Given that the majority of teenagers and young adults in Ireland have no real connection with the Church we should not be surprised that there are so few vocations. Detailed research ought to be carr
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yes,Joe and not just among priests.... Therese is the bishop of Rome's favourite saint. Pope Francis was reading a new book on her on his way to Rio.... He seems to have absorbed her view of the
Thérèse de Lisieux has a huge following among priests (less so among sisters) -- consider Greene's Monsignor Quixote as an example. The tonsure story was new to me.
How wonderful ,just and right it would be if those congregations now acted. Pope Francis has made it clear that these great men who have been censored by the Curia. A Curia rebuked by Pope Francis fo
Hear hear! When a religious commits for life to a religious institute, that institute has a responsibility of total care -total - for that one who has entrusted the institute to guide and assist him
An historical perspective on developments in the Irish church - by the time Bishop Gille of Limerick was writing at the beginning of the twelfth century, there appears to have been far more churches t
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Religious congregations should lift sanctions on six Irish priests
September 29 2013Invitation to a book burning (What happened to sin?) http://bit.ly/17gnu8r and it really is a wonderful book http://bit.ly/1evOsgH
The Irish Church refuses to face statistics on priesthood
September 27 2013Given that the majority of teenagers and young adults in Ireland have no real connection with the Church we should not be surprised that there are so few vocations. Detailed research ought to be carr
The Irish Church refuses to face statistics on priesthood
September 27 2013@16 yes,Joe and not just among priests.... Therese is the bishop of Rome's favourite saint. Pope Francis was reading a new book on her on his way to Rio.... He seems to have absorbed her view of the
Religious congregations should lift sanctions on six Irish priests
September 29 2013Totally agree with you, Fr. Tony.What a beacon of hope that would be for the future of the Church here in Ireland.
The Irish Church refuses to face statistics on priesthood
September 27 2013Thérèse de Lisieux has a huge following among priests (less so among sisters) -- consider Greene's Monsignor Quixote as an example. The tonsure story was new to me.
Religious congregations should lift sanctions on six Irish priests
September 29 2013Cowardice is so deeply ingrained.
Religious congregations should lift sanctions on six Irish priests
September 29 2013How wonderful ,just and right it would be if those congregations now acted. Pope Francis has made it clear that these great men who have been censored by the Curia. A Curia rebuked by Pope Francis fo
Religious congregations should lift sanctions on six Irish priests
September 29 2013Hear hear! When a religious commits for life to a religious institute, that institute has a responsibility of total care -total - for that one who has entrusted the institute to guide and assist him
Religious congregations should lift sanctions on six Irish priests
September 29 2013Well said. I much hope these orders do so.
The Irish Church refuses to face statistics on priesthood
September 27 2013An historical perspective on developments in the Irish church - by the time Bishop Gille of Limerick was writing at the beginning of the twelfth century, there appears to have been far more churches t
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