Dear Brothers in Christ: Your bishops and the CDF are hostile, rigid, dogmatic, and obstinate. Their sights are focussed on you at this time. They will fight you tooth and nail. Rome has driven a wedg
I can't help but notice that, following its Maynooth meetings, the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference is much more in favour of the Press Release than of the Press Conference or even the Press Briefin
"If as Christians we remains (sic) faithful to the Spirit who stays in ua (sic), then Jesus will raise ua(sic) up at the last day!" Surely the Holy Spirit will only stay in us if we do not drive Him a
Seán eile (15) asks a good question. You'd expect that a 'bench of bishops' like a 'bench of magistrates' would be a great collective wielder of magisterium, or at least be able 'to put a bit of stic
Any reasonable person will agree that individually the bishops are fine upright Christians. What happens to them when they come together? In the old days I think we used to call them a 'bench', now we
No Eddie, immediately I saw the words 'without fanfare and publicity' I highlighted them to make the same point that you went on to make. It would seem silence and deference are still seen as the pri
Thank you for your insightful and easily accessible thoughts on the daily readings. I open your website before work each day and find great support for my daily reflections on the Mass readings. Att
"The episcopal comrades probably want to be helped off their own hook too" ( Eddie Finnegan)
I think that hits the nail on the head; note how a number of bishops such as Edward Daly have come o
"but I wouldn’t try hard to undermine the faith of those who truly believe in what the Catholic Church teaches and who want to hold on to that Truth."
I agree with you regarding a strong prayer life
I agree with Fr Pat Rogers on the need to keep courteously plugging away with individual bishops and, yes, with the Nuncio. When, during the Cuban Missiles Crisis fifty years ago, two contradictory mi
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October 30 2012Any reasonable person will agree that individually the bishops are fine upright Christians. What happens to them when they come together? In the old days I think we used to call them a 'bench', now we
How the ACP relates with the Irish Bishops
October 30 2012No Eddie, immediately I saw the words 'without fanfare and publicity' I highlighted them to make the same point that you went on to make. It would seem silence and deference are still seen as the pri
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How the ACP relates with the Irish Bishops
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How the ACP relates with the Irish Bishops
October 30 2012I agree with Fr Pat Rogers on the need to keep courteously plugging away with individual bishops and, yes, with the Nuncio. When, during the Cuban Missiles Crisis fifty years ago, two contradictory mi
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