I have noticed that people who have risked a deep dive surrender to God seem to find their talents, abilities and the courage to make them manifest.
Our new Pope Leo is a great case in point. He said:
Rerum Novarum in 1891 was an earthquake in the Catholic world, since the church addressed social justice head-on for the first time. Since then social concern has become intrinsic to the church's prea
Key Message:
Real repentance leads to real change!!
Homily:
Teacher: What do you want for Christmas?
Child: I want to become a good child, so that I can become a fri
Ron Rolheiser says the "Christ movement is downward, free from the tyranny of ambition and achievement." He asks: "Are we emptying ourselves and assuming the powerlessness of the poor?"
"This conclusion is a disappointing failure of courage, synodality, and pastoral leadership.
At a moment when the global Church is in urgent need of reform and renewal, particularly on the role of wo
I am not well-enough read in St Augustine to pronounce on that, but the phrase 'merely symbolic' raises a question about our understanding of what symbols are and how they actually 'work' - i.e. how t
I was ever so pleased to see my friend Gabriel Daly appear in the article. He did say many fine things. And his turn of phrase was always so clear and to the point.
Paddy thank you. Your piece w
Roy. You keep on stating the obvious and fighting for the cause. The Commission's Report was as expected and is still disappointing. The Anglican Communion has moved on, and appointed Sarah Mullally;
Séamus Ahearne: “A man must not deny his manifest abilities, For that is to evade his obligations.” I thank you for this, Padre. Came upon it as I wandered in a desert place... arid... dry... scr
I am upset at the quote: “The masculinity of Christ, and therefore the masculinity of those who receive Holy Orders, is not accidental but is an integral part of sacramental identity, preserving the
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Séamus Ahearne: “A man must not deny his manifest abilities, For that is to evade his obligations.”
December 2 2025I have noticed that people who have risked a deep dive surrender to God seem to find their talents, abilities and the courage to make them manifest. Our new Pope Leo is a great case in point. He said:
07 Dec 2025 – 2nd Sunday in Advent, A
December 7 2025Rerum Novarum in 1891 was an earthquake in the Catholic world, since the church addressed social justice head-on for the first time. Since then social concern has become intrinsic to the church's prea
07 Dec 2025 – 2nd Sunday in Advent, A
December 7 2025Key Message: Real repentance leads to real change!! Homily: Teacher: What do you want for Christmas? Child: I want to become a good child, so that I can become a fri
Brendan Hoban: Media frenzy in Carey case was distasteful
November 25 2025Ron Rolheiser says the "Christ movement is downward, free from the tyranny of ambition and achievement." He asks: "Are we emptying ourselves and assuming the powerlessness of the poor?"
Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
December 4 2025"This conclusion is a disappointing failure of courage, synodality, and pastoral leadership. At a moment when the global Church is in urgent need of reform and renewal, particularly on the role of wo
Joe O’Leary: Thoughts on Christ the King, 23 November 2025
November 23 2025I am not well-enough read in St Augustine to pronounce on that, but the phrase 'merely symbolic' raises a question about our understanding of what symbols are and how they actually 'work' - i.e. how t
Peter W. Keenan: 60 years Since the End of Vatican 11…
December 4 2025I was ever so pleased to see my friend Gabriel Daly appear in the article. He did say many fine things. And his turn of phrase was always so clear and to the point. Paddy thank you. Your piece w
Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
December 4 2025Roy. You keep on stating the obvious and fighting for the cause. The Commission's Report was as expected and is still disappointing. The Anglican Communion has moved on, and appointed Sarah Mullally;
Séamus Ahearne: “A man must not deny his manifest abilities, For that is to evade his obligations.”
December 2 2025Séamus Ahearne: “A man must not deny his manifest abilities, For that is to evade his obligations.” I thank you for this, Padre. Came upon it as I wandered in a desert place... arid... dry... scr
Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
December 4 2025I am upset at the quote: “The masculinity of Christ, and therefore the masculinity of those who receive Holy Orders, is not accidental but is an integral part of sacramental identity, preserving the
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