Brendan Hoban is right on target. I didn't go to Maynooth but his description matches religious and diocesan seminaries throughout Europe, Canada and the U.S. The small cadre of hierarchs and priest
I would like to express my gratitude to the ACP for their support of Fr Reynolds. It was obviously a Gracious act. I think it goes without saying that supporters of this position are like-minded follo
As one who spent four or five years as part of that last cohort of the "old Maynooth" (1961-68), I have at times regretted missing out on "Maynooth of the transition", the years of Brendan, Joe O'Lear
I don't think so David, any more than the churches where they say my beloved 1962 missal are overflowing. I don't think people care very much about the 1973 missal. I certainly don't think the old Col
I remember my own time at uni (about 4 years ago) and I recall that we shared an IT suite with immature young people. So we were in our twenties, at uni, trying to study and revise for exams, and thes
One unmentioned difference between Fr Hoban's Maynooth and the seminary of today: then there were about 500 seminarians, now it's more like 50. The formation system of recent decades just isn't workin
Thank you, Brendan, for the above. The seminarians, if there are any, can only be impoverished by being deprived of the spiritual insights and wisdom of the vast student population. This proposed move
Thanks for this article Brendan, and particularly for sharing your experience of life in Maynooth seminary in the '60's ...
The current reforms raises two questions for me.....
1 ) Did the apostolic v
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Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012Brendan Hoban is right on target. I didn't go to Maynooth but his description matches religious and diocesan seminaries throughout Europe, Canada and the U.S. The small cadre of hierarchs and priest
David Quinn congratulates Fr Kevin Reynolds and the ACP
November 18 2011I would like to express my gratitude to the ACP for their support of Fr Reynolds. It was obviously a Gracious act. I think it goes without saying that supporters of this position are like-minded follo
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012As one who spent four or five years as part of that last cohort of the "old Maynooth" (1961-68), I have at times regretted missing out on "Maynooth of the transition", the years of Brendan, Joe O'Lear
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012More cloister = more secrecy and less accountability. Do Catholics want to keep funding more of the same?
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012David, so why were the Churches not overflowing prior to the recent changes in the missal?
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012I don't think so David, any more than the churches where they say my beloved 1962 missal are overflowing. I don't think people care very much about the 1973 missal. I certainly don't think the old Col
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012I remember my own time at uni (about 4 years ago) and I recall that we shared an IT suite with immature young people. So we were in our twenties, at uni, trying to study and revise for exams, and thes
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012One unmentioned difference between Fr Hoban's Maynooth and the seminary of today: then there were about 500 seminarians, now it's more like 50. The formation system of recent decades just isn't workin
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012Thank you, Brendan, for the above. The seminarians, if there are any, can only be impoverished by being deprived of the spiritual insights and wisdom of the vast student population. This proposed move
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012Thanks for this article Brendan, and particularly for sharing your experience of life in Maynooth seminary in the '60's ... The current reforms raises two questions for me..... 1 ) Did the apostolic v
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