Belgian Catholics call for Reform
A new movement in Belgium: Click to read
A new movement in Belgium: Click to read
Seamus Ahearne writes of how current events – among them “Kim Jong-un and Trump. Two bully boys let loose in our fragile world with bombs and nuclear possibilities” – lead him into recalling images from a distant past. Sadly, “We were full of negativity. The Church was full of misery.”
Seamus says we need to “Have fun with faith. Make a splash.”
This is the report of the meeting between the ACP and members of Dublin Priests’ Council. It was agreed at the start of the meeting that while everything could be reported, views would not be attributed to particular people.
Sean McDonagh presents the Minutes of the Business Meeting of the ACP that took place on Wed 5 Oct during the AGM
Meeting of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) for Cloyne diocese at Blarney Castle Hotel A meeting of the ACP took place at Blarney Castle Hotel on January 24th 2011. …
Joe McVeigh ponders the future role of priests in the church.
“In Ireland, we are now in mission territory. We who have been ordained and who have survived this long are missionary priests in our own country. We are no longer maintenance priests in charge of maintaining churches, schools and parochial halls, …. We now need to adjust to the entirely new situation facing us and adopt new practices and a new ways of being church.”
“Coping International is a voluntary mental health organisation that promotes the well-being of children of Catholic Priests and Religious as well as their parents worldwide. We work alongside the church encouraging openness toward people affected by this issue.”