Richard's question remains unanswered. I think he has raised a question that nobody who contributes to this site is capable of answering except reopeating some technical stuff they don't really unders
#4 Joe O'Leary: " ...there is a bit too much about the true self."
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That surprised me, Joe. What is careerism in the church but promotion of the false self - the persona we suppose will impress th
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Yes Lloyd it is a beautiful article.
I have often wondered why this type of sponsorship has not grown more rapidly.
Princess Anne England was the patron of a Charity over forty years ago tha
Well said, Con Devree. Another point to bear in mind is that being a "priest" often involves a nagging sense of guilt, given the multiple demands, both reasonable and unreasonable, coming from ancient
The underlying message in this article is that priests, like everyone else benefit from acts of self discernment. Irrespective of state in life, self development is very desirable.
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However priests
Perhaps it is unfair to Augustine and Aquinas to “put them in the same basket” as Peter Damian who was indeed a misogynist and homophobe (26 Joe O'Leary ) – and yet Peter Damian was a Cardinal a
Comparing the leadership of the Catholic church to gardai is very apt. They're establishment men and they're capable of changing nothing. A few weeks ago we cleebrated St Patrick's Day. St Patrick
I have this sense around the Catholic Church that a strong thumb is holding back a mighty dam that is going to burst anyway. Many will argue that the dam is already bursting with the child-sex abuse a
Richard, the Bread from Heaven that came down for the life of the world is in Catholic understanding the most sacred reality there is. Yes, to welcome Christ in the Eucharist is also to wash one anoth
The TG 4 programme's opening minutes focus too much on priests running around to say masses and worrying about mass attendance. Fr O'Rourke's demanding identikit may not fit all personalities or all p
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