Thank you for a refreshing article Donald Cozzens. I stumbled on this website while preparing my homily. You see I used to be a roman catholic priest, but I left: I was no longer called to celibacy, a
I don't think I've ever seen a priest, religious sister or brother pushing a trolley around a supermarket, they gotta eat. Have I just not been observant enough or is there another reason?
I like the witness of habits, it lets you know that you're not the last Catholic. I like the beauty of Catholic churches rather than the drabness (boastful humility) of the Calvinist ones.
I share Richard O'Donnell's reservations about bishops being elected by the people of a diocese but I see no reason whatsoever why a bishop should not be elected by the priests of the diocese. Cardina
“There is a boy here ...": The Greek word "paidarion" can mean either a boy or a girl. The Irish language version has "ógánach", a youth either male or female.
On the other hand, the five thousand
Cornelius @ 5.
Indeed "God always answers." But it seems to me that it is only very recently that the church leadership is beginning to listen.It will take a while for them to develop this new skill.
I like many others believe the people of a diocese should elect their religious leaders. But this needs a bit of thought. Democracy is not a perfect system or even a very good system either.We elect o
Joe O’Leary@29
There is a lot of very harsh language in the Gospels, particularly in Matthew
also
Again a very human gesture — a reaction to rejection rather than a stark condemnation.
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July 25 2015Thank you for a refreshing article Donald Cozzens. I stumbled on this website while preparing my homily. You see I used to be a roman catholic priest, but I left: I was no longer called to celibacy, a
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July 25 2015Brilliant the way you took the Gospel and brought James the lesser right into the present day.
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July 25 2015I don't think I've ever seen a priest, religious sister or brother pushing a trolley around a supermarket, they gotta eat. Have I just not been observant enough or is there another reason?
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July 25 2015I like the witness of habits, it lets you know that you're not the last Catholic. I like the beauty of Catholic churches rather than the drabness (boastful humility) of the Calvinist ones.
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July 22 2015I share Richard O'Donnell's reservations about bishops being elected by the people of a diocese but I see no reason whatsoever why a bishop should not be elected by the priests of the diocese. Cardina
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July 20 2015Cornelius @ 5. Indeed "God always answers." But it seems to me that it is only very recently that the church leadership is beginning to listen.It will take a while for them to develop this new skill.
The Current Method of Selecting Bishops runs counter to Church tradition
July 22 2015I like many others believe the people of a diocese should elect their religious leaders. But this needs a bit of thought. Democracy is not a perfect system or even a very good system either.We elect o
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July 13 2015Joe O’Leary@29 There is a lot of very harsh language in the Gospels, particularly in Matthew also Again a very human gesture — a reaction to rejection rather than a stark condemnation. -----------
The Current Method of Selecting Bishops runs counter to Church tradition
July 22 2015...or "SHE is worthy!",when we have renounced the evil of sexism.
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