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  • The need to grow in Wisdom and Mercy

    October 29 2015
    Mary Vallely

    Thanks to Tim Hazelwood for his open and honest account written, it seems to me, from a place of love. I'm afraid that many of the comments and letters I've read from 'Concerned Catholics' appear to m

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  • The need to grow in Wisdom and Mercy

    October 29 2015
    Donal Dorr

    Thank you, Tim, for your wise article. Donal

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  • The need to grow in Wisdom and Mercy

    October 29 2015
    Eddie Finnegan

    Sincere thanks to Tim Hazlewood for making us all part of his and the Killeagh-Inch Pastoral Council's, and Tony Flannery's recent experience. If there is a steep learning curve in all of this, it sho

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  • What did Pope Francis achieve with the Synod?

    October 26 2015
    Pádraig McCarthy

    We are at a disadvantage in that so far, five days later, only the Italian text of the final Synod Report has been made available - I checked again on the Vatican website just before writing this. No

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  • What did Pope Francis achieve with the Synod?

    October 26 2015
    Brendan Butler

    A close examination of the final text of the assembled 270 Bishops reveals that they failed to achieve any significant progress on the outstanding issues confronting families in the Catholic Church

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  • What did Pope Francis achieve with the Synod?

    October 26 2015
    Paddy Ferry

    Since nobody has said anything for a while, I thought I should mention that today -- or maybe yesterday now-- was the 50th anniversary of the promulgation of Nostra Aetate at Vat.II. Now, that was a g

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  • What did Pope Francis achieve with the Synod?

    October 26 2015
    Noel Casey

    I studied theology in the 60s. An interesting three years' period in the life of the Church: we studied theology in Ireland as the Fathers of the Council rewrote the textbooks in Rome. Indeed, our pro

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  • What did Pope Francis achieve with the Synod?

    October 26 2015
    Michael C.

    Eddie, A very harsh response. Perhaps on mature reflection you might reconsider. You don’t believe Adam and Eve as a literal truth; allow the old man a little poetic licence and even if not totally

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  • What did Pope Francis achieve with the Synod?

    October 26 2015
    Paddy Ferry

    Joe (et al)you have probably already seen in Commonweal tonight where their editors have a piece on " the real achievement of the Synod" -- link below --which is, I think, a real achievement. https://

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  • What did Pope Francis achieve with the Synod?

    October 26 2015
    Eddie Finnegan

    Sara, most of us who were in the seminary pre Vatican II know that your first two sentences are total and unadulterated rubbish. Your "one elderly priest" (probably Fr Jack on day-release from the Frs

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