As a child in the fifties I would usually spend my summer holidays in Limerick, as my bed in Leeds was needed by one of my uncles, so that he could spend the summer months working in England. On one o
Biblical scholars reconstruct the historical Jesus on the basis of the earlier layer of Q and better knowledge of his Jewish background. The tendency of this can be very reductive, and not a few theol
Well, I could agree that the Jesus of the church is patriarchal and the Jesus of the New Testament is not -- though we should not forget that feminine images of Jesus have been quite common -- Jesus a
Away back, about three weeks and 62 Comments ago, Brendan brought us a taste of the ACP Leadership's dogged persistence in taking the Papal Nuncio and the Irish Catholic bishops at their word. Given t
What has always encouraged me about the ACP has been its focus on the pastoral care of people- not lecturing people or selecting the few who seem to get things right. But going out of their way to spe
Hi there! I've just come across your post and I can certainly relate to your frustration. I've been a Christian for 3 years and got converted to Christ at a late age. I sometimes don't feel at ease in
Well, there certainly has been quite the discussion here! What does Mary say in the New Testament, in particular, what does she say while Jesus is engaged in His ministry? The story that comes to my
"The living Church is in the members-the wonderful men and women who strive to live the Gospel. The wonderful men and women are outside the governance of the Church". Fergus P Egan @2 above, you are s
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