Author: Liamy Mac Nally

Western People 14.3.2023 Pope Francis at 86 celebrated 10 years as pope last Sunday. Ten years ago, as I watched on television his first appearance as pope on the balcony…

St Patrick’s Breastplate I bind unto myself todaythe strong name of the Trinityby invocation of the same,the Three in One and One in Three. I bind this day to me…

The cuckoo, cormorant, swan, heron: On Sunday (12th March) and Monday mornings (06.30a.m.) I heard the cuckoo. You don’t believe me? I know that the cuckoo isn’t due for some…

The interview is a follow-up to the ACP/LCG press release calling to restore Fr Tony Flannery to Ministry. Full text of the press release is below. Link to radio interview:…

ARTICLE FROM AMERICA MAGAZINE The Associated Press March 10, 2023 Link to article: https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2023/03/10/german-church-synod-same-sex-blessings-244883?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2928&pnespid=rac7UzRdMqBF1.qcrCyxSI_LuAypWYN5J.i7m.V6rhNm75CrAKbLJYJLziZJB14BDfC3Qri. BERLIN (AP) — A meeting between Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives agreed Friday to call…

Dear Friends, Just a brief email today to send you the latest Synodal Sunday video reflection, which has been prepared by Fr Declan Hurley. Declan is the Joint Chairperson of…

BIDDING PRAYERS for Sunday Mass on 12 March Introduction (by the Presider)  Let us come before the Lord, bringing forward all our needs: The Presider prays for the dead remembering especially Bishop…

Brendan Hoban was a guest on the Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan programme on Galway Bay fm from 9.00am-12 noon this morning. This was in response to the ACP/LCG press…

Article by Gerry O’Hanlon in the current issue of The Furrow. Link to The Furrow: https://thefurrow.ie/category/current-issue/ Last November (2022), in a wide-ranging interview with the Jesuit magazine America, Pope Francis…

The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP)and Lay Catholic Group (LCG) Press Release 8 March 2023 Restore Fr Tony Flannery to Ministry Eleven years ago the Congregation for the Doctrine of…

Western People 07.03.23 ‘Denialism’ is a theory Sigmund Freud developed which describes a common enough experience. It’s when something is too difficult to cope with and the mind denies it’s…

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Register for 8th March 8pm Why DIY? We believe that our Church is capable of change, to become safe, just and wholly inclusive. But whilst we thousands…

Kate McElwee is the executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, a grassroots-driven movement that promotes activism, dialogue and prayerful witness to call for women’s ordination and gender equity in…

Cherry Blossom: I drove down a street to meet a family in preparation for a funeral. The street is always very crowded with parked cars. Children can appear from anywhere…

Michael Seán Winters reports in NCR Online Link to article: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/most-defining-characteristic-francis-papacy-synodality?utm_source=NCR+List&utm_campaign=643eb4a3d7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_03_03_09_32&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6981ecb02e-643eb4a3d7-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D March 6, 2023 In assessing the pontificate of Francis at the 10-year mark, we have looked at his self-understanding…

From America Magazine, by Robert W McElroy Link to full article (which is printed below): https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/03/02/mcelroy-eucharist-sin-inclusion-response-244827 In January, America published an article I wrote on the theme of inclusion in the life…

Synodal Sunday for Second Sunday of Lent5th March 2023 For the second Sunday of Lent, Fr Kieran O’Mahony, OSA reflects on the Transfiguration of Jesus and the Synodal Pathway. Fr…

BIDDING PRAYERS for Sunday Mass on 5 March Introduction (by the Presider)  Let us bring our prayers to God, who loves justice and right: The Presider prays for the dead: For those who have…

By Soline Humbert (Article in The Synodal Times) “The tragic irony of course is that Pope Francis’ favourite metaphor for the Church is that of a field-hospital. But for me…