First, Gerry highlights the opening address by Jesuit Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich. As the chief rapporteur, Cardinal Hollerich plays a crucial role in framing the synod’s discussions and synthesizing various elements….
Revealing Statements Tues 10 Oct – Sight and Insight Sometimes we make statements that are spontaneous, unrehearsed, seldom reflected upon or even remarked at. Yet they can contain a treasure…
WALKABOUT I leave the church by the main entrance, one hand on the railing, careful on the steps leading down to a safer level. The air fresh, balmy – an…
Western People 3.10.23. It was an evening in October 1988, at a gathering of Killala clergy in a Westport hotel. We were discussing whether, as a diocese, we should adopt…
Water is fundamental to life on Earth. We can go for many days without food, not without some considerable discomfort of course, but not life-threatening. Without water, the risk to…
There are reassuring sentiments for us in God’s Word, with Paul reminding us that there is no need for us to worry. If there is anything we need, we can…
Pope Francis has published an Apostolic Exhortation building on his 2015 encyclical. We’re not reacting enough, he says, we’re close to breaking point. He criticises climate change deniers, saying that…
The Catholic Church in Ireland has had little experience of a Synod in the past 100 years. Anyone under 70 is too young to have any memories of such an…
Vatican News reports: The 16th General Assembly of the Synod kicks off in the Vatican with an emphasis on listening as the core element in seeking to discern the voice of…
Gerard O’Connell October 04, 2023 As I watched the procession at the opening of the Synod on Synodality start from the bronze doors of the apostolic palace this morning, Oct….
Link to Synod Opening Mass: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-10/pope-at-opening-mass-for-synod-let-us-walk-with-the-holy-spirit.html Pope Francis presides at the Holy Mass in St Peter’s Square for the Opening of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of…
Links to Meditation given by Father Timothy Radcliffe during the Retreat for the Members, Fraternal Delegates, the Special Invitees to the XVI General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops 1st…
From NCR Online – Link: https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican-briefing-podcast-francis-opens-synod-could-change-catholic-church?utm_source=NCR+List&utm_campaign=b105b7fcf2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_10_02_11_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6981ecb02e-b105b7fcf2-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D “The Vatican Briefing” is a new podcast from the National Catholic Reporter, featuring two respected Vatican journalists and experts: Joshua J. McElwee and Christopher White. As Pope…
Western People 26.9.23. I suspect I’m not the only one who finds the Garda plebiscite on Commissioner Drew Harris as more than a bit weird. It’s not just the extraordinary…
(Note on the five cardinals: German Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, American Cardinal Raymond Burke, Mexican Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah and Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen. All five…
A HOLY MAN: We had a huge funeral last Wednesday/Thursday. Tony had to be in the church overnight (Oliver Plunkett’s) for his last vigil. He was a Holy man; a…
Chris McDonnell reflects: Sycamore Gap Standing in a sloping gap in a dry stone wall a sycamore tree spread its open hand shadow across the…
Triggers – Some more material in relation to our reactions as this topic has such broad appeal. Tue 3rd Oct – Emotional Triggers It’s a familiar feeling when someone makes…
8 – 14TH OCT 2023 ONLINE ALL WEEK 13 & 14TH OCT, LIVE, IN-PERSON AND ONLINE, ROME ITALY AND BRISTOL UK. Link with full details: WHY? In Spirit Unbounded we…
Reprinted from The Irish Times Rite and Reason column. Link: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/10/01/pope-francis-is-wrong-to-declare-female-priests-a-closed-question/ Rite & Reason: Many Catholics who do not fit in a patriarchal, hierarchical, model of church feel a deep…
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