Presider’s Page for 17 July (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
As we gather, we are challenged to be hospitable, welcoming people. We worship the God who always has a welcome for us.Penitential RiteSupported by this divine care, we call to…
As we gather, we are challenged to be hospitable, welcoming people. We worship the God who always has a welcome for us.Penitential RiteSupported by this divine care, we call to…
The beautiful story of the Good Samaritan is told again at today’s Mass, with its challenge to us to look after others, as the Good Samaritan did. We gather to…
John Wijngaards is founder of the UK-based Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research, writing in the Irish Times: Pope Francis has unleashed a synodal process of consultations in the Catholic Church. It offers…
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:…
In under a fortnight’s time, the Easter Triduum will begin, on Holy Thursday evening. During the Triduum, each of us recalls the great events that Easter remembers. We ask God’s…
Opening CommentTraditionally, this Sunday is called Laetare Sunday, which means ‘a day for joy’. At this midpoint of Lent, it is traditional to honour mothers, treasuring those still with us…
Opening CommentIn the heart of Lent, we keep the feast of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. We mark the day by praising God the creator, who sustained Patrick in…
Today’s readings about water and thirst remind us that this is a baptismal season. The holy water of baptism blesses and protects the faithful in every danger, it washes away…
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…
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