Dear Onlooker?
The unavoidable reality as scripture tells us....."His thoughts are not our thoughts....and His ways are not our ways...therefore....there is enormous room for great discrepancies betw
MM, you may take issue with my comment re: Priests becoming more laicised than the laity themselves from the point of view of their casual attire rather than more formal priestly attire but I still ma
I fully agree Mary @24, the Church is on a two thousand year learning curve. But there are also times in the Church's history when old ways are abandoned for new ways such as the radical decision to s
@ Rachel 2
I take it the law shouldn't have been changed then and all male Christians should be circumcised as Jesus and his male disciples were circumcised under the law.... and all menstruating wome
You cannot change a mindset overnight, Nuala @23. I have the greatest respect for these new deacons and I believe that we need to try to persuade those who do not think it the most natural thing in th
Perhaps the men in Armagh who have been newly ordained to the Permanent Diaconate should put their new male-only ministry on hold in solidarity with the women and men in Clare?
I find that priests dressing 'as the laity do' helps them/us connect in our common humanity rather than perpetuate the false dichotomy of ontological difference.
Liturgy and ritual is there to serve t
Pope Francis refers to St Matthew and the pity Jesus had for the people and that is the Gospel truth but St Matthew Gospel Mt 5 17-18
Jesus also says "not one jot or tittle of the Law will be changed
There is more information on this particular elephant in the church in the work of Phyllis Zagano on Women and the Diaconate.
And by the way,every Irish bishop was given a copy of her latest book,so
The Elephant in the Church, A Woman's Tract For Our Times, was launched last week. In it Mary T Malone traces the historical place of women in the Church.
Mary T traces the history of women in the Chu
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Killaloe Forum on the Diaconate: Tony Flannery
September 16 2014Dear Onlooker? The unavoidable reality as scripture tells us....."His thoughts are not our thoughts....and His ways are not our ways...therefore....there is enormous room for great discrepancies betw
On the Edge
September 9 2014MM, you may take issue with my comment re: Priests becoming more laicised than the laity themselves from the point of view of their casual attire rather than more formal priestly attire but I still ma
Killaloe Forum on the Diaconate: Tony Flannery
September 16 2014I fully agree Mary @24, the Church is on a two thousand year learning curve. But there are also times in the Church's history when old ways are abandoned for new ways such as the radical decision to s
“The signs of the times which can offer us hope and courage.” Pope Francis
September 22 2014@ Rachel 2 I take it the law shouldn't have been changed then and all male Christians should be circumcised as Jesus and his male disciples were circumcised under the law.... and all menstruating wome
Killaloe Forum on the Diaconate: Tony Flannery
September 16 2014You cannot change a mindset overnight, Nuala @23. I have the greatest respect for these new deacons and I believe that we need to try to persuade those who do not think it the most natural thing in th
Killaloe Forum on the Diaconate: Tony Flannery
September 16 2014Perhaps the men in Armagh who have been newly ordained to the Permanent Diaconate should put their new male-only ministry on hold in solidarity with the women and men in Clare?
On the Edge
September 9 2014I find that priests dressing 'as the laity do' helps them/us connect in our common humanity rather than perpetuate the false dichotomy of ontological difference. Liturgy and ritual is there to serve t
“The signs of the times which can offer us hope and courage.” Pope Francis
September 22 2014Pope Francis refers to St Matthew and the pity Jesus had for the people and that is the Gospel truth but St Matthew Gospel Mt 5 17-18 Jesus also says "not one jot or tittle of the Law will be changed
Killaloe Forum on the Diaconate: Tony Flannery
September 16 2014There is more information on this particular elephant in the church in the work of Phyllis Zagano on Women and the Diaconate. And by the way,every Irish bishop was given a copy of her latest book,so
Killaloe Forum on the Diaconate: Tony Flannery
September 16 2014The Elephant in the Church, A Woman's Tract For Our Times, was launched last week. In it Mary T Malone traces the historical place of women in the Church. Mary T traces the history of women in the Chu
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