I agree with Paddy @1. Well said, Brendan Hoban. The best way to evangelise is to do exactly what we were asked to do, love God and one's neighbour as oneself without discrimination. No hierarchies, b
One's faith that is grounded in institutional Catholicism, is likely to be, for lack of better words...sterile. God is not depressed, is not sullen, is not boring, is not political, and most definite
Thank you for an excellent piece, Brendan and a very accurate analysis. It drives me crazy when I hear defenders of the Church blame everything but the Church itself for our current decline.
I agree with Colm Holmes above.I am glad to read that Tony is being so well received in the USA.Maybe this is his mission now,he had given many years at home on the mission circuit. It just struck me
Thank you Padraig. For me, Advent is always a time of waiting and is an antidote to the materialism that has taken over the mystery of the divine in the human. Coincidentally, Read more1 comments
Cornelius Martin @7:
" Being such a leaven does not necessarily mean increased lay involvement in diocesan structures, in liturgy and in pastoral care. For many these are neither an option nor a desir
Kevin #1 I agree completely about the need to affirm the dedication of most of our clergy. My major concern is the demoralisation that originates in a sense that the role of Christian minister has b
The Church’s social teaching addresses society in general and Catholics as individuals. Despite intermittent efforts in many parts of the world, no sustained political economy formula for solving
In an article entitled ‘Who's really to blame for the fall in church attendance?’ in last week’s Irish Catholic Fr Ron Rolheiser suggests that ‘The drop-off in church attendance is very much
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‘Secularisation’ – too easy a scapegoat for the sidelining of religion in Ireland
November 27 2014I agree with Paddy @1. Well said, Brendan Hoban. The best way to evangelise is to do exactly what we were asked to do, love God and one's neighbour as oneself without discrimination. No hierarchies, b
‘Secularisation’ – too easy a scapegoat for the sidelining of religion in Ireland
November 27 2014One's faith that is grounded in institutional Catholicism, is likely to be, for lack of better words...sterile. God is not depressed, is not sullen, is not boring, is not political, and most definite
‘Secularisation’ – too easy a scapegoat for the sidelining of religion in Ireland
November 27 2014Thank you for an excellent piece, Brendan and a very accurate analysis. It drives me crazy when I hear defenders of the Church blame everything but the Church itself for our current decline.
Homily of Archbishop of Tuam, Michael Neary, to the Association of Papal Knights
November 17 2014You got it spot on there, James@9
Tony Flannery at Call to Action 2014, Memphis, Tenn.
November 23 2014I agree with Colm Holmes above.I am glad to read that Tony is being so well received in the USA.Maybe this is his mission now,he had given many years at home on the mission circuit. It just struck me
November Sings the Blues
November 26 2014Thank you Padraig. For me, Advent is always a time of waiting and is an antidote to the materialism that has taken over the mystery of the divine in the human. Coincidentally, Read more 1 comments
Homily of Archbishop of Tuam, Michael Neary, to the Association of Papal Knights
November 17 2014Cornelius Martin @7: " Being such a leaven does not necessarily mean increased lay involvement in diocesan structures, in liturgy and in pastoral care. For many these are neither an option nor a desir
Time to prioritise Catholic Social Teaching?
November 20 2014Kevin #1 I agree completely about the need to affirm the dedication of most of our clergy. My major concern is the demoralisation that originates in a sense that the role of Christian minister has b
Time to prioritise Catholic Social Teaching?
November 20 2014The Church’s social teaching addresses society in general and Catholics as individuals. Despite intermittent efforts in many parts of the world, no sustained political economy formula for solving
Homily of Archbishop of Tuam, Michael Neary, to the Association of Papal Knights
November 17 2014In an article entitled ‘Who's really to blame for the fall in church attendance?’ in last week’s Irish Catholic Fr Ron Rolheiser suggests that ‘The drop-off in church attendance is very much
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