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Synodal Pathway Update: Irish Synod prepares “vision of renewal” for national submission ahead of universal assembly
From CatholicNews.ie – News service for the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference – link to article: https://catholicnews.ie/irish-synod-prepares-vision-of-renewal-for-national-submission-ahead-of-universal-assembly/?fbclid=IwAR0quyOYGg9XZxU5beHU74h8hnrKrkr_EWawFiT6mKzIW0GLVzDIna7wsi4 The Synodal Pathway of the Catholic Church in Ireland has invited submissions from dioceses…
Love, Not Atonement
Coming to Holy Week, we reflect on our Theology of the Cross, our Soteriology. This article from Richard Rohr OFM may be of interest in that reflection.
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Soundings from Rome: Good News from a Pilgrim Church
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Séamus Ahearne: ‘There was never a scene, when I had it out with myself. The loss of faith occurred off stage.’ (Heaney – A Found Poem)
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