Sincere thanks to the seminarians and to those familiar with Maynooth who took the time to respond to my questions.
I'm relieved to hear that you are not all enclosed in a "prison" like environment as
In the 'General Instruction of the Missal' paragraph 135 'reader' is spelled with a lower case 'r' but 'priest' is spelled with an upper case 'p'. Why?
'Homily' is with upper case 'h' but 'cantor' wi
Eddie,
Wooden swords don't inflict permanent damage thank God but still allow a decent exchange! Thank you. It seems to me that change is an ongoing thing. Just as Maynooth could never have remained a
I think not Fr Joseph. Most people couldn't care less. It's just us extremists on either side who get worked up about these matters! [I'm just kidding.]
Quoting Joseph above "Of course “seminary” and “celibacy” go together — would Fr Doyle agree that it is time to abolish both?". This is getting to the crux of the matter. Time to think outs
Eileen (point 11): "if there are any" seminarians? Yes there are seminarians in seminary. Spiritual formation does not take place on the university campus - it mainly takes place on the college campus
Carol (point 10)
In response to your queries, yes seminarians were consulted on their thoughts on reforms for the seminary. And if you would like the views of seminarians, I would suggest you contact
@Fr S. Corkery:
Fr Sean, I may have crossed swords (well, wooden ones) with you both here and in The Furrow over the past year or so, but thanks for this breath of sanity among the Chinese Whispers an
Hi one and all,
Can I try to make a positive suggestion. This stuff about Maynooth is like one of them "Chinese Whispers." We have gone from Michael Kelly to Noel Whelan to Fr Hoban and now others are
Like Eddie, I welcome the comments from "someone" who knows Maynooth....
The sooner we see the results/recommendations of the AV enquiry the better.
At least we would have something concrete to look a
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Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012Sincere thanks to the seminarians and to those familiar with Maynooth who took the time to respond to my questions. I'm relieved to hear that you are not all enclosed in a "prison" like environment as
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012In the 'General Instruction of the Missal' paragraph 135 'reader' is spelled with a lower case 'r' but 'priest' is spelled with an upper case 'p'. Why? 'Homily' is with upper case 'h' but 'cantor' wi
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012Eddie, Wooden swords don't inflict permanent damage thank God but still allow a decent exchange! Thank you. It seems to me that change is an ongoing thing. Just as Maynooth could never have remained a
The New Missal – Michael Commane OP
January 10 2012I think not Fr Joseph. Most people couldn't care less. It's just us extremists on either side who get worked up about these matters! [I'm just kidding.]
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012Quoting Joseph above "Of course “seminary” and “celibacy” go together — would Fr Doyle agree that it is time to abolish both?". This is getting to the crux of the matter. Time to think outs
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012Eileen (point 11): "if there are any" seminarians? Yes there are seminarians in seminary. Spiritual formation does not take place on the university campus - it mainly takes place on the college campus
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012Carol (point 10) In response to your queries, yes seminarians were consulted on their thoughts on reforms for the seminary. And if you would like the views of seminarians, I would suggest you contact
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012@Fr S. Corkery: Fr Sean, I may have crossed swords (well, wooden ones) with you both here and in The Furrow over the past year or so, but thanks for this breath of sanity among the Chinese Whispers an
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012Hi one and all, Can I try to make a positive suggestion. This stuff about Maynooth is like one of them "Chinese Whispers." We have gone from Michael Kelly to Noel Whelan to Fr Hoban and now others are
Back to the cloister – Brendan Hoban
January 21 2012Like Eddie, I welcome the comments from "someone" who knows Maynooth.... The sooner we see the results/recommendations of the AV enquiry the better. At least we would have something concrete to look a
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