Isn’t the narrow door the door that Jesus himself chose - the door of integrity, of calling out the shortcomings of the ecclesiastical structures of his time - which distanced the poorest from the e
“… a dynamism animating concrete local communities” ?
Is the adjective ‘concrete’ redundant there? Was it added to somehow emphasise the uniqueness and ‘particularity’ of every local
Sean, it takes a lot of reading to find something actually quotable in the document, which floats on abstractions from beginning to end (not helped by the diagrams). I pick just any paragraph at rando
The to and fro of various documents culminates in this summary of what the Church must deal with at the Synod:
*the reality of too many wars that stain our world with blood leading to a call for a re
#2 "But this is the usual synodal process of reducing the voices of the church worldwide to insipid pulp."
Is the document truly in that mould, Joe - consisting as it does more of worksheets of quest
They seem disappointed at the reception of their document and prone to blame the media.
But this is the usual synodal process of reducing the voices of the church worldwide to insipid pulp.
Thierry Bonaventura confirms that consultations for the Instrumentum Laboris (IL) included "various experts and Church leaders – the heads of the Vatican dicasteries in primis".
They decided to exc
I found Iggy O'Donavan's excellent and honest letter/comment@1 especially interesting as I have been thinking a lot about this issue since I read Tom O'Loughlin's marvellous book, "Eating Together, Be
Key Message:
Let our battle strategies be pleasing to our Lord Jesus!!
Homily:
This morning I was speaking with a mother whose husband was diagnosed with blood canc
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27 June 2023 – Tuesday of Week 12
June 27 2023Isn’t the narrow door the door that Jesus himself chose - the door of integrity, of calling out the shortcomings of the ecclesiastical structures of his time - which distanced the poorest from the e
A note from the General Secretariat of the Synod…
June 25 2023“… a dynamism animating concrete local communities” ? Is the adjective ‘concrete’ redundant there? Was it added to somehow emphasise the uniqueness and ‘particularity’ of every local
A note from the General Secretariat of the Synod…
June 25 2023Sean, it takes a lot of reading to find something actually quotable in the document, which floats on abstractions from beginning to end (not helped by the diagrams). I pick just any paragraph at rando
Instrumentum Laboris for Synod 2021-2024
June 20 2023The to and fro of various documents culminates in this summary of what the Church must deal with at the Synod: *the reality of too many wars that stain our world with blood leading to a call for a re
A note from the General Secretariat of the Synod…
June 25 2023#2 "But this is the usual synodal process of reducing the voices of the church worldwide to insipid pulp." Is the document truly in that mould, Joe - consisting as it does more of worksheets of quest
A note from the General Secretariat of the Synod…
June 25 2023They seem disappointed at the reception of their document and prone to blame the media. But this is the usual synodal process of reducing the voices of the church worldwide to insipid pulp.
A note from the General Secretariat of the Synod…
June 25 2023Thierry Bonaventura confirms that consultations for the Instrumentum Laboris (IL) included "various experts and Church leaders – the heads of the Vatican dicasteries in primis". They decided to exc
Pádraig McCarthy: Joe Humphreys writes a piece on philosophy each Thursday in the Irish Times. It goes under the title Unthinkable.
June 12 2023I found Iggy O'Donavan's excellent and honest letter/comment@1 especially interesting as I have been thinking a lot about this issue since I read Tom O'Loughlin's marvellous book, "Eating Together, Be
Book Review by Joe O’Leary: Catherine Cornille, ed. Atonement and Comparative Theology: The Cross in Dialogue with Other Religions. New York: Fordham University Press, 2021.
June 16 2023Thanks, Joe. Have sent you a trial essay, hoping it doesn't get lost in the email deluge!
25 June 2023 – 12th Sunday, (A)
June 25 2023Key Message: Let our battle strategies be pleasing to our Lord Jesus!! Homily: This morning I was speaking with a mother whose husband was diagnosed with blood canc
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