It was difficult not to be struck by a certain incongruity at Mass yesterday. On the one hand we pray in the Confiteor---as we always do to "...Blessed Mary, ever Virgin..." and then we heard in the G
Perhaps a key issue in the dialogue about the ordination of women as deacons is the question of the development of doctrine. Phylliss Zagano has made the point that the question of historical preceden
Key Message:
Faith makes us see the unseen!!
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Testimony: One of my Catholic friends asked, "My non-Catholic Christian friend quoted the scripture, "Your mothe
#6 I understand, Paddy - and I too have reacted strongly against the unexamined clericalism that was so pervasive in Ireland when I started paying attention (early 1960s). I reacted also against the
"I wonder is it a legitimate question to ask why this 5-10% is not reflected in our priesthood and, perhaps, that is what Francis was getting at." Of course it's a legitimate question, but the answer
Seán, like yourself I have a fairly inquisitive mind and, having spent most of my life as someone who innocently accepted everything I was fed without much questioning, I am now fascinated by what m
Joe@1 and@5 I have been trying hard to understand what possessed Francis to use the offensive language that he used at that meeting with the Italian bishops.
Now, I am sure Francis is fully aware of
Memorial: Ss Charles Lwanga and Companions is celebrated the 3rd of June (Yesterday, not today). It's not a detail but a mega event in Uganda and many countries that take the opportunity to make a pil
#3 Surely you can see, Paddy, that Hebrews is claiming superiority for Jesus' sacrifice because unlike e.g. Abraham's putative sacrifice of Isaac, Jesus was also the acting priest - by himself SUBMITT
Paddy, it’s not just Hebrews but the whole New Testament, and it’s at the heart of Christian spirituality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxA0TFe3-Uo
You would not speak of Maximilian Kolbe or
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June 2 2024Seán, like yourself I have a fairly inquisitive mind and, having spent most of my life as someone who innocently accepted everything I was fed without much questioning, I am now fascinated by what m
Pope Francis never intended to offend: ‘Room for everyone in the Church’
May 28 2024Joe@1 and@5 I have been trying hard to understand what possessed Francis to use the offensive language that he used at that meeting with the Italian bishops. Now, I am sure Francis is fully aware of
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June 4 2024Memorial: Ss Charles Lwanga and Companions is celebrated the 3rd of June (Yesterday, not today). It's not a detail but a mega event in Uganda and many countries that take the opportunity to make a pil
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June 2 2024#3 Surely you can see, Paddy, that Hebrews is claiming superiority for Jesus' sacrifice because unlike e.g. Abraham's putative sacrifice of Isaac, Jesus was also the acting priest - by himself SUBMITT
2 June 2024 – Corpus Christi
June 2 2024Paddy, it’s not just Hebrews but the whole New Testament, and it’s at the heart of Christian spirituality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxA0TFe3-Uo You would not speak of Maximilian Kolbe or
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