Of course, well-cared for sheep aren't as smelly as neglected sheep. The sheep look to their shepherds to be fed sound doctrine and sacraments. Many sheep are hungry, standing in the rain-soaked, wind
Just now reading an essay in the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, which suggests that the Our Father might have been composed by John the Baptist (Luke 11.1).
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
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Has Pope Francis been to SpecSavers?
October 27 2013Of course, well-cared for sheep aren't as smelly as neglected sheep. The sheep look to their shepherds to be fed sound doctrine and sacraments. Many sheep are hungry, standing in the rain-soaked, wind
Has Pope Francis a major blind spot regarding the role of women in the Church?
October 4 2013Just now reading an essay in the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, which suggests that the Our Father might have been composed by John the Baptist (Luke 11.1).
St Mark has a message for people on the margins
October 24 2013As 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
Has Pope Francis been to SpecSavers?
October 27 2013too much pope-talk
Has Pope Francis a major blind spot regarding the role of women in the Church?
October 4 2013Nuala, I doubt that the priesthood is "a very comfortable place to be" for anyone nowadays.
Has Pope Francis a major blind spot regarding the role of women in the Church?
October 4 2013Biblical 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
Has Pope Francis a major blind spot regarding the role of women in the Church?
October 4 2013Well, 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
Is the Bishops of Ferns right? Is the ACP now ‘mainstream’?
October 9 2013Away 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
Has Pope Francis been to SpecSavers?
October 27 2013What 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
The Mass is Boring!
October 11 2012Hi 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
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