This is a shock indeed! How come we get to thinking that people who turn up so regularly will be doing that always?
We often disagreed, Pádraig and myself, but were on the same page in our last ex
So sorry to hear of the death of our daily beloved ACP member Pádraig McCarthy. He was generous in his replies to various articles and comments on this website. A truly pastoral priest with a very re
I had great time for Pádraig McCarthy. I got to know him at the start of the ACP, fifteen years ago. He was a steady supporter from the very beginning. My main contact with him was when a number of D
No one that I am aware of is advocating a 'sole focus' on the issue of ordination - @3. Rather, the synodal process in Ireland and globally has rightly thrown up multiple issues which we need to addre
A grand fellow, whom one imagined would be around forever. Well, the Lord's time is not what we imagine. Let's hope to meet in that locum refrigerii, lucis et pacis.
I was wondering if Seamus could have a word with his fellow Augustinian Pope (Bob) Leo to do something about the woeful English that was imposed on our liturgy!
I do agree with Brendan’s paean of praise for Pádraig Daly’s poetry. You might expect that from me! Pádraig is a minimalist is his use of words. Every sentence is succinct and every word does it
Would Synodality be a 'talking shop' if it talked about any issue other than the male monopoly of ordination - e.g. the fact that Ireland is currently 'awash with cocaine', in the words of one speaker
Food as weapon of war and starvation as statecraft...
https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/israelpalestine/gaza-starvation-experiment
I would like to draw attention to a clear mistranslation here: “When the Advocate comes (Greek: elthê), whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes (ekporeuetai) from the
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Rev Pádraig McCarthy, RIP
June 10 2025This is a shock indeed! How come we get to thinking that people who turn up so regularly will be doing that always? We often disagreed, Pádraig and myself, but were on the same page in our last ex
Easter Vigil – Liturgical Highpoint or Endurance Marathon? Some alternative suggestions
April 14 2019So sorry to hear of the death of our daily beloved ACP member Pádraig McCarthy. He was generous in his replies to various articles and comments on this website. A truly pastoral priest with a very re
Rev Pádraig McCarthy, RIP
June 10 2025I had great time for Pádraig McCarthy. I got to know him at the start of the ACP, fifteen years ago. He was a steady supporter from the very beginning. My main contact with him was when a number of D
The Furrow, June 2025: Discerning the Decision point – Next steps on the Synodal Pathway in Ireland
June 5 2025No one that I am aware of is advocating a 'sole focus' on the issue of ordination - @3. Rather, the synodal process in Ireland and globally has rightly thrown up multiple issues which we need to addre
Rev Pádraig McCarthy, RIP
June 10 2025A grand fellow, whom one imagined would be around forever. Well, the Lord's time is not what we imagine. Let's hope to meet in that locum refrigerii, lucis et pacis.
Séamus Ahearne: I’M BEWILDERED HAVING JUST RETURNED FROM THE QUARTEIRA MARKET
June 5 2025I was wondering if Seamus could have a word with his fellow Augustinian Pope (Bob) Leo to do something about the woeful English that was imposed on our liturgy!
Brendan Hoban: Returning once again to the books we love
June 8 2025I do agree with Brendan’s paean of praise for Pádraig Daly’s poetry. You might expect that from me! Pádraig is a minimalist is his use of words. Every sentence is succinct and every word does it
The Furrow, June 2025: Discerning the Decision point – Next steps on the Synodal Pathway in Ireland
June 5 2025Would Synodality be a 'talking shop' if it talked about any issue other than the male monopoly of ordination - e.g. the fact that Ireland is currently 'awash with cocaine', in the words of one speaker
Brendan Hoban: Gaza is another version of the Holocaust
June 3 2025Food as weapon of war and starvation as statecraft... https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/israelpalestine/gaza-starvation-experiment
08 June 2025 – Pentecost Sunday
June 8 2025I would like to draw attention to a clear mistranslation here: “When the Advocate comes (Greek: elthê), whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes (ekporeuetai) from the
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