Nine years ago I was Editor of my parish newsletter. On the front page of each issue I had a side panel with the names of the parish clergy listed with contact details etc., under the holding title: A
Good words, well put. About the only useful item is the shepherd's crook and that like every story has two sides, the crook to gently call the errant home and the end to firmly prod the laggards. Th
Donald Cozzens has been one of the most lucid commentators and observers of the dreadful state of our Church in recent times.
His last book, "Notes from the underground ......." was gloomy, as many of
I love Michael's poem and nodded my head, smiling in agreement all the way through it. There are some men who are rather too fond of the bling and whilst I don't mind looking at a bit of bling myself
Richard # 7
It is human to desire to be listened to, to ice-one’s-own-cupcake, especially in a culture fog that tells us that everything can be just the way we’d like it to be. The Church teaches
Lord,
Given the dreadful and continuing trauma of recent decades,
let our Shepherds lead by example,
modelling the kind of humble Church
that we now need to build.
------------------
Amen.
kevin y
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?
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July 25 2015Nine years ago I was Editor of my parish newsletter. On the front page of each issue I had a side panel with the names of the parish clergy listed with contact details etc., under the holding title: A
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July 25 2015Good words, well put. About the only useful item is the shepherd's crook and that like every story has two sides, the crook to gently call the errant home and the end to firmly prod the laggards. Th
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July 25 2015Donald Cozzens has been one of the most lucid commentators and observers of the dreadful state of our Church in recent times. His last book, "Notes from the underground ......." was gloomy, as many of
Pallia, Pectoral Crosses and the Colour Purple.
July 25 2015I love Michael's poem and nodded my head, smiling in agreement all the way through it. There are some men who are rather too fond of the bling and whilst I don't mind looking at a bit of bling myself
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July 20 2015Richard # 7 It is human to desire to be listened to, to ice-one’s-own-cupcake, especially in a culture fog that tells us that everything can be just the way we’d like it to be. The Church teaches
Pallia, Pectoral Crosses and the Colour Purple.
July 25 2015Lord, Given the dreadful and continuing trauma of recent decades, let our Shepherds lead by example, modelling the kind of humble Church that we now need to build. ------------------ Amen. kevin y
Lets end Clericalism in the Church : Donald Cozzens
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.
Lets end Clericalism in the Church : Donald Cozzens
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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