Though I feel the Church should reconsider the rule of celibacy, I am convinced it never will, and that is a shame. We are losing good men who long to serve Christ and His Church, but cannot. How quic
Heaven forfend that I be driven into the arms of any triumvirate or troika! Trinity (not the college) is enough for me. One of the benefits of the ACP and its website is that we are diverse, and not s
Brendan, thanks for pointing us towards God in Winter. Daly is a priest, poet and prophet, one of the greats of the Irish Church. Enjoyed your brief reflection very much. Daly maybe puts into words wh
I wrote this a few weeks back after finding a sheep on the wrong side of the fence as I drove by.
It had strayed beyond the fence, head down,
to graze the grass verge by the roadside.
Careless of
Oh Seamus, this is a very frightening mirror that you are holding up to us as church and in particular to us clergy; that we are sadly like the gentry holding on to a ‘charmed’ way of life that is
Welcome back, Séamus! Our place is at the outside, on the periphery.
I also watched Enda Kenny on the Prime Time interview. He was somewhat wooden, as you say.
But he said something which concerns me
For clarity;
Marriage can only take place between a man and a woman; civil partnerships are outside of Church teaching. But we are not here as Christians to stone people who may find themselves with
Brendan Dinneen@7
It should be possible to ensure equality under the law and in society without changing the meaning of the word “marriage”.
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February 20 2015Though I feel the Church should reconsider the rule of celibacy, I am convinced it never will, and that is a shame. We are losing good men who long to serve Christ and His Church, but cannot. How quic
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February 18 2015Heaven forfend that I be driven into the arms of any triumvirate or troika! Trinity (not the college) is enough for me. One of the benefits of the ACP and its website is that we are diverse, and not s
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February 25 2015Brendan, thanks for pointing us towards God in Winter. Daly is a priest, poet and prophet, one of the greats of the Irish Church. Enjoyed your brief reflection very much. Daly maybe puts into words wh
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February 24 2015I wrote this a few weeks back after finding a sheep on the wrong side of the fence as I drove by. It had strayed beyond the fence, head down, to graze the grass verge by the roadside. Careless of
Outsiders and Insiders
February 24 2015Oh Seamus, this is a very frightening mirror that you are holding up to us as church and in particular to us clergy; that we are sadly like the gentry holding on to a ‘charmed’ way of life that is
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February 24 2015Welcome back, Séamus! Our place is at the outside, on the periphery. I also watched Enda Kenny on the Prime Time interview. He was somewhat wooden, as you say. But he said something which concerns me
Winning Battles, Losing the War
February 18 2015For clarity; Marriage can only take place between a man and a woman; civil partnerships are outside of Church teaching. But we are not here as Christians to stone people who may find themselves with
Winning Battles, Losing the War
February 18 2015Brendan Dinneen@7 It should be possible to ensure equality under the law and in society without changing the meaning of the word “marriage”. -------------------------------------------------------
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