The theology of ministry has been an area of nervous stress in recent decades. A Jesuit in the Biblicum told me once that is was one of the "hot topics" the scholars there avoided discussing. Fr Josep
Joe O`Leary '17 Agreed, all of what you say.
The way Mass was celebrated in the parish I belong to, up to the introduction of the new translation, was all of that and the more you are referring to-an
"What is it about if not that?" Yes, all those things should happen at Mass in a supreme way. But they should also be happening outside the Mass setting so that they can happen better in that setting.
I wanted to say that we should think of Catholic ministers as presbyters, not priests; the only priesthood is that of the whole people of God (who share in the priesthood of Christ according to Vatica
Richard Rohr: Transformative Suffering
Holding the Pain
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Don’t get rid of the pain until you’ve learned its lessons. When you hold the pain consciously and trust fully, you
Priests : I think plain speaking is best. Well, it seems plain that when people come together in prayer there does not have to be a priest present. The faithful can address God directly, "through Jes
Joe O'Leary @15, As for cutting down on our celebrations of the Eucharist in order to "devote ourselves to getting to know the presence of Christ in his Word, his community, and his Spirit in prayer",
John, the priestly, messianic people of God also have a kind of mediatory role, in that they share in Christ's function of priest, prophet, and king (Vatican II, Lumen Gentium 10-11). They communicat
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Fr. John Shea repeats call for explanation of Church’s opposition to women’s ordination
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Longtime peace activist removed from ministry after concelebrating Mass with woman priest
March 28 2014Joe O'Leary @15, As for cutting down on our celebrations of the Eucharist in order to "devote ourselves to getting to know the presence of Christ in his Word, his community, and his Spirit in prayer",
Fr. John Shea repeats call for explanation of Church’s opposition to women’s ordination
March 25 2014John, the priestly, messianic people of God also have a kind of mediatory role, in that they share in Christ's function of priest, prophet, and king (Vatican II, Lumen Gentium 10-11). They communicat
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