Thank you Paddy. I am glad you're enjoying reading A Divine Calling and that your Newman Bookclub has chosen it. I know other bookclubs have chosen it and one has even asked me to do a Zoom session wi
Soline, in fairness to Paul he almost certainly did not write Colossians, Ephesians, Timothy and Titus and even Corinthians 1 which he did write, scholars maintain, has had chap 14 doctored/edited to
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Brilliant Brendan. Whatever synodality means today I do not know.
What I do know on reading Pope Francis noble sentiments is that I experienced synodality in Drogheda years ago. In my case it came t
What nonsense! No surprise at the “sharp decline in the church’s credibility and influence”, the recent statement on women deacons marks the low point of this decline. Archbishop Martin had noth
Soline, the Church is great at arranging assemblies of men, somewhat like some exclusive London Clubs. But when I saw the ranks and ranks of men at Pope Francis's funeral, I thought of Wagner's spooky
Where are the women?
Another exclusively male gathering for the governance of the church.
Fraternity yes, but no sorority as it remains unashamedly an entrenched patriarchal institution.
I agree Joe, that not everything a Pope says is necessarily the will of the Holy Ghost.
Let us examine once again the last Sentence of "Ordinatio Sacerdotalis":
"I declare that the Church has no auth
Agreed, Dermot, that female deacons would open the door to female presbyters and bishops.
Unfortunately, if a Pope says something, however solemnly, it does not follow automatically that the Holy Spi
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28 Dec 2025 – Sunday after Christmas – The Holy Family
December 28 2025Thank you Paddy. I am glad you're enjoying reading A Divine Calling and that your Newman Bookclub has chosen it. I know other bookclubs have chosen it and one has even asked me to do a Zoom session wi
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December 28 2025Soline, in fairness to Paul he almost certainly did not write Colossians, Ephesians, Timothy and Titus and even Corinthians 1 which he did write, scholars maintain, has had chap 14 doctored/edited to
28 Dec 2025 – Sunday after Christmas – The Holy Family
December 28 2025📍"Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord." 2nd Reading: Colossians 3:12-21 Scripture Readings That Subordinate Women. Make Sure They Don’t Happen in Your Parish. In August
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December 21 2025Brilliant Brendan. Whatever synodality means today I do not know. What I do know on reading Pope Francis noble sentiments is that I experienced synodality in Drogheda years ago. In my case it came t
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December 21 2025An excellent article, Brendan. I am left wondering about the position of the Scottish bishops on synodality. I live here and I don’t know.
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December 17 2025Agreed, Dermot, that female deacons would open the door to female presbyters and bishops. Unfortunately, if a Pope says something, however solemnly, it does not follow automatically that the Holy Spi
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