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From John Shea to Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
September 7 2026
Seamus Ahearne
Gabriel must be chuckling, as his words on the Eucharist have been resurrected (by John Shea). We do miss him. He always enjoyed being provocative. If only he could now take part in the banter of ideas exchanged, his enthusiasm would lift us all. His thoughts on the Eucharist challenge us to stretch our thinking and expand our understanding. We still need him.
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Damian O’Farrell – a survivor, responds to the recent statement from the Christian Brothers following a judge’s decision to name former members of the Congregation in a newspaper advert following a civil claim brought by a survivor.
September 1 2026
Joseph O'Leary
"survivors" could be replaced by "those who suffered any kind of abuse". The latter phrase is a fairly honest designation of what is being referred to.
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Damian O’Farrell – a survivor, responds to the recent statement from the Christian Brothers following a judge’s decision to name former members of the Congregation in a newspaper advert following a civil claim brought by a survivor.
September 1 2026
Sean O'Conaill
If the routine use of the word 'survivor' is experienced as 'grating' what of the actual experience of real child sexual abuse, especially if in the aftermath there is even a hint of having 'cried wolf' and of that term 'survivor' being either inaccurate or a 'claim too far'? A scholarly microscoping of any given word is one thing. The questioning of a given use of the word 'survivor' in a particular case could be experienced not as impersonal but as personal, even if that is not the intent. If even recent legislation in Ireland - e.g. ‘Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025’ - uses the word ‘survivor’, should not those on whom the word ‘grates’ accept the onus of campaigning for a preferable alternative? https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/publications/supports-for-survivors-of-residential-institutional-abuse/
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Séamus Ahearne: Sentry Duty
September 6 2026
M G-B
"God is with us in the poetry of the ordinary." Your words transform our daily routines into sacred spaces. Thank You!
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From John Shea to Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

Damian O’Farrell – a survivor, responds to the recent statement from the Christian Brothers following a judge’s decision to name former members of the Congregation in a newspaper advert following a civil claim brought by a survivor.

Damian O’Farrell – a survivor, responds to the recent statement from the Christian Brothers following a judge’s decision to name former members of the Congregation in a newspaper advert following a civil claim brought by a survivor.

Séamus Ahearne: Sentry Duty