Three questions, Father Gerard:
Did you need a new translation to evangelise and teach?
In what sense does the travesty that is the new text place everybody on the same footing in terms of participati
I agree with Dr Rosemary McHugh above that the ideal would be to have one group. However, I would be concerned that we could lose some of the (approx) 1,000 priests who have now joined the ACP. Priest
I do not know any of these priests and bear them no ill-will but they do not speak to my reality as a priest in the Prison Service where the new translation, as clumsy as it is in places, provided an
Amen.
I am particularly irritated by the substitution of polysyllabic latin derivatives for economical and straightforward anglo-saxon terms: eg, "adoration" for "worship"; "consubstantial" for "on
I thought it worth returning to Brendan's "A New Association of Catholic Priests" from the early days.
Fr Derek Reeve (above) is, I believe, an English priest in his early 80s who has posted a few tim
As a lay person, I am sure the lay people are grateful for being given a way that their voices can be heard, for the good of the church and towards church reform. Also, I feel sure that the lay people
Like Martina I can feel the frustration in this article as once again it seems the ACP need to outline what they are not....as distinct from what they are.
And while that may be difficult for them, I
At the risk of going over old ground I would suggest that we remind ourselves of Hans Kung's Open Letter to the Bishops, published April 19th 2010. That is the clearest statement yet of the need to li
I sat as an observer the All Hallows meeting tonight and heard a string of eloquent and dedicated interventions from people deeply concerned to pass the faith on to their grandchildren. The proceeding
How come those so worked up about the need for ‘communio’ are so paralysed by the FOA syndrome: fear of assembly?
When did the Irish Bishops’ Conference ever organise a national church event th
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English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012Three questions, Father Gerard: Did you need a new translation to evangelise and teach? In what sense does the travesty that is the new text place everybody on the same footing in terms of participati
Meeting supports ‘umbrella organisation’ for laity
June 4 2012I agree with Dr Rosemary McHugh above that the ideal would be to have one group. However, I would be concerned that we could lose some of the (approx) 1,000 priests who have now joined the ACP. Priest
English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012I do not know any of these priests and bear them no ill-will but they do not speak to my reality as a priest in the Prison Service where the new translation, as clumsy as it is in places, provided an
A pastor reflects on the new Roman Missal.
May 24 2012Amen. I am particularly irritated by the substitution of polysyllabic latin derivatives for economical and straightforward anglo-saxon terms: eg, "adoration" for "worship"; "consubstantial" for "on
A new ‘Association of Catholic Priests’ – Brendan Hoban
September 1 2010I thought it worth returning to Brendan's "A New Association of Catholic Priests" from the early days. Fr Derek Reeve (above) is, I believe, an English priest in his early 80s who has posted a few tim
Meeting supports ‘umbrella organisation’ for laity
June 4 2012As a lay person, I am sure the lay people are grateful for being given a way that their voices can be heard, for the good of the church and towards church reform. Also, I feel sure that the lay people
The ACP is at the heart of the Church: Brendan Hoban
May 29 2012Like Martina I can feel the frustration in this article as once again it seems the ACP need to outline what they are not....as distinct from what they are. And while that may be difficult for them, I
The ACP is at the heart of the Church: Brendan Hoban
May 29 2012At the risk of going over old ground I would suggest that we remind ourselves of Hans Kung's Open Letter to the Bishops, published April 19th 2010. That is the clearest statement yet of the need to li
The ACP is at the heart of the Church: Brendan Hoban
May 29 2012I sat as an observer the All Hallows meeting tonight and heard a string of eloquent and dedicated interventions from people deeply concerned to pass the faith on to their grandchildren. The proceeding
The ACP is at the heart of the Church: Brendan Hoban
May 29 2012How come those so worked up about the need for ‘communio’ are so paralysed by the FOA syndrome: fear of assembly? When did the Irish Bishops’ Conference ever organise a national church event th
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