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  • New Irish language translation of Missal

    November 28 2011
    Gerard Flynn

    "Ar son móráin" is a weak translation of "pro multis." It sounds as if the Lord's blood was shed for a lot, which is a mean-spirited and disedifying interpretation. "Ar son an mhóráin" communicate

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  • Conversations Irish parishes need to have — Tony Butler

    November 25 2011
    Soline Humbert

    Many thanks Tony for these other references. I will look them up. I feel strongly about that issue because of the immense suffering caused to so many by our failure to embrace the inclusivity of the G

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  • New Irish language translation of Missal

    November 28 2011
    Anthony Mc Mahon

    Thanks Padraig for your observations. The 1975 Irish translation has stood the test of time. Many of the phrases now in English have long been in the Irish. Two significant phrases in the new Irish tr

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  • 28 Nov. Monday of the First Week of Advent

    November 28 2011
    Eileen

    Thank you for these reflections which have many challenging implications. While keeping in mind the challenge to myself to have an open house and table for everyone, it also reminds one that the Eucha

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  • Conversations Irish parishes need to have — Tony Butler

    November 25 2011
    Tony Butler

    Soline, As ever - thank you for your words. I agree with you in regards to James Alison. There is another priest, Jose Matero also writing, his blog is " La Casulla de San Ildefonso". Both of them wri

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  • 29 Nov. Tuesday of the First Week of Advent

    November 29 2011
    Jennifer Sleeman

    Thank you, as a weekday reader for making it easy to find tomorrow's reading. In the Diocesan website could not find the next day's reading because of copyright I was told.

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  • New Irish language translation of Missal

    November 28 2011
    Association of Catholic Priests

    I should have given a link to the information page on the website of the National Centre for Liturgy: http://www.liturgy-ireland.ie/updates.html Pádraig McCarthy

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  • Conversations Irish parishes need to have — Tony Butler

    November 25 2011
    Kevin Walters

    Tony First Holy Communion Reflection of thought Not Shop Bought God’s Message taught Charade or no the heart of each child will know. A Sheppard should have taught his flock simplicity will not mock

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  • Reflection on the life of a priest: Pat Seaver

    November 24 2011
    Mangy Donkey

    I have spoken before on this site about man as 'the priest of creation', and I am merely echoing the words of our late Pontiff, Karol, who blew a truthful warm wind via Poland. Within our bodies lies

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  • Conversations Irish parishes need to have — Tony Butler

    November 25 2011
    Brigitte Patricia Schmid

    Dear Tony, Many thanks for your words which touched my heart.I am teacher of Religion here in Austria and I am half Irish. It is everywhere the same. I understand your view of First Communion, I have

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