Perhaps it is unfair to Augustine and Aquinas to “put them in the same basket” as Peter Damian who was indeed a misogynist and homophobe (26 Joe O'Leary ) – and yet Peter Damian was a Cardinal a
Comparing the leadership of the Catholic church to gardai is very apt. They're establishment men and they're capable of changing nothing. A few weeks ago we cleebrated St Patrick's Day. St Patrick
I have this sense around the Catholic Church that a strong thumb is holding back a mighty dam that is going to burst anyway. Many will argue that the dam is already bursting with the child-sex abuse a
Richard, the Bread from Heaven that came down for the life of the world is in Catholic understanding the most sacred reality there is. Yes, to welcome Christ in the Eucharist is also to wash one anoth
The TG 4 programme's opening minutes focus too much on priests running around to say masses and worrying about mass attendance. Fr O'Rourke's demanding identikit may not fit all personalities or all p
Looking at the extract from Mary Malone in the Field Day Anthology, I see she quotes St Peter Damian as typical of what churchmen said about women. St Peter Damian was a foul-mouthed misogynist and ho
'This new dispensation...'!! I can't really believe that somebody wrote that about a new incumbent to the See of Peter, the Papacy has only one role which is to preserve, defend and teach that which
I find it remarkable that the Virgin Mary, born incarnate, revered by the Church as Mother of the Church, the greatest of all the saints, would be refused ordination to the priesthood by todays father
#22 Does it necessarily follow that if Christian women often suffered 'exclusion, trivialisation and hostility' from Christian male clergy they could not have had greater dignity as Christians than i
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Fr. John Shea repeats call for explanation of Church’s opposition to women’s ordination
March 25 2014Perhaps it is unfair to Augustine and Aquinas to “put them in the same basket” as Peter Damian who was indeed a misogynist and homophobe (26 Joe O'Leary ) – and yet Peter Damian was a Cardinal a
Lessons for the Church from recent State scandals?
April 1 2014Comparing the leadership of the Catholic church to gardai is very apt. They're establishment men and they're capable of changing nothing. A few weeks ago we cleebrated St Patrick's Day. St Patrick
Is the priest at home? The personal maturity and mental health of the priest. Brendan O’Rourke
March 31 2014I have this sense around the Catholic Church that a strong thumb is holding back a mighty dam that is going to burst anyway. Many will argue that the dam is already bursting with the child-sex abuse a
Longtime peace activist removed from ministry after concelebrating Mass with woman priest
March 28 2014Richard, the Bread from Heaven that came down for the life of the world is in Catholic understanding the most sacred reality there is. Yes, to welcome Christ in the Eucharist is also to wash one anoth
Is the priest at home? The personal maturity and mental health of the priest. Brendan O’Rourke
March 31 2014The TG 4 programme's opening minutes focus too much on priests running around to say masses and worrying about mass attendance. Fr O'Rourke's demanding identikit may not fit all personalities or all p
Fr. John Shea repeats call for explanation of Church’s opposition to women’s ordination
March 25 2014Looking at the extract from Mary Malone in the Field Day Anthology, I see she quotes St Peter Damian as typical of what churchmen said about women. St Peter Damian was a foul-mouthed misogynist and ho
Time for the Church leaders to stop pretending it’s the same old game
March 24 2014'This new dispensation...'!! I can't really believe that somebody wrote that about a new incumbent to the See of Peter, the Papacy has only one role which is to preserve, defend and teach that which
Lessons for the Church from recent State scandals?
April 1 2014Just be thankful your Garda officers don't have Glock 17 pistols on their belts like the PSNI. That is a really significant power imbalance!
Fr. John Shea repeats call for explanation of Church’s opposition to women’s ordination
March 25 2014I find it remarkable that the Virgin Mary, born incarnate, revered by the Church as Mother of the Church, the greatest of all the saints, would be refused ordination to the priesthood by todays father
Fr. John Shea repeats call for explanation of Church’s opposition to women’s ordination
March 25 2014#22 Does it necessarily follow that if Christian women often suffered 'exclusion, trivialisation and hostility' from Christian male clergy they could not have had greater dignity as Christians than i
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