A far greater cause for concern about young priests is not this kind of crassness and bad manners, but of their being backward-looking in their theology and in liturgy, in hankering for pre-Vatican II
Also on this page is an article titled "Does the Parish Have a Future?" After reading the article above and the statement "It was mostly elderly people who were at this mass, as it is the elderly who
I agree completely with everything posted above and especially with John @8. However, what really baffles me if how these unsuitable guys, like the culprit in the main story and the disgraceful indivi
Assessments should have been conducted by the ACP for a long time now. Questions, questions and more questions - it's very important to demand answers. Besides, who polices the police when need be?
ACP, I can't believe you are not turning this back around on the Bishops. Here is a suggestion. Ask the women here to spearhead your own "assessment" of the Bishops - detailed questions about gender
What strikes me is the self-importance of the priest and the idea of the primacy of the ritual he had in his head and that the ritual he was performing must be perfect, like a work of art. The atti
Just wondering if this young priest could be the same one who, some months ago , told a mother who arrived late for Mass with her three young that she should not have received Holy Communion. Compassi
This is a pertinent and poignant story. Pertinent because its true and poignant because of the vulnerability of the old man and the 'out-of-touchness' of the young priest. It should be printed in all
What do we tolerate today? Is there anything that we forgive? How many of the parishioners in attendance may have had the same reaction to a colleague/a child/a student at some point in their life?
Another example of someone clearly and wholly alien to the concept of 'elder' spoken about in the Scriptures.
I have never understood why we are not spiritually guided, led and fed, by true 'elders'.
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“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013A far greater cause for concern about young priests is not this kind of crassness and bad manners, but of their being backward-looking in their theology and in liturgy, in hankering for pre-Vatican II
“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013Also on this page is an article titled "Does the Parish Have a Future?" After reading the article above and the statement "It was mostly elderly people who were at this mass, as it is the elderly who
“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013I agree completely with everything posted above and especially with John @8. However, what really baffles me if how these unsuitable guys, like the culprit in the main story and the disgraceful indivi
Important Message to ACP members from our Solicitor
April 30 2013Assessments should have been conducted by the ACP for a long time now. Questions, questions and more questions - it's very important to demand answers. Besides, who polices the police when need be?
Letter with 1,237 ACP signatories sent to bishops
May 1 2013ACP, I can't believe you are not turning this back around on the Bishops. Here is a suggestion. Ask the women here to spearhead your own "assessment" of the Bishops - detailed questions about gender
“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013What strikes me is the self-importance of the priest and the idea of the primacy of the ritual he had in his head and that the ritual he was performing must be perfect, like a work of art. The atti
“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013Just wondering if this young priest could be the same one who, some months ago , told a mother who arrived late for Mass with her three young that she should not have received Holy Communion. Compassi
“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013This is a pertinent and poignant story. Pertinent because its true and poignant because of the vulnerability of the old man and the 'out-of-touchness' of the young priest. It should be printed in all
“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013What do we tolerate today? Is there anything that we forgive? How many of the parishioners in attendance may have had the same reaction to a colleague/a child/a student at some point in their life?
“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013Another example of someone clearly and wholly alien to the concept of 'elder' spoken about in the Scriptures. I have never understood why we are not spiritually guided, led and fed, by true 'elders'.
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