Marie @ 8, this is a truly distressing story. Care for priests in this situation should be a priority for the diocese,
and it may be that a telephone to the bishop's office might do some good - poss
Teresa (3) "Is this...something deeper that calls for a reappraisal of how we understand and celebrate the Eucharist?"
It would be very easy to pass over your question as some kind of throwaway commen
An elderly widow, whose children have scattered to the four corners of the earth, loves the Sign of Peace at Mass: it is the only moment in the whole week when she touches another human being. Why is
That this needs to be a subject of serious discussion at all is just the latest symptom of the sickness of clericalism at the heart of the institutional church. Have our bishops and the powers that be
I would firstly like to commend the great work undertaken by the ACP with a view to exploring how best pastoral ministry can be exercised by both the ordained , religious and the lay faithful who each
No, Marie,@8 it shouldn't have to end that way. The poor man has no sense of purpose, no sense of being useful. That's the problem with Nursing Homes. The residents need more than food, water and shel
"Instead, encourage those in the local community to respond to their call to service,"
I was visiting an older priest who has an advancing form of Dementia last week in Essex. He has suffered much in
I do not agree with the associations proposal for Rome regarding the ordination of women to the diaconate, but would prefer the dissolution of the order of permanent diaconate altogether. I see the pe
Probably the best policy option for the ACP would be to recommend that priests NOT take on additional responsibilities outside their present parish. That's only kicking the problem down the road.
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Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) on crisis in vocations
August 5 2014Marie @ 8, this is a truly distressing story. Care for priests in this situation should be a priority for the diocese, and it may be that a telephone to the bishop's office might do some good - poss
Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) on crisis in vocations
August 5 2014Teresa (3) "Is this...something deeper that calls for a reappraisal of how we understand and celebrate the Eucharist?" It would be very easy to pass over your question as some kind of throwaway commen
Circular Letter on the Sign of Peace at Mass.
August 4 2014An elderly widow, whose children have scattered to the four corners of the earth, loves the Sign of Peace at Mass: it is the only moment in the whole week when she touches another human being. Why is
Circular Letter on the Sign of Peace at Mass.
August 4 2014That this needs to be a subject of serious discussion at all is just the latest symptom of the sickness of clericalism at the heart of the institutional church. Have our bishops and the powers that be
Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) on crisis in vocations
August 5 2014I would firstly like to commend the great work undertaken by the ACP with a view to exploring how best pastoral ministry can be exercised by both the ordained , religious and the lay faithful who each
Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) on crisis in vocations
August 5 2014No, Marie,@8 it shouldn't have to end that way. The poor man has no sense of purpose, no sense of being useful. That's the problem with Nursing Homes. The residents need more than food, water and shel
Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) on crisis in vocations
August 5 2014"Instead, encourage those in the local community to respond to their call to service," I was visiting an older priest who has an advancing form of Dementia last week in Essex. He has suffered much in
Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) on crisis in vocations
August 5 2014I do not agree with the associations proposal for Rome regarding the ordination of women to the diaconate, but would prefer the dissolution of the order of permanent diaconate altogether. I see the pe
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Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) on crisis in vocations
August 5 2014Probably the best policy option for the ACP would be to recommend that priests NOT take on additional responsibilities outside their present parish. That's only kicking the problem down the road.
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