Martin, some of us also believe that optional celibacy -- or should that be optional marriage- is the only sensible way forward.
Or should that be most of us.
Thank you, Pádraig, for drawing attention to this piece. I have been following this story on the NCR site for the last couple of weeks with an ever-increasing sense of horror. Do the American bishops
Martin, I'd go a little further than DHG and ask whether a mature would-be Maynooth seminarian who cannot provide some evidence of a spot of what you quaintly term "canoodling" in his past should real
Martin - any seminarian is going to have seen "canoodling couples" prior to attending Maynooth. Even single sex Grammar school teens can't avoid the sight of their friends getting intimate after schoo
Mary, all I do know is that I have a good friend who is a seminarian in Maynooth and he told me that yes, they do see canoodling couples during the sunny weather. Vocations can be lost you know, espec
Wow! At last some common sense from Catholic Priests. Apart From Fr.Thomas Doyle {who got fired for telling the truth by our current Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien} I haven't heard of too many willing to
Most victims simply want to tell their story and to be believed and any support group should provide that confidential safe outlet. To be obliged by law to hand over such confidential details is to su
Wow, Joseph! You got it! That explains a lot!!! And Mary, your contributions are always sound. Thanks to everyone else too, for keeping the discussion going, even if we don't agree with each other!
Latin marks: Mary, A; Sean, C.
So "prevenient" in the Dec 8 prayer is even more recondite that I'd guessed...
And what kind of person talks like this: "grant that, as we profess her on account of yo
Martin, are you based in the US? Anyone who knows anything about Irish seminarians knows that the issue of immodestly dressed girls is most likely to be the least of their concerns.
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The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Martin, some of us also believe that optional celibacy -- or should that be optional marriage- is the only sensible way forward. Or should that be most of us.
Victim support and/or mandatory reporting?
January 14 2012Thank you, Pádraig, for drawing attention to this piece. I have been following this story on the NCR site for the last couple of weeks with an ever-increasing sense of horror. Do the American bishops
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Martin, I'd go a little further than DHG and ask whether a mature would-be Maynooth seminarian who cannot provide some evidence of a spot of what you quaintly term "canoodling" in his past should real
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Martin - any seminarian is going to have seen "canoodling couples" prior to attending Maynooth. Even single sex Grammar school teens can't avoid the sight of their friends getting intimate after schoo
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Mary, all I do know is that I have a good friend who is a seminarian in Maynooth and he told me that yes, they do see canoodling couples during the sunny weather. Vocations can be lost you know, espec
Victim support and/or mandatory reporting?
January 14 2012Wow! At last some common sense from Catholic Priests. Apart From Fr.Thomas Doyle {who got fired for telling the truth by our current Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien} I haven't heard of too many willing to
Victim support and/or mandatory reporting?
January 14 2012Most victims simply want to tell their story and to be believed and any support group should provide that confidential safe outlet. To be obliged by law to hand over such confidential details is to su
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Wow, Joseph! You got it! That explains a lot!!! And Mary, your contributions are always sound. Thanks to everyone else too, for keeping the discussion going, even if we don't agree with each other!
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Latin marks: Mary, A; Sean, C. So "prevenient" in the Dec 8 prayer is even more recondite that I'd guessed... And what kind of person talks like this: "grant that, as we profess her on account of yo
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012Martin, are you based in the US? Anyone who knows anything about Irish seminarians knows that the issue of immodestly dressed girls is most likely to be the least of their concerns.
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