John Allen is forecasting a negative reaction to the forthcoming encyclical from the Catholic right, apparently on the grounds that prioritisation of global ecology must lead to the subordination of t
In the midst of squabbles where does one turn? To more squabbles? Surely not. In Choma diocese (equal in area to the Irish Republic) in Zambia in the 1970s a major portion of the Catholic communi
Another aspect of reality, is that sometimes we just have to let things run their course. I am becoming less and less bothered about things are happening or not happening in our Church. There is not a
One of the aspects of my catholic church that always concerns and frustrates me is the fact that the hierarchy won't or don't do conversations with their people. The answer to every call for discussio
Speaking of facing reality, I wonder if anyone else felt the heart sink this past weekend when yet another highly respected public figure announced on TV that she had decided to leave the Church? I ag
#2 "The primordial cells that inhabited the early earth had ‘unconscious imitation’ in spades. It was and is a survival mechanism."
Until it becomes in the end a mechanism for extinction, as is ha
I like the way you see things Seamus. "Where there is no love, put love in - and you will find love" (St John of the Cross). When people are badly behaved it can be because they have been used, abused
"We are arrogant if we stick with the ‘book stuff’ or if we let them in, only on our terms. We go out. We meet them. They teach us. We learn from them. Our words are shaped by their stories. We ha
The earth will be here long after we are gone as a species. There have been mass extinctions on earth since the very first life forms appeared. Early species such as cells came and went and mutated, i
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The Encyclical Ecology and Justice
May 1 2015John Allen is forecasting a negative reaction to the forthcoming encyclical from the Catholic right, apparently on the grounds that prioritisation of global ecology must lead to the subordination of t
Unable to bear much reality
May 4 2015In the midst of squabbles where does one turn? To more squabbles? Surely not. In Choma diocese (equal in area to the Irish Republic) in Zambia in the 1970s a major portion of the Catholic communi
Unable to bear much reality
May 4 2015Another aspect of reality, is that sometimes we just have to let things run their course. I am becoming less and less bothered about things are happening or not happening in our Church. There is not a
Unable to bear much reality
May 4 2015One of the aspects of my catholic church that always concerns and frustrates me is the fact that the hierarchy won't or don't do conversations with their people. The answer to every call for discussio
Unable to bear much reality
May 4 2015I propose that no one understands the reality, even those who are deeply aware of the disintegration...
Unable to bear much reality
May 4 2015Speaking of facing reality, I wonder if anyone else felt the heart sink this past weekend when yet another highly respected public figure announced on TV that she had decided to leave the Church? I ag
The Encyclical Ecology and Justice
May 1 2015#2 "The primordial cells that inhabited the early earth had ‘unconscious imitation’ in spades. It was and is a survival mechanism." Until it becomes in the end a mechanism for extinction, as is ha
Stray thoughts from Finglas
April 29 2015I like the way you see things Seamus. "Where there is no love, put love in - and you will find love" (St John of the Cross). When people are badly behaved it can be because they have been used, abused
Stray thoughts from Finglas
April 29 2015"We are arrogant if we stick with the ‘book stuff’ or if we let them in, only on our terms. We go out. We meet them. They teach us. We learn from them. Our words are shaped by their stories. We ha
The Encyclical Ecology and Justice
May 1 2015The earth will be here long after we are gone as a species. There have been mass extinctions on earth since the very first life forms appeared. Early species such as cells came and went and mutated, i
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