Br. Adam, I'm afraid Pope Benedict disagrees with you. In St Peter's Square on 11th October he said: "If today the Church proposes a new Year of Faith and a new evangelisation, it is not to honour an
Watching the interview with Gay Byrne, together with the earlier radio interview with Pat Kenny brought to mind words that I think were attributed to Charles Pegey concerning 'Liberal/progressives':
Just reading your post Fergus and I wonder how in God's name that priest could be prohibited from being with these people.
And they supposed to be spiritual leaders - the 'Archdiocese'.
Whatever 'sin'
The patronising approach here is stunning...there is nothing absent in the lives of the young - we live our lives, care for our fellow human beings etc because we are human. For most f us religion is
Great article, Teresa!
And there is a “Halfpenny Bridge’ in most cities of the world. I am thinking of a police officer I know, who notwithstanding being a Catholic, no longer goes to Mass, but w
Teresa, your contribution is full of common sense, wisdom, understanding and love. Unfortunatly it will not progress any further than this website, principally because you are a WOMAN.The Vatican do n
Many thanks to Brendan Hoban for showing us a way to live and preach the Good News of Jesus Christ in the 21st century. Keep up the good work in wetting the rope!
"The problem is, the culture of the Church is foreign to present day Irish culture to the point that some of the hymns and prayers in use are startling, ‘Hide me in your wounds’, ‘inebriate meâ€
That is a very thought provoking article, Teresa. The activity is there, the social outreach, the Church without walls. I like it. If only this ideal could be captured, and lived by all of us. But, th
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October 15 2012Br. Adam, I'm afraid Pope Benedict disagrees with you. In St Peter's Square on 11th October he said: "If today the Church proposes a new Year of Faith and a new evangelisation, it is not to honour an
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October 17 2012Watching the interview with Gay Byrne, together with the earlier radio interview with Pat Kenny brought to mind words that I think were attributed to Charles Pegey concerning 'Liberal/progressives':
Over 350 attend the Cork ‘Towards an Asembly’ meeting
October 15 2012The Church is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Vatican II with the Year of faith...promoting that would be excellent for the faith in Ireland.
Exodus of young people is the Church’s core problem
October 18 2012Just reading your post Fergus and I wonder how in God's name that priest could be prohibited from being with these people. And they supposed to be spiritual leaders - the 'Archdiocese'. Whatever 'sin'
Exodus of young people is the Church’s core problem
October 18 2012The patronising approach here is stunning...there is nothing absent in the lives of the young - we live our lives, care for our fellow human beings etc because we are human. For most f us religion is
Exodus of young people is the Church’s core problem
October 18 2012Great article, Teresa! And there is a “Halfpenny Bridge’ in most cities of the world. I am thinking of a police officer I know, who notwithstanding being a Catholic, no longer goes to Mass, but w
Exodus of young people is the Church’s core problem
October 18 2012Teresa, your contribution is full of common sense, wisdom, understanding and love. Unfortunatly it will not progress any further than this website, principally because you are a WOMAN.The Vatican do n
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October 14 2012Many thanks to Brendan Hoban for showing us a way to live and preach the Good News of Jesus Christ in the 21st century. Keep up the good work in wetting the rope!
Exodus of young people is the Church’s core problem
October 18 2012"The problem is, the culture of the Church is foreign to present day Irish culture to the point that some of the hymns and prayers in use are startling, ‘Hide me in your wounds’, ‘inebriate meâ€
Exodus of young people is the Church’s core problem
October 18 2012That is a very thought provoking article, Teresa. The activity is there, the social outreach, the Church without walls. I like it. If only this ideal could be captured, and lived by all of us. But, th
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