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  • 11th February. Tuesday, Week Five

    February 11 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    As St. Bernadette, with Mary and Jesus Christ are powerful intercessors for the sick. Please remember Father Seamus Ahearne to St. Bernadette today, and actually for the next while, as her visions co

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  • A need for healing … and revolution

    February 8 2015
    Paddy Ferry

    Seamus, I hope you are back in top form soon.

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  • A need for healing … and revolution

    February 8 2015
    Pádraig McCarthy

    Séamus - you've been recruited for Pope Francis's field hospital! And remember: your patron Oliver Plunkett also lost his head. In my experience, Pagola etc would be indigestible when I'm knocked out

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  • 8th February. 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

    February 8 2015
    Soline Humbert

    @3 Thank you very much Pat for responding. My comment was not meant to be a personal criticism at all,but a general one. As you mentioned,this is the title/description in the official ordo, and that's

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  • 8th February. 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

    February 8 2015
    patrogers

    Hi Soline, Thanks for your observations, which as usual are acute and often challenging. On one of your points I agree that, yes, I should have explicitly linked Josephine Bakhita (and the internation

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  • 8th February. 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

    February 8 2015
    M Symonds

    Thank you for this explanation of today's readings. Greatly appreciated!

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  • 8th February. 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

    February 8 2015
    Michael DeTemple

    In the section of this post entitled "Faith and Cross," the author makes this statement: "The name of Lewis’s wife was Joy. He had earlier written a book called Surprised by Joy in which he wrote ab

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  • Women’s Cultures: Equality and Difference

    January 31 2015
    Soline Humbert

    @18 Yes Padraig, I agree wholeheartedly with your comment.I found it a glaring omission But it seems family life remains for the pope primarily a woman's responsibilty,rather than a joint responsibil

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  • Women’s Cultures: Equality and Difference

    January 31 2015
    Pádraig McCarthy

    Pope Francis said today: "We cannot forget the irreplaceable role of women in the family... all institutions, including the ecclesial community, are called to ensure freedom of choice for women, so th

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  • Women’s Cultures: Equality and Difference

    January 31 2015
    Soline Humbert

    About women as "welcoming wombs".... My question is:If women are the welcoming wombs of the church,what are men? Perhaps we now need an assembly of women to examine men's cultures and roles in the ch

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