I agree with Maureen @11.There are many professions where married men are required to be available to the public at short notice. Examples are Doctors especially.GPs, Gardai,etc. Priests would have th
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Bless you! I am currently registered in a parish where I no longer attend Mass because what used to be a congregation seems to have been turned into a paying audience at a second-rate perfo
Cardinal John Henry Newman, in his Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, wrote "In a higher world it is otherwise, but here below to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed o
I see that three bishops in England have spoken out in favour of the possibility of ordaining married men to the priesthood. Bishop Seamus Cunningham said he would be making his views known to the bi
John @17,
Some of the most God fearing people I know are environmentalists. They constantly have their minds on the "future generation". Yet, they are not drawn to church despite most of them being
John, the Catechism is full of activity ideas. As an example there are the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy - enough to keep us all occupied for a lifetime. All that stuff is meant to go hand in
That is a beautiful reflection from Brendan Hoban! Death and Resurrection are the themes this week and I just have to relate that two hours before my mother-in-law, Mary, passed peacefully last Wednes
The Catholics who do not attend Mass on Sundays are not necessarily people who do not pray and worship God. There are many ways to serve God. It is often assumed that the Catholic Church pactices al
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Statement of the Association of Catholic Priests – Pope Francis and the ordination of married men.
April 12 2014I agree with Maureen @11.There are many professions where married men are required to be available to the public at short notice. Examples are Doctors especially.GPs, Gardai,etc. Priests would have th
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May 24 2012Father - Bless you! I am currently registered in a parish where I no longer attend Mass because what used to be a congregation seems to have been turned into a paying audience at a second-rate perfo
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April 17 2014I missed the cartoon and now the Irish Times have removed it from their website.
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April 17 2014I suggest that you stop reading that paper. Money talks. It's what I do.
Statement of the Association of Catholic Priests – Pope Francis and the ordination of married men.
April 12 2014Cardinal John Henry Newman, in his Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, wrote "In a higher world it is otherwise, but here below to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed o
Statement of the Association of Catholic Priests – Pope Francis and the ordination of married men.
April 12 2014I see that three bishops in England have spoken out in favour of the possibility of ordaining married men to the priesthood. Bishop Seamus Cunningham said he would be making his views known to the bi
Married men could be ordained priests if world’s bishops agree – Pope Francis
April 11 2014John @17, Some of the most God fearing people I know are environmentalists. They constantly have their minds on the "future generation". Yet, they are not drawn to church despite most of them being
Married men could be ordained priests if world’s bishops agree – Pope Francis
April 11 2014John, the Catechism is full of activity ideas. As an example there are the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy - enough to keep us all occupied for a lifetime. All that stuff is meant to go hand in
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April 14 2014That is a beautiful reflection from Brendan Hoban! Death and Resurrection are the themes this week and I just have to relate that two hours before my mother-in-law, Mary, passed peacefully last Wednes
Married men could be ordained priests if world’s bishops agree – Pope Francis
April 11 2014The Catholics who do not attend Mass on Sundays are not necessarily people who do not pray and worship God. There are many ways to serve God. It is often assumed that the Catholic Church pactices al
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