Christmas Cookies Recipe (revised translation)
This might give you a laugh for Christmas.
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A model which could help the Assembly of the Irish Church?
How does one proceed with an Assembly involving a wide spectrum of the Catholic Church in Ireland? The process used by the We the Citizens movement could be worth considering.
ACP Meeting at Marianella, Orwell Road on Tuesday December 13th 2011
This, the last of our regional meetings before the New Year, was one of the most vibrant ACP meeting that I have attended. There was a sense that people felt they were free to say it as they experienced it, and that led to a very interesting and stimulating exchange of views.
Read the report here.
Extract from an article in The Tablet
If these new guidelines come into practice it would appear that priests will be in even bigger trouble. It is worrying to hear that Ian Elliot describes a protocol that calls for all priests against whom an allegation has been made to be publicly named as “balanced and fair as possible”.
Belgian Catholics call for Reform
A new movement in Belgium: Click to read
John Allen of the NCR on the Kevin Reynolds Story
A new symbol of false sex abuse allegations by John L Allen Jron Dec. 02, 2011 Here is a link to the John Allen article: Next month will mark the…
Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests: Dec. 1st
This Statement is issued in response to the publication of the audit of six dioceses by the National Board for Safeguarding Children
NBSCCC Diocesan Reports
Combined summary table from the NBSCCC Diocesan Reports
Pádraig McCarthy
Liturgical Resource for Celebrants
The Liturgical Resource document below is based in the 1998 IECL Euchariustic Prayers
It contains
- The Ordinary of the Mass from the Offertory to the end.
- A selection of Prayers over the Gifts
- Prefaces for use through the year
- Eucharistic Prayers 1, 2 3, 4, 5; Reconciliation 1 & 2 and one of the Eucharistic Prayers for Children.
The whole document fits into a 60-pocket display folder and gives the celebrant all that he needs at the altar.
The list of contents is at the end of the file.
Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests in response to Archbishop Martin’s interview on Morning Ireland: Nov. 28th
Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests in response to Archbishop Martin’s interview on Morning Ireland: Nov. 28th The Association of Catholic Priests welcomes the comments of the Archbishop…
New Irish language translation of Missal
The new English translation of the Roman Missal has, understandably, been getting much attention.
The new Irish language translation was also introduced on the same day. The printed version of Ord an Aifrinn arrived in the Veritas store in Dublin just two days before that. Perhaps those who took part in celebrations in Irish (from any part of the congregation!) would offer their reflections.
Pádraig McCarthy
First Sunday of Advent – Prayers of the Faithful etc
An Opening Comment for Sunday’s Mass, short introductions to the readings and sample Prayers of the Faithful are provided to help the hard-pressed presider (with page numbers given to help find the way around the new Missal); this page can be printed out and read by the presider.
Conversations Irish parishes need to have — Tony Butler
I thank Pat Seaver for his challenging words (posting below). I believe he may have started an important conversation, one that is being avoided and indeed with other necessary conversations…
Statement by Minister Shatter on the morning after “Mission to Prey”
The Statement made by the Minister was very strong, as you can read. Fr. Kevin Reynolds’ good name was vindicated in the High Court on November 17th 2011. One week later Minister Shatter has not uttered a single word of apology to Fr. Kevin Reynolds for these slanderous comments. Should the Minister step aside?
Reflection on the life of a priest: Pat Seaver
This is an excellent article from someone who spent most of his life as a Christian Brother, and is now a priest of Limerick diocese. He gives his impressions in a straight and clear way, without any equivocation. We would love to get a response from other priests.
Meeting for the southern dioceses held on 23 Nov.
ACP members in the southern dioceses attend a meeting in Charleville on Wed November 23rd 2011 35 Priests attended the hour and a half meeting. Tim Hazelwood (Cloyne) chaired and…
Access to media coverage of the Reynolds/RTE case
With thanks to Eamon Aylward for supplying this to us.
Remonstrating with Rome
There is good precedent for remonstrating with the Pope!
New Translation of Eucharistic Prayers
Some light pastoral adaptations of the new translation of the four regular Eucharistic Prayers to assist clarified proclamation. Unofficial! For personal study!
Radio coverage of defamation case by Fr. Kevin Reynolds against RTE
Download a podcast of the Pat Kenny Show on Radio 1 on Friday 18th November 2011 (MP3, 9mb)
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