Séamus Ahearne: The Hungry, the Good, the Bad and Indi…
The Hungry Grass! The Tolka and the Olympics: I went down to the Tolka very early this morning. The timing coincided with the moment of my sister Maura’s death, 23…
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Are Bishops set to defy ban on Communions and Confirmations?
From Gript.ie… The government had told Catholic leaders to postpone First Holy Communions and Confirmations earlier this summer. Gript.ie understands that the four Catholic archbishops of Ireland have written to…
14 German dioceses are reorganizing their priestly training
Courtesy of www.katholisch.de Since last year the German bishops have been working on realigning priestly formation. Now 14 dioceses have decided to cooperate in the final training phase – and…
Jesuit Bernd Hagenkord RIP
The death has been announced of Jesuit Bernd Hagenkord following an illness. Last October, Bernd was the ACP Zoom guest on the Synodal process underway in Germany – What Can the Irish Church Learn…
Presider’s Page for 25 July (17th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
United with Christians all over the world, we acknowledge one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God as our Father. We worship as one family, and pray for greater charity and love among all the baptised.
• Today is World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
AUDIO: ACI – Synodality – Dr Tom O’Loughlin 22 July 2021
Click on the file below to listen to the audio of Synodality – a Call to Everyone ACI Zoom discussion – Thurs July 22nd 2021, 8.00 p.m. led by Dr…
Chris McDonnell: The St John’s Bible, Minnesota
The St John’s Bible, Minnesota La Croix July 16th 2021 We have, in our small village parish church, the seven volumes, all now commercially available, of the St. John’s Bible, the…
Séamus Ahearne: Potpourri; Surprises; Calling; Enchantment, with a sprinkling of Sport and Politics
“What do you plan to do with your wild and precious life?” (M Oliver) A potpourri of tunes: The Shepherds got a hammering last weekend. My friend Augustine…
THIS EVENING: Synodality – a Call to Everyone – ACI Zoom Thursday July 22nd
Synodality – a Call to Everyone ACI Zoom discussion – Thurs July 22nd 2021, 8.00 p.m. – led by: Professor Tom O’Loughlin As the priestly manpower crisis deepens in Ireland, the…
Presider’s Page for 18 July (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Our God is like a shepherd who always looks after the flock: the Lord cares for us in all our needs. Even when we are distressed by a new surge of COVID-19, our caring Lord is by our side.
Brendan Hoban: Thank God for NPHET
We should be thanking God for Nphet Western People July 13th 2021 When James Geoghegan, the Fine Gael candidate in the recent Dublin Bay South byelection, was asked during a…
Pope Francis restricts celebration of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass in new decree
Vatican News reports: Pope Francis publishes a motu proprio on Friday to redefine the use of the pre-Vatican missal granting the decision to allow its use the local bishops. Groups…
Locals to hold solidarity vigil after Ballyfermot church faced backlash for flying Pride flag
(Editor’s note: Fresh comments have been received on this topic, including one from Adrian Egan from Ballyfermot Church, hence moving the issue back to the Homepage.) BALLYFERMOT LOCALS ARE holding…
Séamus Ahearne: Shoes for Indi…the God of small things
The Divine in the Ordinary Amos and John Moriarty: John Moriarty came to mind last weekend as I listened to Amos. The maverick and the whimsical struck me. Somehow I…
The Catholic Church opposes composting human remains — but it’s becoming legal in more states
America Magazine reports: Washington, Colorado and Oregon are now among the U.S. states that have legalized the process of converting human bodies into soil, a procedure the Catholic Church said fails…
Brendan Hoban: Nuns Are Collateral Damage of Leo’s Games
Nuns are collateral damage of Leo’s games Western People 6th July 2021 Do I think that the new maternity hospital costing €800,000,000 of taxpayers’ money should be built on land…
Bishops’ meetings won’t heal the U.S. church. We need a Fourth Plenary Council involving all Catholics.
America Magazine reports: The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore concluded in December 1884. Among its results was the standardized catechism known to generations of Catholics as the Baltimore Catechism. This meeting…
Presider’s Page for 11 July 2011 (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
God has blessed us in very many ways: God has showered grace upon us. During today’s gathering, we give thanks to the Lord for all we have received.
• Sunday 11 July marks the 100th anniversary of the Truce that ended the War of Independence in Ireland. Accordingly, today is the National Day of Commemoration of those who died in past wars or on service of the United Nations.
Root & Branch: Sr Gemma Simmonds – Tues 13 July – ‘Unnecessary Exclusion from the Sacraments’.
Root & Branchers have journeyed together for a year, discerning our way forward to our inclusive, Lay-led Synod in September. Now we invite you to our last two events before…
Kerry priest to fly drone for cemetery Mass broadcasts…
RTÉ reports: A Kerry priest plans to use a drone to broadcast outdoor Masses in local cemeteries this month. Fr Patsy Lynch will pilot the drone himself while streaming Mass…
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