In this morning's Irish Times Patsy McGarry has a fine article about the predicament of some Irish missionary nuns who ploughed everything they ever earned into the communities they served in Africa -
All very true. Public attention inevitably is taken up by unfinished business, when it is highlighted. This includes the plight of those who who were confined in magdalen laundrys and the record of
I attended a 1962 Mass recently and was dismayed to realize how impoverished the Mass of my childhood was. The celebrant mumbled inaudibly and gesticulated invisibly while the congregation remained pl
This matter has wide spread implications. At the Colloquium "Remembering Vatican II- Some Anglican Perspectives" held in April 2013 the words of an Anglican theologian are worth noting. He stated "Reg
John M, recall how the old Latin Mass was done away with, with zero consultation with laity after VII. That was a dreadful imposition, one we are still reeling from, not to mention the persecution of
To all this one can add what looks like the pompous and dictatorial manner in which this new translation was introduced, indeed imposed. It seems it was imposed because it wasn't declared to be opti
Sir,
As a Protestant, I truly appreciate your faithful and honest handling of the Gospel reading...May the Church of our Lord Jesus be one and thus fulfill the prayer of our blessed Savior...Peace an
"The bulk who are not particularly worried" about abortion or a woman's right to choose are probably mostly men. It is not a position of higher wisdom but sounds more like a cynical detachment. If you
I would dearly love for Pope Francis to write a thorough examination of his claim, that "clericalism is a problem", so that we, as a Universal Church, have something to reflect upon and guide us, if w
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Do Irish nuns need to listen to their American sisters?
August 25 2014In this morning's Irish Times Patsy McGarry has a fine article about the predicament of some Irish missionary nuns who ploughed everything they ever earned into the communities they served in Africa -
Do Irish nuns need to listen to their American sisters?
August 25 2014All very true. Public attention inevitably is taken up by unfinished business, when it is highlighted. This includes the plight of those who who were confined in magdalen laundrys and the record of
Issues arising from the revised English of the Roman Missal
August 23 2014I attended a 1962 Mass recently and was dismayed to realize how impoverished the Mass of my childhood was. The celebrant mumbled inaudibly and gesticulated invisibly while the congregation remained pl
Issues arising from the revised English of the Roman Missal
August 23 2014This matter has wide spread implications. At the Colloquium "Remembering Vatican II- Some Anglican Perspectives" held in April 2013 the words of an Anglican theologian are worth noting. He stated "Reg
Issues arising from the revised English of the Roman Missal
August 23 2014Very well said, JohnM.
Issues arising from the revised English of the Roman Missal
August 23 2014John M, recall how the old Latin Mass was done away with, with zero consultation with laity after VII. That was a dreadful imposition, one we are still reeling from, not to mention the persecution of
Issues arising from the revised English of the Roman Missal
August 23 2014To all this one can add what looks like the pompous and dictatorial manner in which this new translation was introduced, indeed imposed. It seems it was imposed because it wasn't declared to be opti
24th August. Sunday 21 in Ordinary Time
August 24 2014Sir, As a Protestant, I truly appreciate your faithful and honest handling of the Gospel reading...May the Church of our Lord Jesus be one and thus fulfill the prayer of our blessed Savior...Peace an
Positive engagement of rank and file priests cannot be dismissed as negative
August 18 2014"The bulk who are not particularly worried" about abortion or a woman's right to choose are probably mostly men. It is not a position of higher wisdom but sounds more like a cynical detachment. If you
Positive engagement of rank and file priests cannot be dismissed as negative
August 18 2014I would dearly love for Pope Francis to write a thorough examination of his claim, that "clericalism is a problem", so that we, as a Universal Church, have something to reflect upon and guide us, if w
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