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Séamus Ahearne: “A man must not deny his manifest abilities, For that is to evade his obligations.”
December 2 2025
Sean Walsh
Séamus Ahearne: “A man must not deny his manifest abilities, For that is to evade his obligations.” I thank you for this, Padre. Came upon it as I wandered in a desert place... arid... dry... scrolling aimlessly, sometimes dangerously... thirsting. Your words lifted me. Nunc coepi, now I begin... I thank you from my heart.
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Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
December 4 2025
Helen Oxenburgh-Lowe
I am upset at the quote: “The masculinity of Christ, and therefore the masculinity of those who receive Holy Orders, is not accidental but is an integral part of sacramental identity, preserving the divine order of salvation in Christ. To alter this reality would not be a simple adjustment of ministry but a rupture of the nuptial meaning of salvation.” So women again are seen as second class in God's creation compared to men, and therefore cannot possibly represent Christ in today's world. Well I think we all know what will happen in the Church of the West - empty pews!!
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Peter W. Keenan: 60 years Since the End of Vatican 11…
December 4 2025
Paddy Ferry
So well said, Peter. Great man, Teihard de Chardin, yet only 11, I believe, attended his funeral, same as Karl Marx. The 3 unstable foundational stones our church rests on and that Teilhard de Chardin refers to were initially brought to my attention by Tony Flannery, another modern day prophet. I am wondering as I write this if John Henry Newman’s essay on The Development of Doctrine, which I struggled to complete sometime ago, changes in any way the static view of revelation de Chardin referred to. Beautiful analysis/metaphor by Gabriel Daly, such a wonderful influence when it was most needed during the dark ages, so eloquently described by Brendan Hoban in his excellent book, “Holding out for a Hero”. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Gabriel are now gone to a better place, we hope. But there are still great men and women left. But what happens when they are all gone. Will we be left only with the new young generation of right-wing, zealot priests? Depressing thought!! Perhaps the Francis and Leo experience will lead to “more normal young men entering seminary training" as my old friend Keith O’Brien would often express a wish for during our many discussions on this very topic. God rest them all.
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Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
December 4 2025
patC
How many priests will get angry or even moved about this decision? It’s a big part of the problem.
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Séamus Ahearne: “A man must not deny his manifest abilities, For that is to evade his obligations.”

Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive

Peter W. Keenan: 60 years Since the End of Vatican 11…

Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive