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MARCH 2021 Dear Friends, My ordination class, the class of ‘81, and not a bishop among us. 40 years in ministry through turbulent and changing times. The Ireland of today,…

   Perseverance has landed Chris McDonnell CT March 12th 2021 The fourth rock from the Sun, the planet Mars, has for centuries held a fascination for the human dwellers of…

Doris Reisinger (Wagner) “Abuse and Reform in the Catholic Church” Followed by Q & A 7.30 – 9.00pm Monday 15th of March 2021 Online ZOOM event   Doris Reisinger (Wagner)…

A medley of disparate sounds The rising sun: ‘That they may face the rising sun.’ (McGahern). I did that, this morning. It appeared over the horizon. It was a glowing…

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them,…

 International Women’s Day: “No Woman, No Church” Prayer and Video To celebrate International Women’s Day we offer a Prayer and video for the full Equality of Women in the Catholic…

Thanks to our Support Team at ActonBV the Recent Comments section on our Homepage is back up and running…míle buíochas.

Celebrating Eucharist through the medium of Zoom: A radical experiment. ”The Sabbath was made for human beings, not human beings for the Sabbath” (Mk 2:27) I am writing these lines…

Gospel of Luke and Sam worth listening to Western People 2.3.21 The ‘good cop/bad cop’ routine is a well-known psychological tactic used in policing, whereby a team of two interrogators…

We pray for the successful visit of Pope Francis to Iraq, starting today. Link to the timetable of events for Pope Francis in Iraq. http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/travels/2021/outside/documents/papa-francesco-iraq-2021.html

Towards a Synodal Irish Church Address of Cardinal Mario Grech to the Bishops of Ireland February 3, 2021 Link below: http://www.synod.va/content/synod/en/news/towards-a-synodal-irish-church.html Letter in full: Dear brothers, It is a privilege…

Interesting article from Massimo Faggioli in the Commonweal Magazine: “This is the magisterium: the Council is the magisterium of the Church. Either you are with the Church and therefore you follow…

Chris McDonnell CT March 5th 2021   Carole King’s fabulous song Tapestry begins with these words: ‘My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue an everlasting vision…

Risking God      Nature passes the baton: The mornings are stirring. They wake up the heart and mind. The Tolka is languid and soothing. I see the heron and the…

A review, by Eamon Maher, of Tony Flannery’s book From the Outside, and of some of his earlier works, is published in the March/April issue of the Dominican publication, Spirituality. Subscription details:…

Fr Enda McDonagh Fr Enda McDonagh was laid to rest today in the cemetery attached to St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. Brendan Hoban celebrated a broadcast Mass for Enda on the Faith…

Last evening 212 people tuned in to hear Gerry O’Hanlon’s excellent presentation on the ‘Synod on Synods’ due to take place in Rome in October 2022. It was a wonderful…

Fourth industrial revolution is now upon us Western People 23.2.21 A lot has happened in the last 50 years. Here’s an instance of the extraordinary change witnessed in that half…

Bowman Sunday this weekend “will be devoted to Enda: his childhood, his vocation, his many disagreements with the bishops, how relieved he was with the awareness that he would not…