I so appreciated your words Brendan and Brendan! While, what you say is true about the "celibacy" question, and welcoming back to the ministry, those who left to get married......I think, that if Pop
"This could be a good test for many in our Church today: when did you feel marginalised, how did you come out of it and what was the renewal / reform you experienced that you owe thanks to the poor f
I think Francis has a lot of goodwill on his side. It may be difficult for him satisfy everyone but he has made a good start.There is something refreshing about him, call it a Prague Spring, The Obama
"now is actually the very time when celibacy should be abolished, Pope Benedict XVI created all the problems and then resigned, will things be better with this pope?"
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O Sancta Simplicitas! Remarkabl
I agree that Pope Francis brings some hope to our Church and long may it continue. He has talked a number of times about our need to be a Church of "the poor and the marginalised". This brings me back
This pope seems to be a reasonable man, he mentions about a girl he was 'dazzled' by her beauty and he could not gather himself but took control but at the same time he thinks celibacy is holding on t
Hmmm... Psychotherapy, counselling, self-help - the Pope is guiding priests in a different direction (homily at the Chrism Mass):
"It is not in soul-searching or constant introspection that we encount
Having read the views of Fr Jimmy, I sense their frustration with the ACP leadership team and I wonder if their expectations of what ACP can deliver is in keeping with what is either possible or desir
Padair,
I think we might be discussing the chicken-or-the-egg problem here. I think that the exhaustion, worry and loneliness you refer to among priests today come in large part from the roles i
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Pope Francis may end the fear and oppression in the Church
March 28 2013I so appreciated your words Brendan and Brendan! While, what you say is true about the "celibacy" question, and welcoming back to the ministry, those who left to get married......I think, that if Pop
Pope Francis may end the fear and oppression in the Church
March 28 2013"This could be a good test for many in our Church today: when did you feel marginalised, how did you come out of it and what was the renewal / reform you experienced that you owe thanks to the poor f
Pope Francis may end the fear and oppression in the Church
March 28 2013I think Francis has a lot of goodwill on his side. It may be difficult for him satisfy everyone but he has made a good start.There is something refreshing about him, call it a Prague Spring, The Obama
Petition to end compulsory celibacy launched
November 2 2012"now is actually the very time when celibacy should be abolished, Pope Benedict XVI created all the problems and then resigned, will things be better with this pope?" . O Sancta Simplicitas! Remarkabl
Pope Francis may end the fear and oppression in the Church
March 28 2013I agree that Pope Francis brings some hope to our Church and long may it continue. He has talked a number of times about our need to be a Church of "the poor and the marginalised". This brings me back
Petition to end compulsory celibacy launched
November 2 2012This pope seems to be a reasonable man, he mentions about a girl he was 'dazzled' by her beauty and he could not gather himself but took control but at the same time he thinks celibacy is holding on t
ACP needs to address priests’ coalface issues
March 30 2013Hmmm... Psychotherapy, counselling, self-help - the Pope is guiding priests in a different direction (homily at the Chrism Mass): "It is not in soul-searching or constant introspection that we encount
ACP needs to address priests’ coalface issues
March 30 2013Having read the views of Fr Jimmy, I sense their frustration with the ACP leadership team and I wonder if their expectations of what ACP can deliver is in keeping with what is either possible or desir
Pope Francis may end the fear and oppression in the Church
March 28 2013https://twitter.com/irlpol/status/318309323291914240 .
ACP needs to address priests’ coalface issues
March 30 2013Padair, I think we might be discussing the chicken-or-the-egg problem here. I think that the exhaustion, worry and loneliness you refer to among priests today come in large part from the roles i
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