Synod Newsletter Link – Newsletter 2 now available
Newsletter No 2 is now available.
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Newsletter No 2 is now available.
This is the link to sign up for the newsletters, which are most informative. There is also advice on how to follow the Synod on various social media platforms.
Thomas O Loughlin offers his thoughts on a “new” lectionary following the recent announcement by the bishops of Scotland. Can we hope that our bishops might engage with Thomas and others before making a decision?
“There is an alternative – one already adopted in the 1973 English-language edition of the Liturgy of the Hours – which is to use a range of translations depending on what portion of scripture is being translated and how it is being used. Indeed, the very fact that in the current lectionary there is a distinct translation of the Psalter (and there is going to be a distinct version of the psalms in the proposed lectionary), shows that the ‘one size fits all’ approach to translations is faulty.”
Report from Bishops Brendan and Alan Bishops Brendan Leahy (Limerick Diocese) Alan McGuckian (Raphoe Diocese) “women involved in decision-making is an area for exploration and action…” Bishops Alan McGuckian and…
John the Baptist is the focus of the liturgy on the Second Sunday of Advent each year. His challenge to us to ‘prepare a way for the Lord’ is at the heart of the Advent message. We worship the one who will surely come to us.
What is asked of us is simple – to love God and our neighbour. But without God’s grace, even these simple demands can seem beyond our grasp.
Association of Catholic Priests cordially invites you to a members Zoom presentation What can the Irish Church learn from Britain? with British academic, writer and theologian Tina Beattie on Tuesday…
At the next meeting of We Are Church Ireland the terrific film Monseñor – The Last Journey of Óscar Romero (DVD 88 minutes) will be shown in the large International Room…
Equality: inside and outside the Synod.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/events-inside-and-outside-vaticans-synod-hall-focus-womens-equality