James Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 14 Oct – Mon 20 Oct 2025
Tues 14th Oct – Merit or Grace? Having lived my life as a Catholic and as a priest been at the coalface of Catholic practice for 45 years, I now…
Day: October 13 2025
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When Soline Humbert announced her vocation to be a priest, she got threats and abuse
Irish Times – Rite & Reason: Humbert recounts how one priest shouted to her face: ‘Women priests? Over my dead body!’ Ursula Halligan Link: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/10/12/rite-and-reason-when-soline-humbert-went-public-with-her-vocation-to-be-a-priest-she-got-threats-and-abuse/ fbclid=IwY2xjawNZ_flleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHr90oyGj0TcvIbMsMOfTNNSEMYOjwjd8nFi36zWyyhTKztlPe0JVO9bKKZgW_aem_SHrlBD3qrD55aBf598_qtg “‘How long does it…
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Brendan Hoban: Ireland could do with a sense of humour
Western People 7th October 2025 I think it’s fair to say that a sense of humour is not among the most obvious of our national characteristics. Unlike, for example, our…
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Sunday Times Magazine feature on Vocations in the Irish Church.
Ireland has just 13 new priests this year. Can the Catholic Church save itself? With vocations at a record low, Ireland is relying on priests shipped in from abroad. In…
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