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  • Understanding and explaining our Sunday Scriptures

    July 6 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, not to mention, Elizabeth, John the Baptist and so on were called and set a part to do a heavenly vocation and yes that vocation for Mary was one that made her exclusively God

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  • Understanding and explaining our Sunday Scriptures

    July 6 2015
    Paddy Ferry

    Padraig@6 "On the Church and sexuality: It seems to be a common impression or experience of the Church “surrounding [sex] with shame and sin.” My experience growing up is not reflected in that des

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  • Understanding and explaining our Sunday Scriptures

    July 6 2015
    Prodigal Son

    The fourfold sense of Scripture is the only one that makes sense. Vatican II recognised this. The canon of the scriptures developed from the liturgy. One of the many enriching aspects of the Mass i

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  • Fr. Paudie Moloughney R.I.P.

    July 6 2015
    ACP

    Sean Deegan speaking at Paudie's funeral: My brothers and sisters we are participating in a very special ceremony as we celebrate the life and bid farewell to a great man. It`s a precious moment where

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  • Understanding and explaining our Sunday Scriptures

    July 6 2015
    Joe O'Leary

    The fourfold sense of Scripture is a medieval affair, and there are far more interesting ways of reading and using Scripture today. The dogged routine of the Mass, to the detriment of all other Christ

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  • Understanding and explaining our Sunday Scriptures

    July 6 2015
    Prodigal Son

    The Church has consistently encouraged an integrated reading of scripture, that is, reading it as if God matters. (Vatican II document Dei Verbum DV 12). Pope Saint John Paul II says in Fides et Rati

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  • Fr. Paudie Moloughney R.I.P.

    July 6 2015
    Richard O'Donnell

    I met Fr and indeed St. Paudie only once. But I shall always remember him.He was a true follower of Christ and no doubt is now with him. But this is nothing new to Paudie. He was always with Christ.

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  • Understanding and explaining our Sunday Scriptures

    July 6 2015
    Richard O'Donnell

    Re 7 . This indeed may be Chesterton on Original Sin. But it is neither Chesterton at his best or even Chesterton on a good day.

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  • Understanding and explaining our Sunday Scriptures

    July 6 2015
    ts

    Willie this is in part what the Catechism has to say "390 The account of the fall in Genesis 3 uses figurative language, ..." This is Chesterton on Original Sin, "Certain new theologians dispute origi

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  • Understanding and explaining our Sunday Scriptures

    July 6 2015
    Pádraig McCarthy

    On the brothers and sisters of Jesus in Mark 6, Kieran O'Mahony OSA wrote about this in his Scripture notes for last Sunday. See http://www.tarsus.ie/resources/2015/OT15B14.pdf. His commentary there o

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