If it was their ordained and stipendiary status that prevented so many from being completely honest within the church, don't we then have to question whether that status is compatible with the Christi
"I know that the silence or caution of so many priests and theologians, including myself, is a form of internalised oppression..."
Yes indeed, and in my experience over the past 30 years, it is wides
Queen Elizabeth, in her latter very maternal and sunny years, was happy to play along, arranging a parachute stunt with Bond at a Jubilee event and a video of receiving him at the palace. At least she
#1 “ English literature has boiled down to increasingly tawdry BBC adaptations and the tourist appeal of Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple…”
How could you have forgotten Ian Fleming’s James B
Very well observed, Brendan. Brexit England has to keep believing that the worship of its traditions makes its splendid isolation worthwhile. But what is left of the magic? The Last Night of the Proms
Key Message:
Faith commands miracles!!
Homily:
The first reading reverberates our famous question, "Why Lord, why? When God, when?" We keep asking our Lord Jesus, "W
Saint Thérèse would have enjoyed Sr Joan Chittister's commentary on Job's daughters being given both a name and an inheritance!
http://acatholicwomansplace.blogspot.com/2013/01/joan-chittisters-jobs
" ...it is unthinkable that an Irish synodal process would not engage with the question of restructuring dioceses when there is such an urgent need to do so."
More urgent than discovering, after ov
Given that only a sincere faith could have allowed Queen Elizabeth II to stick so solidly to her constitutional duties, to surmount the tragedies and very public humiliations of close family members -
Brendan, an excellent and very fair appreciation of the late Queen Elizabeth, her life and, also, of the whole funeral process and ritual.
Apparently, her faith was such that she knelt at her bedsi
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Donal Dorr: SYNODALITY AND THE ORDINATION OF WOMEN
October 4 2022If it was their ordained and stipendiary status that prevented so many from being completely honest within the church, don't we then have to question whether that status is compatible with the Christi
Donal Dorr: SYNODALITY AND THE ORDINATION OF WOMEN
October 4 2022"I know that the silence or caution of so many priests and theologians, including myself, is a form of internalised oppression..." Yes indeed, and in my experience over the past 30 years, it is wides
Brendan Hoban: Sometimes you can have too many rituals
October 3 2022Queen Elizabeth, in her latter very maternal and sunny years, was happy to play along, arranging a parachute stunt with Bond at a Jubilee event and a video of receiving him at the palace. At least she
Brendan Hoban: Sometimes you can have too many rituals
October 3 2022#1 “ English literature has boiled down to increasingly tawdry BBC adaptations and the tourist appeal of Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple…” How could you have forgotten Ian Fleming’s James B
Brendan Hoban: Sometimes you can have too many rituals
October 3 2022Very well observed, Brendan. Brexit England has to keep believing that the worship of its traditions makes its splendid isolation worthwhile. But what is left of the magic? The Last Night of the Proms
2 Oct 2022 – 27th Sunday (C)
October 2 2022Key Message: Faith commands miracles!! Homily: The first reading reverberates our famous question, "Why Lord, why? When God, when?" We keep asking our Lord Jesus, "W
1 Oct 2022 – Saturday of Week 26
October 1 2022Saint Thérèse would have enjoyed Sr Joan Chittister's commentary on Job's daughters being given both a name and an inheritance! http://acatholicwomansplace.blogspot.com/2013/01/joan-chittisters-jobs
Diocesan boundaries set down in 12th century unfit for 21st century
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Brendan Hoban: Religious faith was the bedrock for the Queen
September 23 2022Given that only a sincere faith could have allowed Queen Elizabeth II to stick so solidly to her constitutional duties, to surmount the tragedies and very public humiliations of close family members -
Brendan Hoban: Religious faith was the bedrock for the Queen
September 23 2022Brendan, an excellent and very fair appreciation of the late Queen Elizabeth, her life and, also, of the whole funeral process and ritual. Apparently, her faith was such that she knelt at her bedsi
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