Tom Andre @9, you misrepresent me. Liturgical changes are a factor in the demise of the faith. Even Cardinal Ratzinger would agree with me!
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"I am convinced that the ecclesial crisis in which we find
I thought everyone was required to be devoted to God and the people. Or have I misread the commandments ?
Paul's 'Scriptural writings' ?
Shaun, do you actually read the Scriptures ?
According to 1 Tim
On the question of blessing oneself in public, how could I have forgotten to mention Ronnie Delaney's action after he had won the 1500m final in the 1956 Olympics? I've just revisited it on line, and
Joe O'Leary #8
Mysticism "Begins in mist, centers on I, ends in schism!"
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Pantomime stuff, Joe. As you well know Jesus of Nazareth was, above all other human attributes, a mystic - someone who comm
This may be the first time I've agreed with Shaun@4 but on this I agree with him heartily. Bernard Kennedy@5 is right too. Even on the saint-making industry, however, despite the best of good universa
In 1983 Pope John Paul 2 visited Salvador and prayed at Romero's Tomb- allowing photographs to be taken of gesture. In 1997 Pope John Paul 2- declared Archbishop Romero ' a Servant of God' officially
Great observations Sean O'Conaill.
I find it irksome that traditionalists blame the decline in Mass attendance, vocations, etc. on the changes introduced after Vatican II. - as if there were no other
I come from, as you all will know, from the conservative/traditionalist standpoint, and I am not content with the rush to canonise these two popes. What's the rush? Why skip miracles, and why accept p
Michael Cleary was quite possibly the best Irish priest -- his late night phone-in radio programmes were goldmines of spiritual and human insight. He had his flaws, but who does not? Rahner's vague di
It lifts my heart to see athletes make the sign of the cross as they run onto the field of play. Likewise, I have seen in my travels non-Christians unashamedly displaying their faith in public and hav
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April 23 2014Tom Andre @9, you misrepresent me. Liturgical changes are a factor in the demise of the faith. Even Cardinal Ratzinger would agree with me! - "I am convinced that the ecclesial crisis in which we find
Statement of the Association of Catholic Priests – Pope Francis and the ordination of married men.
April 12 2014I thought everyone was required to be devoted to God and the people. Or have I misread the commandments ? Paul's 'Scriptural writings' ? Shaun, do you actually read the Scriptures ? According to 1 Tim
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014On the question of blessing oneself in public, how could I have forgotten to mention Ronnie Delaney's action after he had won the 1500m final in the 1956 Olympics? I've just revisited it on line, and
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014Joe O'Leary #8 Mysticism "Begins in mist, centers on I, ends in schism!" . Pantomime stuff, Joe. As you well know Jesus of Nazareth was, above all other human attributes, a mystic - someone who comm
The Politics of Saint-Making
April 23 2014This may be the first time I've agreed with Shaun@4 but on this I agree with him heartily. Bernard Kennedy@5 is right too. Even on the saint-making industry, however, despite the best of good universa
The Politics of Saint-Making
April 23 2014In 1983 Pope John Paul 2 visited Salvador and prayed at Romero's Tomb- allowing photographs to be taken of gesture. In 1997 Pope John Paul 2- declared Archbishop Romero ' a Servant of God' officially
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014Great observations Sean O'Conaill. I find it irksome that traditionalists blame the decline in Mass attendance, vocations, etc. on the changes introduced after Vatican II. - as if there were no other
The Politics of Saint-Making
April 23 2014I come from, as you all will know, from the conservative/traditionalist standpoint, and I am not content with the rush to canonise these two popes. What's the rush? Why skip miracles, and why accept p
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014Michael Cleary was quite possibly the best Irish priest -- his late night phone-in radio programmes were goldmines of spiritual and human insight. He had his flaws, but who does not? Rahner's vague di
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014It lifts my heart to see athletes make the sign of the cross as they run onto the field of play. Likewise, I have seen in my travels non-Christians unashamedly displaying their faith in public and hav
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