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  • Outstanding Characters!

    November 28 2019
    Eddie Finnegan

    Joe@6, JPII certainly wasn't looking at the next in line when he wagged his finger in the face of Nicaragua's Minister of Education, Fernando Cardenal SJ - unless perhaps his brother Ernesto Cardenal

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  • Ambition; oxygen and energy to the evils of clericalism

    December 9 2019
    Mary Vallely

    Yes, I agree with every word. I don’t know why we put up with the ridiculous titles and trappings of hierarchical status. Too few priests speak out about how hard it is to keep young people on board

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  • 10 December, 2019. Tuesday of Advent, Week 2

    December 10 2019
    Fr Pepin DANDOU

    Hello, l am à catholic Priest In the USA. I like your reflections on the readings of mass. Your reflections are so inspiring and useful for homélies. Thank you so much. Continue what you do for the

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  • Ambition; oxygen and energy to the evils of clericalism

    December 9 2019
    Pól Ó Duibhir

    An extraordinarily perceptive and well written piece. It's all there. Time for action.

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  • Outstanding Characters!

    November 28 2019
    Joe O'Leary

    Pádraig, that's one of the great lessons of Pope Francis. Here in Japan he was totally present to everyone whose hand he shook -- in accord with the Japanese saying ichigo ichie https://en.wikipedia

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  •  The Association of Catholic Priests is now on Twitter

    December 7 2019
    Thomas Keane

    Good to see modern ways of connecting with people getting used. As a lay person, I would love to see more priests and parishes use social media. Maybe it might be possible for some prists to put the

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  • Outstanding Characters!

    November 28 2019
    Pádraig McCarthy

    It's good to appreciate outstanding characters. Many are recognised publicly. It's just as important to appreciate - and express appreciation for - those whose character is not recognised: people like

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  • 08 December, 2019. 2nd Sunday of Advent (A)

    December 8 2019
    Pádraig McCarthy

    RNJB Bible readings for Advent and Christmas: Our current Lectionary uses the Jerusalem Bible translation. Later came the New Jerusalem Bible. Recently the Revised New Jerusalem Bible (RNJB)was publi

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  • Outstanding Characters!

    November 28 2019
    Eddie Finnegan

    @2 above. My speculation as to the delay in Fulton Sheen's planned beatification was just that - speculation. I haven't been following Sheen's posthumous career through US courts over the past several

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  • Outstanding Characters!

    November 28 2019
    sean walsh

    They stared at him a long moment, then one of them said, Where do you live? He tilted his head, gesturing: Coma and see... So they left their nets and followed him... Him. Jesus. The Galilean. The N

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