125 German Catholic priests, religious and lay employees publicly come out as L.G.B.T. America Magazine reports BERLIN (AP) — More than 120 employees of the Catholic Church in Germany publicly outed…
HARBOUR TEAM (press release) New group set up to provide clergy with a “safe space” A small group of experienced clergy from various denominations have been formed and taken the…
While this is a genuine invitation due to the magic of Zoom and You Tube, it is also reassurance that the quest for Christian Unity is alive and well and…
Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, teacher of mindfulness and nonviolence, dies at age 95 National Catholic Reporter: Thích Nhất Hạnh, the Vietnamese monk who popularized mindfulness in the West and whose…
“I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow? ” (M Oliver) Cappincur – The Grand Canal: (1) Tullamore took over the news recently. The death of…
‘Outsider’ Bishop is just what Tuam needs Western People 18.1.2022 For many reasons Sunday, January 9th was a big day for Tuam diocese with the installation of a new archbishop,…
The ACP responds to recent comments by Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, Waterford & Lismore in relation to Fr Richard Geoghegan. The story was covered in the Irish Examiner. Link to article: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40787049.html Full…
19th Jan 2022 – 6.00-7.00pm The Synodal Pathway: Good News for Catholic Women? PENELOPE MIDDELBOE at the TABLET WEBINAR Come and put your questions! Root &Branch is honoured that Penelope…
Linda Romey writes in the Global Sisters Report: …Are women religious trying to solve the wrong problem? Yes, we need to care for older religious. We do have a shortage of…
Welcome to the Irish Synodal Pathway On 10 March 2021, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference announced a new Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland leading to the holding…
Ten Years suspended from Ministry. Taken from Tony Flannery’s Blog: http://www.tonyflannery.com/ten-years-suspended-from-ministry/ JAN 12 Ten Years out of Ministry: A Reflection. The year was 1986. It was January, and there was…
‘The Way We Were’ & ‘ Windmills of Your Mind.’ Air pollution and crude language: I rang the Surgery to renew a Prescription on Monday. The phone spiel began with…
HUNTINGTON, INDIANA — Thanks to years of preparation, the remaining members of Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters were acceptant, and even hopeful, as they planned to transform their dwindling community in the…
It’s time we stopped talking ourselves down Western People 6.1.2022 One of the obvious truths about modern Ireland is how rich this country is now. Yet for some reason I…
Homily for Mass for the Installation of Archbishop-elect Francis Duffy as Archbishop of Tuam The Synodal Pathway presents a way of being Church and of living out our baptism. It…
Neil Michael reports in the Irish Examiner: More than 21% of Ireland’s entire population of parish priests and brothers — both serving and retired — have died in just three…
THE CHALLENGE OF THE EPIPHANY PIONEERS: It is a wonderful feast. It has to be properly celebrated. The virulent temptation is to get lost in a cosmetic celebration of the…
From RTÉ: The twelfth and final day of Christmas, January 6, was known in Ireland as Nollaig na mBan or Women’s Christmas or Little Christmas. As a reward for their hard work…
Alpha Ireland is excited to be starting the new year with intention. We want to support Catholic parishes in building disciples in 2022. Join us as we embark on REFOCUS – a…
A New Year Pastoral Reflection… It is book of the year time once again. Covid 19 afforded us plenty of time for picking up a book and there were some…
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