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.
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.
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).
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
+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.
John O’Connell raises concerns about the nuncio’s role in the choosing of new bishops — concerns which the ACP leadership support in an ancilliary comment.
Michael Higgins, a canon lawyer in the United States, offers practical suggestions that Irish priests may find useful.
A disturbing quote from Pope Francis on the subject of women and political office.
Sunday night: Eilis O’Hanlon has admitted on Twitter that there was no proper authentification for her quote. Sunday Independent!!!
Brendan Hoban decries the media circus demonising Ireland’s Religious and asks why the public are so slow to defend them. He agrees with the nuns’ decision not to give further money to the State.
The giving of the Law is reported in Exodus chapters 19-24, but the theological commentary on it (chapters 32-34) is key to the entire Book of Exodus
Adrian Egan C.Ss.R. is disappointed with the populism of Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister Alan Shatter in criticising the Sisters who ran the Magdalene laundries for not contributing to the compensation fund. He finds the comments of survivor support groups and others outrageous and ill-informed.
Jamie Manson reports on Fr. Helmut Schüller’s 15-city tour of the United States, under the banner ‘The Catholic Tipping Point’. Fr Schüller helped found the ‘Call to Disobedience’ movement in Austria. (First published in the National Catholic Reporter: read the original article and comments here.)
Pádraig McCarthy asks the government to reconsider before adding the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill to the statute books. He presents a specific case where gender selection is the reason for a mother threatening suicide, noting that abortion for the purpose of gender selection is illegal in England and Wales.
The Irish Bishops Conference has replied to the ACP’s letter which requested that the bishops enter into discussions with the CDF regarding Irish priests censured by the Vatican. The ACP’s original letter can be read here
Patrick Rodgers reflects on the story of Abraham and Isaac, and the difficulty religious leaders have in admitting their mistakes.
Dan Morris-Young looks forward to the second annual assembly of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests, to be held in Seattle later this month (first published in the NCR: read original story and comments here.)
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