If close and tender relationships with others are necessary for emotional health and maturation, can mandatory celibacy be compatible with the latter for all who feel called to ministry? I know of no
This is the strongest argument I have read up to now of the need to have fully developed personalities in ministry and leadership in the church, women, married men or single men or women if that is re
The real question is how you can include half the world’s population, womankind in the evangelization of mankind.
Pope Francis describes how far-reaching the task is:
“I dream of a “missionary o
There was a good programme on TG4 at 7.30pm on Monday. The next episode of 'Sagairt' (Priests) is on Monday 7th April at 7.30pm on TG4. It's in Irish with English sub-titles. It follows the real lives
There would be little to be gained by swapping texts with Joe O'Leary
- although the two Church Fathers he mentions would seem, to put it mildly, to have problems with women and sexuality. I would, h
Joe O'Leary@19 - thanks for the brea(d)th of sanity and the depth of your commentary. Indeed it is those "florilegia of Google quotes" - that's a phrase I'll make use of anon but not anonymously - tha
I never gave the matter a thought until those who oppose women priests started setting out their reasons for being opposed. I found their arguments deficient.
The trouble is that these questions of church order touch directly on the sacraments. The church just cannot countenance Eucharists that are not validly celebrated.
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Is the priest at home? The personal maturity and mental health of the priest. Brendan O’Rourke
March 31 2014If close and tender relationships with others are necessary for emotional health and maturation, can mandatory celibacy be compatible with the latter for all who feel called to ministry? I know of no
Is the priest at home? The personal maturity and mental health of the priest. Brendan O’Rourke
March 31 2014This is the strongest argument I have read up to now of the need to have fully developed personalities in ministry and leadership in the church, women, married men or single men or women if that is re
Fr. John Shea repeats call for explanation of Church’s opposition to women’s ordination
March 25 2014The real question is how you can include half the world’s population, womankind in the evangelization of mankind. Pope Francis describes how far-reaching the task is: “I dream of a “missionary o
Longtime peace activist removed from ministry after concelebrating Mass with woman priest
March 28 2014Aah Joe (3), What is Eucharist and what did St. John say about it in his Gospel?
Is the priest at home? The personal maturity and mental health of the priest. Brendan O’Rourke
March 31 2014There was a good programme on TG4 at 7.30pm on Monday. The next episode of 'Sagairt' (Priests) is on Monday 7th April at 7.30pm on TG4. It's in Irish with English sub-titles. It follows the real lives
Fr. John Shea repeats call for explanation of Church’s opposition to women’s ordination
March 25 2014There would be little to be gained by swapping texts with Joe O'Leary - although the two Church Fathers he mentions would seem, to put it mildly, to have problems with women and sexuality. I would, h
Fr. John Shea repeats call for explanation of Church’s opposition to women’s ordination
March 25 2014Joe O'Leary@19 - thanks for the brea(d)th of sanity and the depth of your commentary. Indeed it is those "florilegia of Google quotes" - that's a phrase I'll make use of anon but not anonymously - tha
In tribute to Fr Anthony J Butler RIP
October 20 2014hi, fr. Anthony how nice to read memories of good old Dublin.
Fr. John Shea repeats call for explanation of Church’s opposition to women’s ordination
March 25 2014I never gave the matter a thought until those who oppose women priests started setting out their reasons for being opposed. I found their arguments deficient.
Longtime peace activist removed from ministry after concelebrating Mass with woman priest
March 28 2014The trouble is that these questions of church order touch directly on the sacraments. The church just cannot countenance Eucharists that are not validly celebrated.
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