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  • Katie Taylor – darling of the media and Ireland’s new-found Chrisitan hero?!

    August 14 2012
    Peter

    The Irish Catholic Church is largely in a state of schism and even the Vatican doesn't seem to have noticed it yet. Church law is very clear that Katie Taylor and her family's departure from Catholic

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  • Over 400 people attend ACP meeting in Galway

    October 6 2012
    Eddie Finnegan

    Once again from the Pastoral Theological Manual of Clancy & Makem: "I give you the gallant old West, boys and girls, Where rallied our bravest and best When Ireland's Church lay broken and bleedin

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  • Clogher bishop attends ACP meeting

    October 4 2012
    Sean O'Conaill

    "What is it I believe in? Why do I believe? Who is God to us?" It's really encouraging to see priests discussing these questions together, at a time when there must be a huge reluctance to switch off

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  • Quo Vadis? — Mary McAleese speaks

    September 29 2012
    Rory Connor

    We seem to be getting away from one very important issue. Mary McAleese claims that the Church's teaching on homosexuality may be a factor in suicides by gay teenagers. Pew View states that "It is

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  • 7 Oct. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

    October 7 2012
    Kevin Walters

    Sadly many Catholics in the west have married before truly committing to Jesus Christ never the less The marriage bond cannot be broken. Nor a second civil marriage be blest. . I recently ask this

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  • Priests have earned the right to speak about the state of the Church

    October 2 2012
    Sean (Derry)

    Fr. Sean Purcell @4 I am a bit confused that you say that "Christ was not a priest. He has nothing specific to say about priests." Jesus was and is, the Great High Priest. The twelve Apostles, were or

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  • Clogher bishop attends ACP meeting

    October 4 2012
    Martin Murray

    Eddie, I don't always get it, but the whole thing would be dull without your regular contributions. If the ACP or ACI ever get around to a newsletter or magazine, I hope they give the satricial colum

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  • Priests have earned the right to speak about the state of the Church

    October 2 2012
    Sandra mc sheaffrey

    Brendan, if I had a hat I would take it off to you. Now, if you have a wee read of Mary T Malone's books on Women in Christianity you could estimate how long you might have to wait for 'permission' to

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  • What Archbishop Martin thinks of the ACP

    September 24 2012
    Adrian Egan

    As priests, all the bishops are more than welcome, and (you would imagine would want to be there) at any of the ACP meetings. Their difficulty might be that they would be one among equals.

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  • Clogher bishop attends ACP meeting

    October 4 2012
    Adrian Egan

    Liked the report of the meeting of Clogher priests. Impressive. Well done

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