DOM, is it a good idea to use this kind of calculation, which is always invoked in crackdowns on immigrants and refugees?: "We are unable to deal with out own homeless, so why should we be asked to lo
Father Brendan Hoban is critical of Father Brendan Kilcoyne a Mayo based parish priest. However, the situation is not as simple as Fr.Hoban states. I am in Dublin and last week I encountered two Irish
Clericalist catholics affect to consider women priests, whom they call "priestesses", freakish and weird. But seeing Anglican and Lutheran women priests in action, I am finding the weirdness elsewhere
Thank you John for your long standing and persistent advocacy for women's dignity and equality in the Catholic Church, even as it falls on closed ears year after year.
As a Catholic woman I address ma
It is my belief John, that even if it were allowed, it is not the right time for the ordination of women in the Catholic church. Women should be ordained when the priesthood is flourishing. The "Glas
"When a learned man dies, what a great deal of learning dies with him!" John Aubrey. Apt in this case, I think, and on top of learning, in Eddie`s case, wit and humour.
Key Message:
Can we be the Mother Teresa of our community?
Homily:
Testimony: "One of my friends goes for a morning walk in the community centre. One day, she saw a homeless person sleeping under
Sean, the context of my remarks is essentially the retrenchment which I fear is afoot in the new pontificate. Francis was fearless in his ecumenical and interreligious outreach, as the product of a gr
Can you never allow for vastly different contexts, Joe?
Even rural northern Ireland - where members of the reformed churches are still into annual Orange defensiveness - is vastly different from e
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September 30 2025DOM, is it a good idea to use this kind of calculation, which is always invoked in crackdowns on immigrants and refugees?: "We are unable to deal with out own homeless, so why should we be asked to lo
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September 30 2025Father Brendan Hoban is critical of Father Brendan Kilcoyne a Mayo based parish priest. However, the situation is not as simple as Fr.Hoban states. I am in Dublin and last week I encountered two Irish
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John Shea: The Augustinian General Chapter 2025 was the 188th Ordinary General Chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine, held in Rome from September 1–18, 2025. The chapter of elected mendicants and hermits discussed vital concerns such as the formation of friars, pastoral activities, and social justice.
September 29 2025Thank you John for your long standing and persistent advocacy for women's dignity and equality in the Catholic Church, even as it falls on closed ears year after year. As a Catholic woman I address ma
John Shea: The Augustinian General Chapter 2025 was the 188th Ordinary General Chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine, held in Rome from September 1–18, 2025. The chapter of elected mendicants and hermits discussed vital concerns such as the formation of friars, pastoral activities, and social justice.
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September 21 2025Sean, the context of my remarks is essentially the retrenchment which I fear is afoot in the new pontificate. Francis was fearless in his ecumenical and interreligious outreach, as the product of a gr
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September 21 2025Can you never allow for vastly different contexts, Joe? Even rural northern Ireland - where members of the reformed churches are still into annual Orange defensiveness - is vastly different from e
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