Manchester, Monday, 22 May 2017, 10.30 p.m.
Late evening
No words
only
tears
No laughter
only
fears
Darkness as
the music died
Late evening
No words
only
tears
No laughter
only
fears
Darkness as
the music died
The Association of Catholics in Ireland [ACI] have announced the date of a general meeting in Dublin. It will follow the AGM of the ACP on 10 November. A draft statement of objectives has also been published.
Joshua J McElwee reports in the NCR on Pope Francis’ reaffirmation of his predeccessor’s rebuke of American Religious. (Original story and comments are here.)
Eddie Finnegan analyses postings to the ACP website (articles and comments) and finds ordinary diocesan priest-members in Ireland almost absent from its pages.
Opening Comment We gather to celebrate the first Sunday of 2021, moving with gratitude into a new year of God’s grace. We thank God for the vaccines developed to protect…
Bishops set too much store by seniority. Talent should matter, says Bernard Cotter, in an article recently published in The Tablet. He argues that the priority in parish appointments should be to find the person who has the particular gifts needed in a specific post.
Tony Flannery reflects on the remarkable exchange between the Austrian bishops and Pope Francis, in which the the bishops were challenged to stay in close contact with their priests. He calls for the Irish bishops to do likewise.