Presider’s Page for 22 Sept (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Christians gather today to worship the Lord of glory, asking for help to be God’s servants before all else.
Christians gather today to worship the Lord of glory, asking for help to be God’s servants before all else.
America, the national American Jesuit magazine, has published an extensive interview with Pope Francis, conducted last month. You can read it here
Our God seeks out sinners to forgive them. At the community’s gathering for Mass this weekend, we worship our loving and compassionate God.
Bill O’Herlihy, who describes himself as a committed Catholic, commends Tony Flannery’s book “A Question of Conscience” and finds in it an exposition of how the Vatican and its constituent bodies deal with people who challenge any of their views. (Given as a talk at the launch of the book at Royal Hibernian Academy on 12 Setpember 2013.)
Iggy O’Donovan preached his last homily in the Augustinian Church in Drogheda on Sunday 15 September: this is an extract.
Tony Flannery reports that Veritas bookshops have decided that his new book is too “controversial” to stock.
Teresa Mee applauds Donegal priest Neal Carlin’s work for peace and reconciliation in Ireland, calling it ‘one of the mustard seeds planted in the soil and already producing fruit’.
Brendan Hoban reviews A Question of Conscience by Tony Flannery, which brings readers to the conclusion that the CDF’s actions against this member of the ACP leadership team were aimed at dismantling the whole movement.
We gather at the Sunday Eucharist to listen to God’s challenging words and to ask the grace of repentance from God who loves us first.
Bernard Cotter shares the homily he preached at the Month’s Mind of Sean O’Driscoll. Sean was ordained for Cork & Ross on 9 June 1984 and died (from cancer) on 3 August 2013. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the ACP and often contributed comments to this site.
Brendan Hoban speaks out on behalf of diocesan priests who find themselves disenfranchised when new bishops are being chosen and asks if it is right that an appointee of the previous pope should have such crucial decision-making placed in his exclusive hands.
We rely on God for everything, so we worship with all our hearts, but with humility — for the Word of God teaches us that the humble are the ones who find favour.
Sean McDonagh, a Columban priest, reminds us that St. Columban, the patron saint of all who seek a united Europe, was the first to use the phrase ‘we Irish’ (article first published in the Irish Times).
Our God is a gracious God, who throws open the doors to the Kingdom to all of humanity. We praise and worship this generous God of ours!
Sean O’Conaill laments the collapse in leadership and faith of the Irish magisterium. He asks Archbishop Martin of Dublin to stop making faith and structural reform seem as opposites — and to foster open dialogue in his own diocese.
Jonathon Luxmoore reports the case of Fr Wojciech Lemanski whose conflict with his bishop awaits a ruling from the Vatican. First published in the National Catholic Reporter on 12 August: read original article and comments here.
+Diarmuid Martin surveys the Irish Church in the wake of the sexual abuse crisis and the economic downturn. This article, first published in America on 20 May 2013, is adapted from an address at the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture in New York. Read the original article and comments here
Following Jesus may not bring us happiness in this life, but we are challenged to follow him nevertheless. We come together to worship our gracious God and to ask for help in our Christian life this week.
+Michael Smith has published new guidelines for funerals in the Diocese of Meath (taken from the diocesan website, which can be accessed here)
Pádraig McCarthy reports on comments about the ACP, which he found on the Catholic Herald website – resulting from the new Meath funeral rules.
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