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  • Religion shouldn’t make people miserable

    January 26 2014
    Ronan Coghlan

    One of the things I have noticed about certain Evangelical Protestant groups is the joy they have in their religion, which is manifest in their ceremonies where there is merriment on all sides. Perha

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  • Atonement: why do Irish clergy avoid this issue?

    February 6 2014
    Eamonn O Carragain

    Thank you, Sean, for a most thoughtful contribution; and for the link to your website, which has a rich gathering of equally thoughtful and convincing pieces by you. Good to know that such a lucid and

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  • Clogher priests acknowledge the fragility of priesthood

    February 3 2014
    Mary O Vallely

    As usual, it is a tonic to read a report from the Clogher ACP group. I don't think any other diocesan ACP group publishes its report so full plaudits to the men of Clogher. I am always struck by thei

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  • ACP Leadership decries Ruairi Quinn’s ‘unreflective comments’

    January 26 2014
    John

    Perhaps then the minister meant that some or most of the time devoted to religious instruction in schools should be devoted to core subjects. It is fair to ask how effective is the religious instruct

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  • Synod Survey results published

    January 30 2014
    Anthony Murphy

    The comments made in introduction of this report indicate how unreliable and unrepresentative the findings of the survey are. But it is little wonder that many are not aware of what the Church teaches

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  • In tribute to Fr Anthony J Butler RIP

    October 20 2014
    Bonnie Kenna O'Keeffe

    Tony I am so enjoying your memories some so familiar to me. Thank you Bunny !!

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  • Synod Survey results published

    January 30 2014
    c matt

    The idea of a survey has a rather limited value. Those Catholics who understand their religion would likely consider a survey on Catholic teaching a bit preposterous, and would likely self-select out

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  • Presider’s Page for Candlemas (Sun. 2 Feb)

    February 2 2014
    Aodh

    Paddy, I'm trying to prevent the continued unintentional, but sadly inevitable, patronising of the punters in the pews with banal drivel masquerading as sacred music. The church provides texts to be

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  • Can this low moment in church life become an opportunity?

    January 29 2014
    Peter Shore

    @17... Fr. Masia's topics of family, marriage, abortion, and homosexual practise don't strike one as "minutiae of sex". They are the grand sweep of ethical issues in human relationships that face us t

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  • Presider’s Page for Candlemas (Sun. 2 Feb)

    February 2 2014
    Paddy Ferry

    John, I think Aodh is recommending to you that you become a bully. I hope you don't, John. Those who experience this in their parishes are seldom happy.

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