Two Sundays ago a Filipino choir here in Tokyo sang lustily words that would have graced a Eucharistic Procession in Cork 50 years ago:
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Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all,
How can I love Thee as I ought
The CDF talk as if they were YHWH thundering from Sinai. But their finely calibrated tautological discourse seems to be as tangential to their erring flock as Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosoph
Blunt Northerner Mary: Thank you. What you say is right. The point I made (even if it is put badly) was this: We have been fixated on such issues. We ridiculed the Gospel and Christ by the energy an
Why are those responsible for the music not being directed to the Propers? It is a terrible diservice to those who dedicate a lot of time to sacred music to be given such a bum steer with 'Songs for M
"Can music do something for us? ... It started as a fund-raiser but ended up being a Community builder." Protestants understand the value of liturgical music in building community. Nothing brings a co
I agree with Fr Aherne that we listen to, and try to follow the leadership of Pope Francis. Among other things he has moved beyond “the time-wasting discussion around contraception/abortion/second
"If you aspire to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for an ordeal ... as gold is tested in the fire, so are the chosen in the furnace of humiliation." (Ecclesiasticus 2: 1,5)
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Israel's greatest theol
I was just rereading the CDF's 2003 document, "Considerations Regarding Proposals to give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons", and it indeed induces sensations of misery. Has Franc
Senator McAleese reports that some girls were placed in convents simply because there was no room for them at home when their brothers married. We should not forget what a poor country Ireland was, an
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Can this low moment in church life become an opportunity?
January 29 2014Two Sundays ago a Filipino choir here in Tokyo sang lustily words that would have graced a Eucharistic Procession in Cork 50 years ago: . Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all, How can I love Thee as I ought
Religion shouldn’t make people miserable
January 26 2014The CDF talk as if they were YHWH thundering from Sinai. But their finely calibrated tautological discourse seems to be as tangential to their erring flock as Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosoph
Can this low moment in church life become an opportunity?
January 29 2014Blunt Northerner Mary: Thank you. What you say is right. The point I made (even if it is put badly) was this: We have been fixated on such issues. We ridiculed the Gospel and Christ by the energy an
Presider’s Page for Candlemas (Sun. 2 Feb)
February 2 2014Why are those responsible for the music not being directed to the Propers? It is a terrible diservice to those who dedicate a lot of time to sacred music to be given such a bum steer with 'Songs for M
Can this low moment in church life become an opportunity?
January 29 2014"Can music do something for us? ... It started as a fund-raiser but ended up being a Community builder." Protestants understand the value of liturgical music in building community. Nothing brings a co
Can this low moment in church life become an opportunity?
January 29 2014I agree with Fr Aherne that we listen to, and try to follow the leadership of Pope Francis. Among other things he has moved beyond “the time-wasting discussion around contraception/abortion/second
Can this low moment in church life become an opportunity?
January 29 2014"If you aspire to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for an ordeal ... as gold is tested in the fire, so are the chosen in the furnace of humiliation." (Ecclesiasticus 2: 1,5) . Israel's greatest theol
Religion shouldn’t make people miserable
January 26 2014Sadly for many the 'Good News' is too good to be true, so we put human conditions and limitations on it and call it being realistic.
Religion shouldn’t make people miserable
January 26 2014I was just rereading the CDF's 2003 document, "Considerations Regarding Proposals to give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons", and it indeed induces sensations of misery. Has Franc
Mix of fact and fiction in ‘Philomena’ takes from its impact
December 12 2013Senator McAleese reports that some girls were placed in convents simply because there was no room for them at home when their brothers married. We should not forget what a poor country Ireland was, an
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