"... because in England, as so many former Protestant clergy have converted to Catholicism and are now working as Catholic priests in English parishes, Catholics there are ‘well used to married prie
I asked an American bishop back in 1978 why the US bishops did not petition Rome to revoke mandatory celibacy and his response surprised me: “We are forbidden by the Vatican to raise this topic at o
Wonderful homily thank you. I love the idea of Lent calling us to let go of what no longer serves us and to get close to God rather than just give up something.
Key Message:
God calls us to change the world by our prayer and sacrifice!!
Homily:
Testimony: "Today during prayer time I got a big revelation that our Almighty F
My two-hander in several scenes - Pilate and his C O - aside on the first Good Friday - sc. 4:
- Lucius...
- Sir?
- Release Barabbas.
- He walks - if he can walk - free.
- Sir... And the Gal
I just thought the following (2) excerpts from the homily of Pope Benedict XVI at the beatification of John H Newman (Birmingham, Sunday, 19 September 2010) in which he quotes from Newman’s works mi
(rewritten piece on Fiducia supplicans): The clergy have taken responsibility for matrimony not only in sacramental celebration of weddings, including preparation for marriage, but also in for the can
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I had quietly decided to withdraw from this discussion at this point, but I feel I have to reply to, and thank you for your very gracious comment @8.
It seems we do share a lot in commo
Reply to Joe @6
You know Fr Hoban personally, and I do not, and I must therefore conclude that I was wrong, and I apologise for what I said about him. It was an unfortunate choice of words on my part
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February 18 2024"... because in England, as so many former Protestant clergy have converted to Catholicism and are now working as Catholic priests in English parishes, Catholics there are ‘well used to married prie
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February 18 2024I asked an American bishop back in 1978 why the US bishops did not petition Rome to revoke mandatory celibacy and his response surprised me: “We are forbidden by the Vatican to raise this topic at o
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February 18 2024Wonderful homily thank you. I love the idea of Lent calling us to let go of what no longer serves us and to get close to God rather than just give up something.
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February 18 2024Key Message: God calls us to change the world by our prayer and sacrifice!! Homily: Testimony: "Today during prayer time I got a big revelation that our Almighty F
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Brendan Hoban: Church should not fear its sleeping giant
February 9 2024Reply to Jo@8 I had quietly decided to withdraw from this discussion at this point, but I feel I have to reply to, and thank you for your very gracious comment @8. It seems we do share a lot in commo
Brendan Hoban: Church should not fear its sleeping giant
February 9 2024Reply to Joe @6 You know Fr Hoban personally, and I do not, and I must therefore conclude that I was wrong, and I apologise for what I said about him. It was an unfortunate choice of words on my part
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