Thank you Fr. Hoban for raising this issue – it is a long overdue conversation that should be held in every parish and revisited on a regular basis.
How very sad that the bishop was treated in this
"As everyone knows the Catholic Church now is not in a good place with its authority diminished and its place in society ritually ridiculed and condemned."
Somehow in this sentence the ‘Catholic Ch
I can appreciate Fr Brendan Hoban’s concerns over the turning over of Church assets to the community. However those same communities are largely made up of Catholics. These are assets of the communi
In a spoken statement to the media he gave on Friday Cardinal Marx said he wants the submission of his resignation to be understood as a “personal signal for a new beginning, for a new awakening of
WE ARE CHURCH Press Release
Very disappointing New Penal Code for Catholic Church
5 June 2021 The Vatican’s newly announced Penal Code is very disappointing for several reasons:
1. No Zero
The one outstanding memory I have of the letters being read out in Gay Byrne's radio programme is as follows:
A mother-to-be expecting a baby told the story of how her husband had arranged a big ce
#1 Roy, you are so right. Wouldn't Gay Byrne have been the perfect chair for the National Synodal Assembly? Perhaps Catherine Day from the efficient and effective Citizens Assembly might fill the role
These days Thara Benedicta gives wonderful homiletic notes in the Response section.
I wonder, how much the author's reflections this time are in keeping with the present day Theological reflections, w
From Pope Francis's perspective these tinkerings may undermine the criticism that the church does not 'get' the distinction between a 'sin' and a 'crime' - but the basic reason for massive lay distrus
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Brendan Hoban: The Church Has a Right to Protect its Assets
June 5 2021Thank you Fr. Hoban for raising this issue – it is a long overdue conversation that should be held in every parish and revisited on a regular basis. How very sad that the bishop was treated in this
Brendan Hoban: The Church Has a Right to Protect its Assets
June 5 2021"As everyone knows the Catholic Church now is not in a good place with its authority diminished and its place in society ritually ridiculed and condemned." Somehow in this sentence the ‘Catholic Ch
Brendan Hoban: The Church Has a Right to Protect its Assets
June 5 2021I can appreciate Fr Brendan Hoban’s concerns over the turning over of Church assets to the community. However those same communities are largely made up of Catholics. These are assets of the communi
German Cardinal Marx submits resignation to Pope…
June 5 2021In a spoken statement to the media he gave on Friday Cardinal Marx said he wants the submission of his resignation to be understood as a “personal signal for a new beginning, for a new awakening of
Pope Francis has updated Canon Law to criminalise sexual abuse
June 1 2021WE ARE CHURCH Press Release Very disappointing New Penal Code for Catholic Church 5 June 2021 The Vatican’s newly announced Penal Code is very disappointing for several reasons: 1. No Zero
A conversation about what a Catholic Synod is and how Synodality will apply in the Catholic Church.
June 2 2021The one outstanding memory I have of the letters being read out in Gay Byrne's radio programme is as follows: A mother-to-be expecting a baby told the story of how her husband had arranged a big ce
Pope Francis has updated Canon Law to criminalise sexual abuse
June 1 2021No matter what the Pope does, the comments here are always pessimistic.
A conversation about what a Catholic Synod is and how Synodality will apply in the Catholic Church.
June 2 2021#1 Roy, you are so right. Wouldn't Gay Byrne have been the perfect chair for the National Synodal Assembly? Perhaps Catherine Day from the efficient and effective Citizens Assembly might fill the role
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June 6 2021These days Thara Benedicta gives wonderful homiletic notes in the Response section. I wonder, how much the author's reflections this time are in keeping with the present day Theological reflections, w
Pope Francis has updated Canon Law to criminalise sexual abuse
June 1 2021From Pope Francis's perspective these tinkerings may undermine the criticism that the church does not 'get' the distinction between a 'sin' and a 'crime' - but the basic reason for massive lay distrus
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