Dear Priests: Please stop acting like a wet hen. There is s serious problem with the man made rule( that Jesus never heard of) the secrecy of confession. People who abuse children are absolved of the
Thank you, Brendan, for this beautiful meditation on the reality of Good Friday in our lives. I suppose what helps me most about it is the fact that your words do not come through as mere empty utter
I was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland by stable and loving parents. Before watching the Philomena film I would have been well aware of the stigma attached to unmarried mothers and the harsh treatme
Breda O'Brien writes: "The only major Irish research we have, the Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland Report , says just over 3 per cent of sexual abuse was carried out by priests and religious. That
I think the Roman Catholic Church is going to be a very lonely place for Shaun (4) shortly.Also Shaun does not seem to have noticed that many Irish wives nowadays financially support themselves and th
"I gave My back to those who struck Me,
And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard;
I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.
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"For the Lord God will help Me;
Therefore I will not be disg
I have just been re-reading Fr. Michael Commane's critique of the new missal( Jan 10) 2012, which, if anybody has not read it, is well worth a read. I saved in my own "archive" but I am sure it can st
I hadn't realised how bad the Roman Canon was until Holy Thursday of this year. What a debacle! What an obstacle to prayer! What a disaster! What a shame that an Irish bishop persuaded the rest of the
The apology in today's Irish Times is welcome. Many friends and parishioners told me how offended and shocked they were by Martyn Turner's so called cartoon. But Fr. Iggy O'Donovan, in the same issue
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April 17 2014Dear Priests: Please stop acting like a wet hen. There is s serious problem with the man made rule( that Jesus never heard of) the secrecy of confession. People who abuse children are absolved of the
The pull of Good Friday
April 14 2014Thank you, Brendan, for this beautiful meditation on the reality of Good Friday in our lives. I suppose what helps me most about it is the fact that your words do not come through as mere empty utter
Mix of fact and fiction in ‘Philomena’ takes from its impact
December 12 2013I was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland by stable and loving parents. Before watching the Philomena film I would have been well aware of the stigma attached to unmarried mothers and the harsh treatme
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014Breda O'Brien writes: "The only major Irish research we have, the Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland Report , says just over 3 per cent of sexual abuse was carried out by priests and religious. That
Statement of the Association of Catholic Priests – Pope Francis and the ordination of married men.
April 12 2014I think the Roman Catholic Church is going to be a very lonely place for Shaun (4) shortly.Also Shaun does not seem to have noticed that many Irish wives nowadays financially support themselves and th
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014"I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. . "For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disg
A pastor reflects on the new Roman Missal.
May 24 2012James Conway@7: "What a shame that an Irish bishop persuaded the rest of the Episcopal Conference to pass this!" Could you tell what lies behind this?
A pastor reflects on the new Roman Missal.
May 24 2012I have just been re-reading Fr. Michael Commane's critique of the new missal( Jan 10) 2012, which, if anybody has not read it, is well worth a read. I saved in my own "archive" but I am sure it can st
A pastor reflects on the new Roman Missal.
May 24 2012I hadn't realised how bad the Roman Canon was until Holy Thursday of this year. What a debacle! What an obstacle to prayer! What a disaster! What a shame that an Irish bishop persuaded the rest of the
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014The apology in today's Irish Times is welcome. Many friends and parishioners told me how offended and shocked they were by Martyn Turner's so called cartoon. But Fr. Iggy O'Donovan, in the same issue
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