Will Diarmuid Martin come back with the reassuring news that ""No change will worry the tranquility of your Christian lives", as John Charles McQuaid did when returning from the Vatican 2 Council? htt
@4 Andrew,"For a very long time I have been very uncomfortable with the current practice of introducing children to the sacrament of Penance at very tender ages".Andrew, I share your sentiment. In fac
I grew up in the 80s and have fond memories of confession at Christmas and Easter. It was something I looked forward to with my brother. Confession doesn't have to be and should not be torture. A few
@Soline above,I often wonder if it is a good thing that children are made go to confession at very tender ages. What do they have to tell-sort of mantra that they did not always obey parents or said a
For a long time, I have been very uncomfortable with the current practice of introducing children to the Sacrament of Penance at such a young age. I get the distinct impression that it is something th
Oops!...says, the Vatican!.....There you have, I believe, Lloyd McPherson and Father Joe O'Leary..."A Pandora's Box" I should imagine as the Vatican wades into contemporary issues, it will have occasi
Brendan, thank you for that excellent short history of Confession, much of which -- infact nearly all of which -- I never knew before. This is definitely another one for the archives.
Brendan, the very same subject has been exercising my mind recently but from a different perspective. Due to Parish Clustering and the increased busyness of the Priest who has to celebrate multiple V
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Synod on the Family: mid way document
October 14 2014Will Diarmuid Martin come back with the reassuring news that ""No change will worry the tranquility of your Christian lives", as John Charles McQuaid did when returning from the Vatican 2 Council? htt
Reconciliation: Penance: Confession: A disappearing Sacrament?
October 16 2014@4 Andrew,"For a very long time I have been very uncomfortable with the current practice of introducing children to the sacrament of Penance at very tender ages".Andrew, I share your sentiment. In fac
Reconciliation: Penance: Confession: A disappearing Sacrament?
October 16 2014I grew up in the 80s and have fond memories of confession at Christmas and Easter. It was something I looked forward to with my brother. Confession doesn't have to be and should not be torture. A few
Reconciliation: Penance: Confession: A disappearing Sacrament?
October 16 2014@Soline above,I often wonder if it is a good thing that children are made go to confession at very tender ages. What do they have to tell-sort of mantra that they did not always obey parents or said a
Reconciliation: Penance: Confession: A disappearing Sacrament?
October 16 2014For a long time, I have been very uncomfortable with the current practice of introducing children to the Sacrament of Penance at such a young age. I get the distinct impression that it is something th
Synod on the Family: mid way document
October 14 2014Oops!...says, the Vatican!.....There you have, I believe, Lloyd McPherson and Father Joe O'Leary..."A Pandora's Box" I should imagine as the Vatican wades into contemporary issues, it will have occasi
Reconciliation: Penance: Confession: A disappearing Sacrament?
October 16 2014Brendan, thank you for that excellent short history of Confession, much of which -- infact nearly all of which -- I never knew before. This is definitely another one for the archives.
Reconciliation: Penance: Confession: A disappearing Sacrament?
October 16 2014Brendan, the very same subject has been exercising my mind recently but from a different perspective. Due to Parish Clustering and the increased busyness of the Priest who has to celebrate multiple V
A life in the day of a Parish……
October 13 2014Thanks, Seamus. So nourishing.
Synod on the Family: mid way document
October 14 2014A very short-lived welcome to LGBT people....http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-retranslates-synod-document-muddles-openness-gays
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