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

    February 2 2014
    John Collins

    Aodh... as a Presider I feel that on the feast of the Presentation (theme of light) ...the songs 'Christ be our light' and the 'Light of Christ' ... sound like a good call !!!! These are sugestions I

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

    January 29 2014
    Con Devree

    We have been fixated on such issues.” One assumes that the “we” in this instance refers to those members of the Church who most often make reference to “such issues.

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

    January 29 2014
    Patrick Conway

    Con Devree@4 Óscar Maradiaga's reference to Gerhard Mueller bears no resemblance to any of the disparaging epithets you select. It's a reflection of the openness and transparency promoted by our Holy

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

    January 29 2014
    Paddy Ferry

    Mgr. Caffarra, who was referred to as Pope John Paul II's personal theologian, initially thought and stated that where one partner in a marriage was HIV-positive, they should live as brother and siste

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

    January 29 2014
    Joe O'Leary

    I would advise any husband who would say to his wife, "my one desire is Christ", to remember Augustine, who said we should enjoy or take delight in God alone (frui) but who was careful to add that we

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  • Religion shouldn’t make people miserable

    January 26 2014
    Joe O'Leary

    I caught a glimpse of Cardinal Schönborn in stately procession in the Stephansdom once and he seemed to me to be an other-worldly apparition in the style of Pius XII. What an incredible list of names

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  • Synod Survey results published

    January 30 2014
    Peter Shore

    It is an odd turn of phrase to say that the "findings are consistent across all age groups", when the demographic breakdown of respondents is so unrepresentative in the first place. Lets face it, this

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  • Religion shouldn’t make people miserable

    January 26 2014
    Eddie Finnegan

    Thanks Ned for those two reasons to be merry. On the last point, about promoting the periphery over the hub, while the Cardinal's beating his breast I feel like beating his head. If this man had let t

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

    January 29 2014
    Brendan

    Seamus, thank you for a great article. I know that neither you or any other subscriber was trying in any way to demean or put down any catholic teaching. It is just a case of finding the right balanc

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  • Here’s my summary of Pope Francis: “I am Vatican II”

    January 18 2014
    Stephen D

    The Pope has said that he regards Archbishop Agostino Marchetto as the most accurate interpreter of the Council. There is not much comfort for the ACP in that statement.

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