Brendan Hoban: Time for Church to right a terrible wrong
Western People 12.9.23 Before Angelo Roncalli was elected as Pope John XXIII in 1958, he served in the Vatican diplomatic corps, first as nuncio to Bulgaria, an unpromising appointment during…
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Gina Menzies Irish Times tribute to Gabriel Daly: An outspoken Irish theologian who was never silenced by the Vatican
Rite & Reason: Fr Gabriel Daly was unflinching in his support of his silenced colleagues and defended fearlessly those whom the church silenced. Gina Menzies, Sun Sep 10 2023 The…
Brendan Hoban: Trump is the ultimate political con artist
Western People 5.9.2023 Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are birds of a feather that once flew together. They were two of a kind, cut from the same cloth – tousled-haired,…
Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research: An Update
Just a couple of quick notes John Wijngaards excellent new book ‘Christ’s Idea of Authority in the Church‘ is now available on sale and through Amazon. We are getting ready…
Synodal Pathway: An update from Julieann Moran
Dear Bishops, Delegates and Representatives, I do hope this email finds you well and recuperated after the summer (albeit a rainy one). Following my “Save the Date” email on 11th July,…
Chris McDonnell: The other 9/11
Mention the 11th of September, or 9/11 as it has come to be known, and your memory is likely to flash back to dust clouds filling the streets of Manhattan…
An article from Synodal Times by Brian Devlin: Amidst a New Season of Seeds
“Something was and is deeply rotten in the State of the Vatican. But what do we do? Where do we go? The answer, we are told is to pray and…
Jim Cogley: reflections Tues 12 Sept – Mon 18 Sept 2023
Tues Sept 12th – Western Christianity The Truth Overshadowed Western Christianity has evolved with many serious weaknesses. To name but a few: A focus on original sin at the expense…
Presider’s Page for 10 September (23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We gather as God’s family, concerned for each other, supporting one another in sadness and joy. The challenge of living as part of the Christian family is laid out for…
Excerpts from RTÉ Interview with retired AB Diarmuid Martin, as reported in the Irish Times
Dublin — September 7, 2023 The Irish prelate credited with being among the first to tackle the clerical abuse crisis head-on said he did not believe there will be women…
Séamus Ahearne: ‘The greatest use of life is to spend it, for something that will outlast it.’ (William James)
A SURVEY: A recent Survey was done among frontline Anglican clergy in Britain. The emerging picture is ‘of a group who are demoralised, pessimistic, lacking in vision for a vibrant…
Brendan Hoban: Tubridy pays the price for failing to say sorry
Western People 29.8.2023 Of Ryan Tubridy’s predecessors – Gay Byrne and Pat Kenny – on RTÉ radio and television, Gay had effortlessly moved from one medium to the other but,…
Letter to ACP members from the ACP Leadership
Dear Member, After the enforced lull in our activities due to the COVID pandemic over the past few years and buoyed by the success of our last AGM, the good…
Jim Cogley: Reflections Tues 5 Sept – Mon 11 Sept 2023
Recordings of most Pilgrimage talks and events are available under Church Services Our Lady’s Island. The one given on Sunday 3rd Sept at 3pm by Tessa Gallagher I particularly recommend for…
Presider’s Page for 3 September (22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Creationtide)
We gather to praise God and to ask for help and grace. We know the difficulties that can come when we try to live the right way. Often the road…
Seán Ó Conaill: Magisterium AI and the Inadequacy of Official Church Teaching on the Atonement
Magisterium AI, a ‘digestive’ online processor of church documents, promises to be a useful, if not infallible, point of reference for those seeking clarity on official Catholic church teaching. When…
Tony Flannery: An article in my defense, written by Augustinian Theologian, Gabriel Daly
I am in the course of re-locating out of the house where I have lived for the past seven years, and going through all my ‘stuff’, and I came across…
Gabriel Conor Daly: 18th November 1927 – 30th August 2023.
The playfulness of Gabriel: Gabriel Daly died this afternoon – 30th August. The memories are like an avalanche. They overwhelm the mind. Stories and moments rush back to crowd the…
Chris McDonnell: Our island home
We have, over many centuries, held islands in a certain awe, places set apart, cut off, inaccessible, remote. Lindisfarne, or to use its familiar name in the North East of…
Séamus Ahearne: ‘NO ONE SHOUTED STOP.’ (John Healy – Death of an Irish Town – Charlestown 1968) {Applicable in many circumstances and even today.}
A KISS: Luis Rubiales made a big mistake. He should have seen, or recalled that he had seen, Pretty Woman. With Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Julia insisted that a…
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