Great article by Fr Hoban different times surely, lack of drugs, rapid spreading of disease, and recent searches revealed infants bodies got coffins & were not dumped in septic tanks.
Covetousness, much discussed in Romans 7, would be concupiscentia or cupiditas in Latin, and the CCC says that the ninth commandment refers to carnis concupiscentia. The tenth commandment is a supplem
Amid a tsunami of rage and media-enhanced moral hysteria no one feels able to raise a voice of caution. Belated reflection on injustices committed is needful in order to prevent the same thing happeni
Well spoken Brendan. My gut feeling all along has been that the full truth has not been told regarding the Tuam story. Time and articles such as yours will bring the truth to light. The babies remains
Your article triggered memories of the hysteria in Canada for several years over the reporting of mass graves of Indigenous children. "Alleged mass grave of Indigenous children at Catholic schools acr
CCC 2552 : "The Tenth Commandment forbids avarice arising from a passion for riches and their attendant power."
This is a classic missing of the point. Girard is surely correct in calling covetousn
CCC 1866 lists pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth; envy is discussed alongside covetousness in the section on the Tenth Commandment. The Baltimore Catechism had: Pride, Covetousnes
"Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour..."
This was very obviously a temptation to covet - to want something currently p
The Lenten Medicine of Mercy
Pope Francis spoke of the Church as a field hospital, coming to the aid of the wounded. Every year, at a well-timed moment, the Church comes to our aid with the medicin
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Brendan Hoban: Tuam’s nuns have been unfairly demonised
February 22 2026Great article by Fr Hoban different times surely, lack of drugs, rapid spreading of disease, and recent searches revealed infants bodies got coffins & were not dumped in septic tanks.
22 Feb 2026 – 1st Sunday of Lent (A)
February 22 2026Covetousness, much discussed in Romans 7, would be concupiscentia or cupiditas in Latin, and the CCC says that the ninth commandment refers to carnis concupiscentia. The tenth commandment is a supplem
Brendan Hoban: Tuam’s nuns have been unfairly demonised
February 22 2026Amid a tsunami of rage and media-enhanced moral hysteria no one feels able to raise a voice of caution. Belated reflection on injustices committed is needful in order to prevent the same thing happeni
Brendan Hoban: Tuam’s nuns have been unfairly demonised
February 22 2026I always felt that the nuns were treated unfairy. They did their up most best.
Brendan Hoban: Tuam’s nuns have been unfairly demonised
February 22 2026Well spoken Brendan. My gut feeling all along has been that the full truth has not been told regarding the Tuam story. Time and articles such as yours will bring the truth to light. The babies remains
Brendan Hoban: Tuam’s nuns have been unfairly demonised
February 22 2026Your article triggered memories of the hysteria in Canada for several years over the reporting of mass graves of Indigenous children. "Alleged mass grave of Indigenous children at Catholic schools acr
22 Feb 2026 – 1st Sunday of Lent (A)
February 22 2026CCC 2552 : "The Tenth Commandment forbids avarice arising from a passion for riches and their attendant power." This is a classic missing of the point. Girard is surely correct in calling covetousn
22 Feb 2026 – 1st Sunday of Lent (A)
February 22 2026CCC 1866 lists pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth; envy is discussed alongside covetousness in the section on the Tenth Commandment. The Baltimore Catechism had: Pride, Covetousnes
22 Feb 2026 – 1st Sunday of Lent (A)
February 22 2026"Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour..." This was very obviously a temptation to covet - to want something currently p
22 Feb 2026 – 1st Sunday of Lent (A)
February 22 2026The Lenten Medicine of Mercy Pope Francis spoke of the Church as a field hospital, coming to the aid of the wounded. Every year, at a well-timed moment, the Church comes to our aid with the medicin
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