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  • Assembly of the Irish Church

    November 4 2011
    MM

    I assumed there would be a flood of comment on this. I also expected it to be somewhere on the front of our daily newspapers. But three days in and ..... nothing! Well for what its worth, can I jus

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  • Confused Prayer on First Sunday of Advent

    November 4 2011
    Paul Robertson

    Given what happened to the ICEL '98 translation, do you think it would have made any difference? The CDW and Vox Clara seem completely uninterested in quality English, in fact, they seem to mistrust

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  • The New Missal: How is it going for you, our members?

    October 31 2011
    Wendy Murphy

    Ah, Simmary, small world! - you're quite right and, my first thought on reading your post was 'can't be another parish like this one' - I do weep with you. In our parish (lovely, gentle priest,thankfu

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  • Interesting results of poll conducted by Iona Institute

    November 2 2011
    Mary Burke

    Pádraig, here's the link to the (US) National Alert Registry. http://www.registeredoffenderslist.org/what-is-pedophilia.htm It confirms the figure of 4%. I admire and agree with anything you have wri

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  • The New Missal: How is it going for you, our members?

    October 31 2011
    Simmary

    Wendy, I think it's almost certain I know (and profoundly admire) your brother-in-law - your description exactly matches a gentleman in my parish. Except I didn't know that T had been a school govern

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  • The New Missal: How is it going for you, our members?

    October 31 2011
    Neil

    Thank you Paul for your kind words. I will take them into account as I move forward in my formation. Katheleen don't be to sad, the phrase has not gone but been slightly altered. The new phrase says '

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  • Confused Prayer on First Sunday of Advent

    November 4 2011
    Madge McCarthy

    The Latin: Prosint nobis, quaesumus, Dómine, frequentáta mystéria, quibus nos, inter praetereúntia ambulántes, iam nunc instítuis amáre caeléstia et inhaerére mansúris. Per Christum. May t

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  • The New Missal: How is it going for you, our members?

    October 31 2011
    Kathleen O'Connell

    I am really sad to know of the coming end to the use of the phrase "Lord, I am not worthy to receive You, only say the word and I shall be healed." I have always believed this phrase is at the heart o

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  • The New Missal: How is it going for you, our members?

    October 31 2011
    Wendy Murphy

    Paul, thank you for your compassionate words. Simmary - your parish sounds a lot like that of my dear brother-in-law. He's been a faithful Catholic all his life (he's 87) Has done everything he possib

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  • Interesting results of poll conducted by Iona Institute

    November 2 2011
    Pádraig McCarthy

    Mary Burke wrote: "Roughly 4% of the population abuse children sexually." Where did this statistic come from? I have seen statistics of 4% quoted for the percentage of priests who abuse. I have not be

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