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The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP)and Lay Catholic Group (LCG) Press Release 8 March 2023 Restore Fr Tony Flannery to Ministry Eleven years ago the Congregation for the Doctrine of…

Western People 07.03.23 ‘Denialism’ is a theory Sigmund Freud developed which describes a common enough experience. It’s when something is too difficult to cope with and the mind denies it’s…

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Register for 8th March 8pm Why DIY? We believe that our Church is capable of change, to become safe, just and wholly inclusive. But whilst we thousands…

Kate McElwee is the executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, a grassroots-driven movement that promotes activism, dialogue and prayerful witness to call for women’s ordination and gender equity in…

Cherry Blossom: I drove down a street to meet a family in preparation for a funeral. The street is always very crowded with parked cars. Children can appear from anywhere…

Michael Seán Winters reports in NCR Online Link to article: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/most-defining-characteristic-francis-papacy-synodality?utm_source=NCR+List&utm_campaign=643eb4a3d7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_03_03_09_32&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6981ecb02e-643eb4a3d7-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D March 6, 2023 In assessing the pontificate of Francis at the 10-year mark, we have looked at his self-understanding…

From America Magazine, by Robert W McElroy Link to full article (which is printed below): https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/03/02/mcelroy-eucharist-sin-inclusion-response-244827 In January, America published an article I wrote on the theme of inclusion in the life…

Synodal Sunday for Second Sunday of Lent5th March 2023 For the second Sunday of Lent, Fr Kieran O’Mahony, OSA reflects on the Transfiguration of Jesus and the Synodal Pathway. Fr…

BIDDING PRAYERS for Sunday Mass on 5 March Introduction (by the Presider)  Let us bring our prayers to God, who loves justice and right: The Presider prays for the dead: For those who have…

By Soline Humbert (Article in The Synodal Times) “The tragic irony of course is that Pope Francis’ favourite metaphor for the Church is that of a field-hospital. But for me…

The death of Fr. Brendan Hoban (Columban Fathers), late of Westport Road, Castlebar, Korea, Australia and Dalgan Park, Navan, is deeply mourned in the community. He died last Friday in…

A three-minute video reflection by Seán Walsh. Wee Nudge: (It will take a few seconds to load…)

Interesting article in The Irish Times by Áine Ryan last Sat, 25 Feb 2023. Since our offshore islands are usually seen as the last bastions of traditional life, you don’t…

The Prague Meeting and the Road Ahead JULIEANN MORAN General Secretary for the Synodal Pathway in Ireland Followed by Q & A 7.30 pm Wednesday 8th of March 2023 (join…

Western People 23.2.2023 It’s strange how suddenly out of nowhere, something I read more than 20 years ago suddenly crosses my mind. Fr Daniel O’Leary, a priest who worked in…

What if the third temptation of Jesus – as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew for the first Sunday of Lent – the temptation to desire ‘the kingdoms of the…

BIDDING PRAYERS for Sunday Mass on 26 February Introduction (by the Presider)  As we begin the lenten journey, let us remember all those in need: The Presider prays for the dead: For those…

From Julieann Moran General Secretary: “Living Synodality Now” a one-day symposium  “Living Synodality Now” is a one-day symposium on the synodal pathway and its implications for faith life in contemporary Ireland….