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'.
Eddie, this could be Seminarian 1,2 or 3 now ordained.
Thanks to the woman who shared this sad, sad story with us. I can understand her being too angry to approach the culprit as I, too, would have be
This is a shocking incident and I honestly cannot imagine any of our young priests here behaving in such a manner. It is unlikely that this young priest reads the ACP posts so I would suggest that the
"I would have liked to go up to this priest and tell him what I thought of his attitude but I was too angry."
Righteous anger is precisely what was called for. Better still, someone to get on their hi
So, to have a theological opinion or to associate with others would might have theological opinions about an issue or issues, is to be considered an act of instability requiring an 'assessment'. Is th
Dear Brendan & all in the ACP Leadership Team:
With the utmost respect for all that you lads have done over nearly three years to get this wagon on the road, are you not a bit ashamed to let the b
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“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'.
“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013Eddie, this could be Seminarian 1,2 or 3 now ordained. Thanks to the woman who shared this sad, sad story with us. I can understand her being too angry to approach the culprit as I, too, would have be
“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013This is a shocking incident and I honestly cannot imagine any of our young priests here behaving in such a manner. It is unlikely that this young priest reads the ACP posts so I would suggest that the
“The Young Priest and the Old Man” – a sad story
May 1 2013"I would have liked to go up to this priest and tell him what I thought of his attitude but I was too angry." Righteous anger is precisely what was called for. Better still, someone to get on their hi
Important Message to ACP members from our Solicitor
April 30 2013So, to have a theological opinion or to associate with others would might have theological opinions about an issue or issues, is to be considered an act of instability requiring an 'assessment'. Is th
Letter with 1,237 ACP signatories sent to bishops
May 1 2013Dear Brendan & all in the ACP Leadership Team: With the utmost respect for all that you lads have done over nearly three years to get this wagon on the road, are you not a bit ashamed to let the b
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