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  • 19th July. 16th Sunday

    July 19 2015
    Joe O'Leary

    The Gospel this Sunday chimes perfectly with a central tension in Buddhism, between the need for recollection to attain Wisdom and for engagement to practice Compassion (the two pillars of Buddhism).

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  • Priesthood and Vocations: Seamus Ahearne

    July 13 2015
    Máire O'Flynn

    The Gospels have numerous accounts of Jesus as He heals, teaches,feeds, comforts or consoles. Where in these accounts do we find Him questioning people about their, gestures, their dress, their wort

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  • 19th July. 16th Sunday

    July 19 2015
    Ronald Kalungi

    Greetings, Am grateful for your insight into the readings and Gospel for tomorrow. We need to acknowledge that the essence of leadership is responsibility. With the guidance and influence of the holy

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  • Priesthood and Vocations: Seamus Ahearne

    July 13 2015
    Cornelius Martin

    The Catechism says the following regarding reception of the Eucharist: 1384 The Lord addresses an invitation to us, urging us to receive him in the sacrament of the Eucharist: “Truly, I say to yo

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  • Priesthood and Vocations: Seamus Ahearne

    July 13 2015
    Máire Ó' Flynn

    Thank you Seamus @14. Once again your thoughts and words are truly inspiring and uplifting. I have never heard such a true and beautiful explanation of the Eucharist.

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  • Priesthood and Vocations: Seamus Ahearne

    July 13 2015
    roydonovan

    Thanks Seamus. It frees something deep inside, when you name reality as it is. So few do it as nuanced as you do. There is huge denial about what is really going on. The terrible silence is deafeni

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  • Priesthood and Vocations: Seamus Ahearne

    July 13 2015
    Joe O'Leary

    I've read many statements about "welcoming" people to the Eucharist, but Seamus's is the most convincing. Clergy have nothing to offer except Christ's "come unto Me".

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  • Priesthood and Vocations: Seamus Ahearne

    July 13 2015
    Anne

    Seamus @14. It was such a joy to read your inspiring article. When you said,the sacredness of the ordinary I began to think of how I spent last Sunday. It was Patron Sunday (Mass followed by the Bless

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  • Priesthood and Vocations: Seamus Ahearne

    July 13 2015
    Neumann

    Re Seamus@14, A wonderful, welcoming statement concerning Eucharist. I will certainly save your comments and send them to each and every celebrant that starts the liturgy with an exclusionary admonit

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  • Priesthood and Vocations: Seamus Ahearne

    July 13 2015
    Prodigal Son

    Combining two ideas in the article helps to approach the problem addressed. First “The ‘burning bush’ is everywhere and unless we ‘take off our shoes’ the mystery will be lost in the prose

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