There are so many strawmen in this article!
I am young and was not brought up with any special focus on spirituality or religion. There were no holy pictures in the house, no family prayers or anythin
As Fr O'Donnell says, those American bishops were not silenced - but that was then; unfortunately this is now. I doubt if anyone could imagine a group of American (let alone Irish) bishops in 2012 sub
I'm sure it's not the reaction the author intended to provoke, but yes, it sounds great!
... with one reservation -- obedient Catholics are not the unthinking zombies this article would have us believ
Hi Jo, we will all be treated poorly whether we stay together or split, liberal secularism is aggressive to us all. They align themselves with the liberal part of our church for the minute but they wi
It is amazing to read this, isn't it? From the vantage of 17 years on it was really a "red flag" warning to the church. Those same 17 years have brought huge shifts in the leadership of the church her
Thank you for this post and website. I am an Orthodox Christian and rejoice in the 'ordinary' Catholic voice becoming stronger - or so it seems to me. I am quite jealous as in Orthodoxy it seems to me
Secrecy is at the heart of the Roman culture, manifested so powerfully in the confessional.
Given the culture of to-day, attaching your identity to any comment that smacks of disloyalty to Rome is an
Thank God for this website, for providing a forum for non-judgemental discussion and debate, for those who have had the courage and wisdom to establish the ACP, and those who continue to fulfil their
Finally tonight, some GOOD NEWS from Vatican City.
Circulation figures for The Sunday World's local edition, Il Mondo Domenicale, a mere two years after launching, have now outstripped the combined sa
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Jo O’Sullivan suggests where the Church may be headed
April 28 2012There are so many strawmen in this article! I am young and was not brought up with any special focus on spirituality or religion. There were no holy pictures in the house, no family prayers or anythin
US Bishops sought open discussion in the Church in 1995
April 28 2012As Fr O'Donnell says, those American bishops were not silenced - but that was then; unfortunately this is now. I doubt if anyone could imagine a group of American (let alone Irish) bishops in 2012 sub
Jo O’Sullivan suggests where the Church may be headed
April 28 2012A great angle Jo. Thank you.
Jo O’Sullivan suggests where the Church may be headed
April 28 2012I'm sure it's not the reaction the author intended to provoke, but yes, it sounds great! ... with one reservation -- obedient Catholics are not the unthinking zombies this article would have us believ
Jo O’Sullivan suggests where the Church may be headed
April 28 2012Hi Jo, we will all be treated poorly whether we stay together or split, liberal secularism is aggressive to us all. They align themselves with the liberal part of our church for the minute but they wi
US Bishops sought open discussion in the Church in 1995
April 28 2012It is amazing to read this, isn't it? From the vantage of 17 years on it was really a "red flag" warning to the church. Those same 17 years have brought huge shifts in the leadership of the church her
A Plea for Reform from a Lay Woman
April 20 2012Thank you for this post and website. I am an Orthodox Christian and rejoice in the 'ordinary' Catholic voice becoming stronger - or so it seems to me. I am quite jealous as in Orthodoxy it seems to me
Anonymous comments should not be posted here
April 22 2012Secrecy is at the heart of the Roman culture, manifested so powerfully in the confessional. Given the culture of to-day, attaching your identity to any comment that smacks of disloyalty to Rome is an
The Catholic Church is in deep crisis. Nessan Vaughan
April 19 2012Thank God for this website, for providing a forum for non-judgemental discussion and debate, for those who have had the courage and wisdom to establish the ACP, and those who continue to fulfil their
Brian D’Arcy reflects on the recent ACP survey
April 22 2012Finally tonight, some GOOD NEWS from Vatican City. Circulation figures for The Sunday World's local edition, Il Mondo Domenicale, a mere two years after launching, have now outstripped the combined sa
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