"Now that all (or nearly all) Christian denominations – Protestant and Catholic – regard spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ as trumping any denominational label and are singing from the same
In an otherwise fair and balanced commentary, Fr Hoban is a bit unfair to people like me who wrote to the newspapers at the time pointing out that the decline in Catholic numbers was nowhere near 10%
Thanks for posting the link to the documentary-film Wonderfully Made - LGBT+ R(eligion) showing a new US Catholic creative approach to traditional religious imagery with Director Yuval David and his t
The still unmentionable: Women's ordination to the priesthood (presbyterate) has been dropped from the questions worthy of synodal conversations and discernment. It had been acknowledged as a worldwid
Problem solved. I fear the Synod will just pump up feel-good rhetoric about inclusiveness and communion. Maybe that's the best that can be expected just now. The so-called hot button issues will remai
I spent 10 minutes looking for the text of the Instrumentum Laboris here and only found a dreary table of contents.
This is not a masterclass in efficient communication.
"If for example an unmarried girl becomes pregnant..." (Trust in the Lord)
Somewhat ironical there is no mention of the unmarried boy/man with whom the pregnancy occurs, especially on Father's Day. It
Sean, Girard is mentioned in Catherine's intro, but not in the interreligious discussions as far as I recall (I'll check tomorrow).
"Surely no survey of the inter-Christian discussion of Atonement c
I was very pleased to find this article by Fr Liam Power on the ACP website, and doubly pleased to see that it had at first appeared in a secular newspaper, the Waterford News and Star. That opens up
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February 7 2020Absolutely right about Women’s Priesthood! With and for the People! Always listening!
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June 21 2023"Now that all (or nearly all) Christian denominations – Protestant and Catholic – regard spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ as trumping any denominational label and are singing from the same
Brendan Hoban: Census reveals resilient loyalty to religion
June 21 2023In an otherwise fair and balanced commentary, Fr Hoban is a bit unfair to people like me who wrote to the newspapers at the time pointing out that the decline in Catholic numbers was nowhere near 10%
We Are Church Zoom – New Documentary Film: Wonderfully Made LGBTQ+R(eligion) ZOOM: 7.30pm on Wednesday 21 June 2023
June 13 2023Thanks for posting the link to the documentary-film Wonderfully Made - LGBT+ R(eligion) showing a new US Catholic creative approach to traditional religious imagery with Director Yuval David and his t
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June 20 2023The still unmentionable: Women's ordination to the priesthood (presbyterate) has been dropped from the questions worthy of synodal conversations and discernment. It had been acknowledged as a worldwid
Instrumentum Laboris for Synod 2021-2024
June 20 2023Problem solved. I fear the Synod will just pump up feel-good rhetoric about inclusiveness and communion. Maybe that's the best that can be expected just now. The so-called hot button issues will remai
Instrumentum Laboris for Synod 2021-2024
June 20 2023I spent 10 minutes looking for the text of the Instrumentum Laboris here and only found a dreary table of contents. This is not a masterclass in efficient communication.
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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 2023Sean, Girard is mentioned in Catherine's intro, but not in the interreligious discussions as far as I recall (I'll check tomorrow). "Surely no survey of the inter-Christian discussion of Atonement c
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