – The Last Nuns in Ireland is on Tues 16 Jan at 10.15pm on…
I published a book, Keeping the Faith, in 2005. It was my effort at the time to highlight the areas that needed reform in the Catholic Church. In that book…
‘The Last Priests in Ireland’ and ‘The Last Nuns in Ireland’ Episode one, Monday 15th Jan 9.35pm and Episode two, Tuesday 16th Jan 10.15pm The statistics are stark. The average…
JOE WITH CHRISTY DIGNAM AND BONO: Joe McCrossan died. He was 57. He had been in St Michael’s House Santry (Shanowen). His mother Sadie had minded him until she was…
What happens if you point to apparent contradictions in ‘church teaching’ over time in an online artificial intelligence engine? Sean O’Conaill has had some fun in finding out. “The truth…
Although these ‘Observations’ refer directly to experiences in Ireland and three African countries, they are also relevant to the church in Australia. Eleanor and Kevin. Tommy Hayden and Leo…
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