'Even the way we pray for vocations needs to be looked at. Generally speaking when prayers are asked for vocations this is understood as meaning prayers for male celibates. Let us be more inclusive in
Yesterday, by pure chance I met a woman who had recently returned from Peru where she had ministered as a lay missionary for the previous three years. As we both had done religious studies between 20
Indeed, there are a number of "cell" group communities in Ireland. Such small Christian communities have generally not worked in my area...Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...generally due to affluence and p
Joe@5, thank you for sharing that with us. It puzzles me how some -- well, I suppose, a few -- yearn for the Mass of their childhood as if it was some glorious thing while the reality was that that m
I am curious about the phrase "the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
I have always thought of this as meaning that the church would be attacked by the devil, and that hell itself with all o
I grew up in the pre-VII era and was comfortable with the latin mass although not happy struggling to learn (memorize) the responses as an altar boy --- no girls then. When it was made accessible to t
Nice one Joe @2. You'd have to question their originality. Where have all the creative thinkers gone? If we were to unite the masses with a common thread among religions the world over, would peopl
In this part of the world, Canada, divorced and remarried couples is commonplace. What would be unconventional here, is same-sex married couples. I am predicting that the "synod" in October, is goin
How, very, very interesting! I beg you...Can we please have our former liturgical text back? I mean, if there is anything, we should be able to ask for....is our Vatican II liturgical text. Surely,
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A new way of looking at the parish
August 30 2014'Even the way we pray for vocations needs to be looked at. Generally speaking when prayers are asked for vocations this is understood as meaning prayers for male celibates. Let us be more inclusive in
A new way of looking at the parish
August 30 2014Yesterday, by pure chance I met a woman who had recently returned from Peru where she had ministered as a lay missionary for the previous three years. As we both had done religious studies between 20
A new way of looking at the parish
August 30 2014Indeed, there are a number of "cell" group communities in Ireland. Such small Christian communities have generally not worked in my area...Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...generally due to affluence and p
Issues arising from the revised English of the Roman Missal
August 23 2014Joe@5, thank you for sharing that with us. It puzzles me how some -- well, I suppose, a few -- yearn for the Mass of their childhood as if it was some glorious thing while the reality was that that m
I will build my church
August 21 2014I am curious about the phrase "the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." I have always thought of this as meaning that the church would be attacked by the devil, and that hell itself with all o
Issues arising from the revised English of the Roman Missal
August 23 2014I grew up in the pre-VII era and was comfortable with the latin mass although not happy struggling to learn (memorize) the responses as an altar boy --- no girls then. When it was made accessible to t
Catholic church must welcome ‘unconventional couples,’ top Italian bishop says.
August 28 2014Nice one Joe @2. You'd have to question their originality. Where have all the creative thinkers gone? If we were to unite the masses with a common thread among religions the world over, would peopl
Catholic church must welcome ‘unconventional couples,’ top Italian bishop says.
August 28 2014"A huge Pandora's Box" -- that would be a great achievement for the Synod, but I fear we will just have a heap of meaningless banalities.
Catholic church must welcome ‘unconventional couples,’ top Italian bishop says.
August 28 2014In this part of the world, Canada, divorced and remarried couples is commonplace. What would be unconventional here, is same-sex married couples. I am predicting that the "synod" in October, is goin
Head of Vatican liturgy office moved back to Spain
August 28 2014How, very, very interesting! I beg you...Can we please have our former liturgical text back? I mean, if there is anything, we should be able to ask for....is our Vatican II liturgical text. Surely,
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