Some very deep issues are being thrown into the mix without much exploration, historical understanding, let alone justification.
1. Truth - Pilate's penetrating question. "Truth" may be absolute but
I feel a lot of compassion and sorrow for Cardinal Brady in the persecution and suffering he is now having to face by his own men.
I did not see the BBC documentary but I realise that at the time of t
I, too, find hope in Diarmuid Martin's address at the Congress. Perhaps he is not great in relating one-to-one but he is only one bishop. I found even more hope in the workshop run by Council for Past
Thank you. A helpful and hopeful address. For me it reflects well the Irish experience. An Irish bishop talking about the Irish Church and society, rather than delivering the latest directive from o
"The Church must re-discover its own sense of communion and sense of common purpose, overcoming its internal divisions in a spirit of love of the Church and in a dialogue of charity." This sentence fr
“Burt, I would hope that collegialty, a fruit of the Vatican Council, was something we could agree on…”
Guess what Chris, this might horrify you, but no, I do not agree with you even o
I would welcome dialogue with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin as I too long for renewal in the Irish church.
My reservation however is, his language and indeed his tone is always rather condescending.
The
Frank,
I am glad that you have chosen to be inspired by Anselm. I am also glad that you accept the need for authority, but this is the difficult bit, like it or not, the Magisterium is the authority i
The archbishop's eulogy of 'Gaudium et Spes' provides another small flicker of hope, but I strongly wish he would be more observant of the degree to which the current inflexible, elitist, opaque and e
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English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012Some very deep issues are being thrown into the mix without much exploration, historical understanding, let alone justification. 1. Truth - Pilate's penetrating question. "Truth" may be absolute but
Sorrows: a Reflection on the Case of Cardinal Brady, by Brian Fahy
May 9 2012I feel a lot of compassion and sorrow for Cardinal Brady in the persecution and suffering he is now having to face by his own men. I did not see the BBC documentary but I realise that at the time of t
The Church has to find new ways of being present in a new Irish society
June 12 2012I, too, find hope in Diarmuid Martin's address at the Congress. Perhaps he is not great in relating one-to-one but he is only one bishop. I found even more hope in the workshop run by Council for Past
The Church has to find new ways of being present in a new Irish society
June 12 2012Thank you. A helpful and hopeful address. For me it reflects well the Irish experience. An Irish bishop talking about the Irish Church and society, rather than delivering the latest directive from o
The Church has to find new ways of being present in a new Irish society
June 12 2012"The Church must re-discover its own sense of communion and sense of common purpose, overcoming its internal divisions in a spirit of love of the Church and in a dialogue of charity." This sentence fr
English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012“Burt, I would hope that collegialty, a fruit of the Vatican Council, was something we could agree on…” Guess what Chris, this might horrify you, but no, I do not agree with you even o
The Church has to find new ways of being present in a new Irish society
June 12 2012I would welcome dialogue with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin as I too long for renewal in the Irish church. My reservation however is, his language and indeed his tone is always rather condescending. The
English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012Frank, I am glad that you have chosen to be inspired by Anselm. I am also glad that you accept the need for authority, but this is the difficult bit, like it or not, the Magisterium is the authority i
English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012Soline Humbert: Thanks for the link!
The Church has to find new ways of being present in a new Irish society
June 12 2012The archbishop's eulogy of 'Gaudium et Spes' provides another small flicker of hope, but I strongly wish he would be more observant of the degree to which the current inflexible, elitist, opaque and e
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