Lectionary Translations: developments…
Some good news on the Lectionary translation front: 1. Publishing company Darton, Longman and Todd is producing a translation of the Lectionary which would avoid the non-inclusive English Standard Version…
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Brendan Hoban’s weekly Western People column – the doubtful currency of apologies.
Apologies are a dubious currency in Covid era Western People column As we edge towards the end of a second COVID lockdown, we look back and look forward. Back…
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Chris McDonnell on Tony Flannery’s ‘From the Outside.’
From the outside, looking in Chris McDonnell CT Belonging to a social group, a sports club, a political party or a local community association involves accepting certain rules and patterns…
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Pope Francis Challenges the Catholic Left
Michael Seán Winters from the National Catholic Reporter writes: At last week’s general audience, Pope Francis expressed his concern about Catholic groups that chart their own path. His words are…
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Séamus Ahearne celebrates his birthday…considers the Tango…and Indi has the last word.
Caritas Christi urget nos. (2 Cor 5.14) For the birds: The mornings are good. The river is hospitable. The ducks and herons sleep on. The swan- family fly in together…
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Advent Memory: Maynooth, Jerusalem and Ronan Drury
This was sent to me by a friend. Worthy of a repost here… https://vimeo.com/55083284
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Brendan Hoban reads ‘Grace’ from his new book ‘A Priest’s Diary’.
Brendan Hoban reading a reflection from his new book ‘A Priest’s Diary’ on Midwest Radio’s Faith Alive programme with Monica Morley. https://soundcloud.com/monica-morley-858811797/grace-1?fbclid=IwAR2hfd1RRQy6B4kygZg3JJFhJuRK8FwaBnlMi9PmuGB2SnU-9G1Lhd7bjq8 Copies of ‘A Priest’s Diary’ are now available…
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Brendan Hoban and The Man From Del Monte…
The man from Del Monte was one of our own I’ve just published my new book, A Priest’s Diary. Not so much a diary as a series of…
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Presider’s Page for 29 November (First Sunday of Advent, Year B)
Advent begins today, and with it a new year in the Church’s life. We look forward with hope to the end of time, when Christ will come in glory — and with joy, even in the midst of pandemic, we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ.
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Chris McDonnell shares his ‘Catholic Times’ Advent Reflection
This Advent Coming Chris McDonnell CT In the Northern hemisphere, the weeks before Christmas are often dark and dank, “the ways deep and the weather sharp, the very dead of…
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A Priest’s Diary – new book from Brendan Hoban
A Priest’s Diary Brendan Hoban The word ‘diary’, used to describe these jottings, is a bit of a misnomer. Usually a diary is a private document, written for the…
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Séamus Ahearne on his weekly musings of life…and Indi
Every day is a blessing. The Eucharist of nature: The day was quiet. The river was mostly a whisper with some variations. And then there was the heavy flapping of…
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Women need not be priests to lead church, Francis says in new book
From Joshua J McElwee – National Catholic Reporter… ROME — Pope Francis has strongly defended his record on naming women to positions of authority at the Vatican, saying in a…
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Joe Biden’s ‘Irish’ Catholic faith – Brendan Hoban
Brendan Hoban’s Western People article… Joe Biden’s Catholic faith is distinctly Irish For all of his political life, Joe Biden has sought the American presidency. In 1980 when he was…
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Presider’s Page for 22 November (Christ the King)
Today we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. At the end of time, this king will come in glory to judge the living and the dead. He will ask how we treated the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the naked, those sick or in prison. But in the meantime, he will bind our wounds and revive our sometimes-drooping spirits, like a Good Shepherd.
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‘The Crown’ – horrified by what Netflix is doing … simply because that family is famous…
Seán O’Conaill writes: Too Many Steps Too Far It is impossible to watch the first episode of the fourth Netflix ‘season’ of The Crown without being appalled at the…
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Online Event with Anna Soupa – candidate for Archbishop Of Lyon
Anne Soupa Candidate to become Archbishop of Lyon Followed by Q & A 7.30 – 9.00pm Monday 23rd of November 2020 Online ZOOM event Anne Soupa Anne Soupa is…
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We Are Church – Advent Liturgy via Zoom
Advent Liturgy Light and Hope First Sunday of Advent 2pm Sunday 29th of November 2020 ZOOM Event ‘Holy Family on Grafton Street’ by Nieves Fernandez This year the…
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Chris Mcdonnell from the ‘Catholic Times’ – Our Changing Planet
Our changing planet Chris McDonnell CT Writing back in August, 2017 Pope Francis asked that we “Listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor, who…
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Congregations find their own voices with Liturgy of the Hours revisions
From globalsistersreport.org In women’s religious congregations and communities across the U.S., members join in the Liturgy of the Hours, described as the daily prayer of the church. But while the…
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