Dear friends,Last Tuesday, 20 June, the General Secretariat of the Synod was finally able to present the Instrumentum laboris (IL), the working document that will animate the work of the XVI Ordinary…
ACP Zoom guest speaker, Julieann Moran, General Secretary for the Synodal Pathway, will discuss where the Synodal Pathway (Ireland) and the Universal Synod are at present. Julieann has just returned…
We have nothing to be afraid of, we’re told in today’s Gospel. God knows every one of our needs. We gather in prayer, united by our faith, to thank God…
Song of the Goldfinch is a memoir tracing John F. Deane’s faith from his childhood and early adulthood as a strict Roman Catholic through his life as an internationally acclaimed writer…
Western People 13.6.2023 Much attention has predictably been given to the finding of last year’s Census that the number of people in the Republic who describe themselves as ‘Catholics’ has…
Socrates and Boris: I am very neglectful. My friend hasn’t had a visit for such a long time. He sits down in the Botanic Gardens looking thoughtful but somewhat forlorn….
Link: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2023/06/20/0456/01015.html#en A note from Julieann Moran… Dear Friends, It gives me great pleasure to share the Instrumentum Laboris. This is the official working document for the first session of the 16th Ordinary…
ACP Zoom guest speaker, Julieann Moran, General Secretary for the Synodal Pathway, will discuss where the Synodal Pathway (Ireland) and the Universal Synod are at present. Julieann has just returned…
As people loved and chosen by God, we gather to listen and share, before being sent out to live what we believe.Penitential Rite: The Gospel challenges our faith, so we turn…
Reviewed by Joseph S. O’Leary, The Japan Mission Journal 77 (1983):139-44. This book brings a wholesome enlargement of perspective on discussion of the Atonement, engaging with Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism,…
Dr Marie O’Shea’s recently published report, on the effectiveness of the State’s abortion legislation, called for widespread changes in the provision of abortion services. Recommendations include the end of the…
ZOOM: 7.30pm on Wednesday 21 June 2023 Click here to register for your FREE ticket for the ZOOM screening Q&A to follow the ZOOM screening Wonderfully Made – LGBTQ+R(eligion) is…
Link to article in The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2023/06/08/lessons-for-the-catholic-church-from-the-census-2023-get-out-of-schools-chase-the-lost-sheep/ His piece on 8 June ponders the Census 2022 results on the religious makeup of our population. Among many other things, he…
The Buddha – Who was he? Tues 13th June The Buddha was born in India about the year 560 BC and given the name Siddhartha. His father, the king, insisted…
Western People 6.6.2023 Here are a few questions that won’t appear on the Leaving Cert this year. In a country obsessed with its history, how come so few, relatively speaking,…
Somewhere in the writings of Thomas Merton, he describes the monk as being a person on the margin, an interesting place to be when writing or commenting on the nature…
One of the findings of the recent census report is a decline of 10 percentage points in those identifying themselves as Catholic. But for anyone observing attendances at Catholic Church…
Oh where have all the cygnets gone? The morning was quiet. I met one duck. The heron never appeared to greet me. The swans had their babies, while I was…
Jonah – The Reluctant Prophet The Book of Jonah is one of my favorites and the one I recommend most to anyone starting to read the Bible. It’s the story…
The culture of our society emphasizes freedom of expression, the right to hear and be heard is a personal choice. It is a freedom that is now threatened both sides…
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