There are two elements in the Irish Synodal Synthesis which ought to be carefully distinguished from each other.
The first element is the fair and accurate synthesis of the contributions made at paris
The bishop himself is in a rush, to mission. Understandable enough. But sadly the Church's mission continues to be hampered by its lack of credibility arising from its antiquated, unjust and many woul
“Pressure groups” versus “the baptised?
So if a baptised person - a woman, say - wishes to speak up in favour of the ordination of women, does she thereby lose her status as a baptised person,
From the very start of this process Pope Francis has asked for the wishes of the Holy Spirit as expressed through the baptised and not those of pressure groups or influential individuals, which seams
Key Message:
Whatever may be the cost, our Lord Jesus is worth it !!
Homily:
People often get confused with this statement, "Whoever comes to me and does not hate fa
‘… From now on you will be catching people.’
And yet the Irish national synthesis reports one typical lament as:
“We are unsure about how to evangelise in the modern world.”
And th
World day of prayer for the care of creation...and beginning of the season of creation culminating on the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, 4th October. What is the season of creation?
https://lauda
“There is little or no mention of the poor, the sick, the homeless, drug abuse, the environment (and this after a lot of work on Laudato Si ), the unborn, the housing crisis, the Word of God, the so
Where was the other half of humankind? A long way to baptismal equality for women.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/womens-ordination-advocates-detained-outside-vatican-meeting
'The Christian idiom of Heaney’s work reminds us again that just as suffering touches every human heart, so too must hope if it is to be authentic. True hope subsists in the face of, indeed in the v
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Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022There are two elements in the Irish Synodal Synthesis which ought to be carefully distinguished from each other. The first element is the fair and accurate synthesis of the contributions made at paris
“The synod process itself was somewhat rushed” – Bishop Cullinan’s (Waterford & Lismore) response to the National Synthesis Document
August 31 2022The bishop himself is in a rush, to mission. Understandable enough. But sadly the Church's mission continues to be hampered by its lack of credibility arising from its antiquated, unjust and many woul
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022“Pressure groups” versus “the baptised? So if a baptised person - a woman, say - wishes to speak up in favour of the ordination of women, does she thereby lose her status as a baptised person,
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