Pope Francis's comments the other day to the effect that no institution had done more than the catholic church to combat the abuse of children gives the game away. Behind all this I suspect is cod th
What a tremendous article!
Mary McAleese has the great gift of being able to present a complex argument in such a clear and scholarly way. While many of us might theorize on new structures of Church g
"If we are grateful, we will be happy because gratitude unlocks the fullness of life… We can’t cure the world’s sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy…"
That is a lovely reflection, a spiri
mjt, I do like people and have a fairly realistic view of myself. I just find the blogs are having an adverse effect on me. I think all the rhetoric and polemics (from both sides) is bad for the soul.
Shaun@3, It just sounds as if you don`t like people. Mind you, serving God will be more difficult than you might think, if that`s how you see us, the same vision as Bosch in "Christ Carrying The Cross
I firmly believe Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, will meet with victims in due course and that he will continue the healing apostolate of Our Emeritus Holy Father, Pope Benedict in this area of immense
Funny I think I am really reaching the end of my tether with Catholic blogs... ALL Catholic blogs. I am fed up of the negativity, in-fighting, back-biting, division, silencing, dissent, agendas, self-
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Did the Council of Trent enable the sex abuse scandal?
March 1 2014Pope Francis's comments the other day to the effect that no institution had done more than the catholic church to combat the abuse of children gives the game away. Behind all this I suspect is cod th
‘The emperor has no clothes’: thoughts from a walk by the Tolka
March 1 2014Clutter : Surely there are numerous unemployed blokes or women in the locality who could attend to the correspondence and the meetings!
Shared governance of the Church by pope and bishops needs to be restored
March 8 2014What a tremendous article! Mary McAleese has the great gift of being able to present a complex argument in such a clear and scholarly way. While many of us might theorize on new structures of Church g
“We’re blessed” – why all of us need to bless and be blessed
March 8 2014Thanks, Mary O, for finding the positives in the messiest of tennis rallies or the roughest of rugby scrums!
“We’re blessed” – why all of us need to bless and be blessed
March 8 2014"If we are grateful, we will be happy because gratitude unlocks the fullness of life… We can’t cure the world’s sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy…" That is a lovely reflection, a spiri
Shared governance of the Church by pope and bishops needs to be restored
March 8 2014mjt, I do like people and have a fairly realistic view of myself. I just find the blogs are having an adverse effect on me. I think all the rhetoric and polemics (from both sides) is bad for the soul.
Shared governance of the Church by pope and bishops needs to be restored
March 8 2014Thanks Gene, I looked up James Carroll and he has written some interesting books which I'll look into.
Shared governance of the Church by pope and bishops needs to be restored
March 8 2014Shaun@3, It just sounds as if you don`t like people. Mind you, serving God will be more difficult than you might think, if that`s how you see us, the same vision as Bosch in "Christ Carrying The Cross
Pope Francis must meet with victims of abuse
March 7 2014I firmly believe Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, will meet with victims in due course and that he will continue the healing apostolate of Our Emeritus Holy Father, Pope Benedict in this area of immense
Shared governance of the Church by pope and bishops needs to be restored
March 8 2014Funny I think I am really reaching the end of my tether with Catholic blogs... ALL Catholic blogs. I am fed up of the negativity, in-fighting, back-biting, division, silencing, dissent, agendas, self-
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