I realise that some priests, like Padraig @8, have been critical of the way society has treated gay people over the years, have been opposed to homophobia, and have reached out pastorally to the LGBT
I reject the notion that a 'yes' vote is based on emotion or sympathy. There is a 'knowing' that cannot be gleaned from books, theological, legal or political manuals. It is the kind of knowing that i
So Fr. Hoban calls the Same-sex "marriage" an unmitigated disaster. Well, maybe it would not have been this way if the ACP had actually taken a stance on the issue
Eoin O'Sullivan, OFM Cap. wrote an article in the May 2010 edition of The Furrow titled "On including the gays" for which he received a severe sanction from Rome & continues to require approval fr
In ways its as if people were voting on two different questions. If someone believed it was primarily about equality and inclusion, then it was obvious any Catholic had to vote yes.
If someone believe
As he has done over the past five years here, and especially over the past five weeks or more both here and in The Western People, Brendan has been calling on the bishops for a reality check across th
I interpret the referendum as showing the world the true face of Irish Catholicism.
My support for gay marriage was swept from the relatively "notional" to the fully "real" (in Newman's terms) in the
I remember a few years ago I attended a "Listening Meeting" in a local church .it was attended by parishioners from around the district. From the start it became apparent that we had been invited to
In one sense, this referendum had nothing to do with the church. It was a civil matter and the majority of voters recognised it as such. In a different sense, this referendum hs a lot to do with the c
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“There is a battle going on within the Irish Catholic Church at the moment.”
May 20 2015I realise that some priests, like Padraig @8, have been critical of the way society has treated gay people over the years, have been opposed to homophobia, and have reached out pastorally to the LGBT
What has happened to the Irish and their Church?
May 23 2015I reject the notion that a 'yes' vote is based on emotion or sympathy. There is a 'knowing' that cannot be gleaned from books, theological, legal or political manuals. It is the kind of knowing that i
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015So Fr. Hoban calls the Same-sex "marriage" an unmitigated disaster. Well, maybe it would not have been this way if the ACP had actually taken a stance on the issue
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015Eoin O'Sullivan, OFM Cap. wrote an article in the May 2010 edition of The Furrow titled "On including the gays" for which he received a severe sanction from Rome & continues to require approval fr
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015In ways its as if people were voting on two different questions. If someone believed it was primarily about equality and inclusion, then it was obvious any Catholic had to vote yes. If someone believe
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015As he has done over the past five years here, and especially over the past five weeks or more both here and in The Western People, Brendan has been calling on the bishops for a reality check across th
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015I interpret the referendum as showing the world the true face of Irish Catholicism. My support for gay marriage was swept from the relatively "notional" to the fully "real" (in Newman's terms) in the
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015Well said....I despair...no leadership...no vision...no prayer...who cares...do i care..
What has happened to the Irish and their Church?
May 23 2015I remember a few years ago I attended a "Listening Meeting" in a local church .it was attended by parishioners from around the district. From the start it became apparent that we had been invited to
What has happened to the Irish and their Church?
May 23 2015In one sense, this referendum had nothing to do with the church. It was a civil matter and the majority of voters recognised it as such. In a different sense, this referendum hs a lot to do with the c
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