Tony Flannery: SYNODALITY: WHERE ARE WE AT, AND WHAT OF THE FUTURE.
As it gradually became evident during the earlier years of the pontificate of Pope Francis that he was determined to restore the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, and that…
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Synodal Pathway – more videos and interviews…
“the success of the Synodal Pathway will be dependent on the parishes throughout our 26 dioceses…” Julieann Moran and Fr Éamonn Fitzgibbon discuss a recent research report which calls for…
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‘Rather than saying that the Church has a mission, we affirm that Church ‘is’ mission.’
Sean O’Conaill argues that without official rejection of a mistaken medieval understanding of ‘redemption’ the call to mission is futile. Those are just two of 110 occurrences of the word mission in…
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Presider’s Page for 26 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.
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Séamus Ahearne: EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT A NEW WORLD IN THE MORNING (Roger Whittaker)
A QUIET HOUSE: The children are in bed. All is quiet. It is Saturday evening. I had been to Bewleys (it had been ten years since I was there, at…
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Jim Cogley – Reflections Tues 21st Nov – Mon 27th Nov
Tues 21st Nov – Religious or Spiritual? Photo Credit: Oisín Brennan This is one of the most often heard statements of our age that, ‘I’m not religious, I don’t go…
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My years as a Catholic priest were a long winter of discontent – until Pope Francis arrived
Rite and Reason column in the Irish Times by Brendan Hoban. Rite & Reason: There is now a new springtime of hope and promise Link to article: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/11/19/my-years-as-a-catholic-priest-were-a-long-winter-of-discontent-until-pope-francis-arrived/ In the…
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Newman Meeting – Ecumenism and the Synodal Church – 21st November 2023.
From Paddy Ferry: Dear Members and Friends, We are delighted to forward a reminder of the details of our November 2023 meeting, “Ecumenism and the Synodal Church”. Our speaker, Mgr….
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We Are Church: Link to Synod Symposium Zoom on 15 Nov
Our Synod Symposium on 15 November 2024 had 4 excellent speakers: They made some interesting points: * Cynical exercise poorly conceived * Turkeys don’t vote for Christmas * What is…
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‘No other profession would ask people to work beyond 75’: Parish priests under ever-increasing workload as vocations drop
Sarah Mac Donald – Irish Independent The declining fortunes of the Catholic Church in Ireland is making itself felt on its overworked and stretched priests, many of whom are working…
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USA: National Study of Catholic Priests
The Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America is conducting a National Study of Catholic Priests. The study entailed a census of bishops, a nationally representative survey of Catholic…
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Presider’s Page for 19 November (Ordinary Time 33)
The beginning of the Advent season is coming closer, and the Liturgy invites us to look further into the future, towards the end of time, to be ready when the Day of the Lord comes. Today’s gathering will help us on our way, by teaching us how to live and giving us food for the journey.
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections Tues 14 Nov – Mon 20 Nov 2023
Friends, I have a little request. I know that so many of you faithfully pass on these postings with some having as many as a hundred recipients. The result is…
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Brendan Hoban: Vatican II reforms are now back on track
Western People 7.11.2023 Now that the first part of Synod 2023-24 in Rome has drawn to a close, a 40-plus page report from Synod 2023, provides a synthesis of progress…
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…Mission and Priesthood in a New Time…
This is the homily of Archbishop Dermot Farrell at the annual Mass in the Pro-Cathedral for priests deceased since November 2022 in the Archdiocese of Dublin St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin,…
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Bishop Strickland relieved of pastoral governance of US diocese
Vatican Press Office short statement (as part of its daily bulletin): Removal of bishop of Tyler, U.S.A., and appointment of apostolic administrator The Holy Father has removed Bishop Joseph E….
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Priests welcome ‘very positive’ Papal guidance on trans people
From RTÉ website: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1109/1415512-pope-francis/ By Ailbhe Conneely Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent The Association of Catholic Priests has welcomed Pope Francis’s new guidance on transgender people as “very positive” and an…
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‘Synodal Times’ – Three Months Free Subscription Offer
A note from Garry O’Sullivan, Synodal Times: The Synodal Times is offering members of the ACP a free 3 month subscription to our digital paper with no obligation afterwards. We…
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Presider’s Page for 12 November (Ordinary Time 32)
At this time of year, our deceased relatives and friends are often in our minds. Our faith tells us that we needn’t grieve over them like people with no hope….
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Pope issues document on Trans People – they can be baptised, as long as there is no ‘scandal’ or confusion; become Godparents and marriage witnesses…
The statement from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is below, followed by links to RTÉ and BBC coverage of the story. 1On July 14, 2023, this…
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