Pope Francis – latest apostolic trip

Brendan Hoban, in his Western People column, reacts to the letter, Beloved Amazon, issued by Pope Francis last week.
“It is important for us to name the disappointment, the frustration, the sadness, the upset, the anger that are part of the fall-out from last week’s letter.”
“The answer is that for some people, and progressively more, the waiting is over. Parents with children – teenage and adult – understand why time is important. Our leaders seem to be in denial about the impact such catastrophic delays are having on the confidence and the membership of our Church.”

Western People 17.10.2023 The recent Positive Ageing Week is a timely reminder for us – Oldies, Seniors, Elders, OAPs, Old fogies or whatever we call ourselves now – To Look…

If anyone has a difficulty in opening or printing the Presider’s Page for 15 May, please email Fr Bernard at frbernard1984@gmail.com and a Word copy can be emailed to you.

How is the constitution reform progressing?Miriam Duignan (Wijngaards Institute) was in Rome in August to attend the international WOW (Women’s Ordination Worldwide) meeting.  Whilst there she delivered our proposed new…

Brendan Hoban’s new book, Holding Out for a Hero: The Long Wait for Pope Francis, has just been published. Brendan looks back on his fifty years as a priest. The book…

A New Year Pastoral Reflection… It is book of the year time once again. Covid 19 afforded us plenty of time for picking up a book and there were some…