GUESS WHAT...
when archaeologists
unearthed those skeletons
complete and perfectly intact,
they could not tell:
gay from straight,
rich from poor,
black from white,
slave from free,
male from female
Colm Holmes@4,
May I refer back to Dr Mary McAleese's car-crash of an encounter with Bishop Karol Wojtyla's 'Love and Responsibility' at the beginning of November? I hope that she and all her passen
Eddie and Seamus, in the leading article in todays Tablet , "Test of conscience of the Cardinal", referring to Vincent Nichols, one paragraph jumped off the page at me:
"The evidence heard at the In
Seamus: "The major Public[=Private]Schools (Benedictines) in the UK are shamed. Vincent Nichols is in trouble."
Sometimes death for a bishop or cardinal is a smart career move. Young Basil Hume went
Seamus, in his wonderful contributions, often mentions the importance of spending time with families who have been bereaved. It is a time for sharing with them and listening to their cares and memori
Crisis. What crisis? (Brian Lenihan Sn).
The word ‘crisis’ is very familiar. In political terms – Syria, Turkey, the Kurds, Spain, Chile, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, the UK Parliament
If you missed Fr Bernárd Lynch's profound talk - Please listen to this video recording. The title of his talk was "Vatican hypocrisy and hope for our church" but the title should really be "The Meani
Those letters were so refreshing. The rich Church of the Amazon was sharing with the poor Church of the West. Our poverty is shown in our weariness; in our negativity; in our cynicism; in our coweri
Thanks for these fine letters. There seems to be a delay in the Vatican sending out an official English translation of the final Synod document. So, in case any of you would like to read an unofficial
Paddy #7:
I don't know if there's an "official" distinction between homily and sermon. I tend to think of a homily as bringing out the spiritual message and inspiration in a reading or occasion.
I try
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November 15 2019GUESS WHAT... when archaeologists unearthed those skeletons complete and perfectly intact, they could not tell: gay from straight, rich from poor, black from white, slave from free, male from female
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November 6 2019Colm Holmes@4, May I refer back to Dr Mary McAleese's car-crash of an encounter with Bishop Karol Wojtyla's 'Love and Responsibility' at the beginning of November? I hope that she and all her passen
17 November, 2019. 33rd Sunday (C)
November 17 2019Eddie and Seamus, in the leading article in todays Tablet , "Test of conscience of the Cardinal", referring to Vincent Nichols, one paragraph jumped off the page at me: "The evidence heard at the In
17 November, 2019. 33rd Sunday (C)
November 17 2019Seamus: "The major Public[=Private]Schools (Benedictines) in the UK are shamed. Vincent Nichols is in trouble." Sometimes death for a bishop or cardinal is a smart career move. Young Basil Hume went
17 November, 2019. 33rd Sunday (C)
November 17 2019Seamus, in his wonderful contributions, often mentions the importance of spending time with families who have been bereaved. It is a time for sharing with them and listening to their cares and memori
17 November, 2019. 33rd Sunday (C)
November 17 2019Crisis. What crisis? (Brian Lenihan Sn). The word ‘crisis’ is very familiar. In political terms – Syria, Turkey, the Kurds, Spain, Chile, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, the UK Parliament
We Are Church Ireland – “Vatican hypocrisy and hopes for our church”
November 6 2019If you missed Fr Bernárd Lynch's profound talk - Please listen to this video recording. The title of his talk was "Vatican hypocrisy and hope for our church" but the title should really be "The Meani
Letters from the Synod of the Amazon
November 11 2019Those letters were so refreshing. The rich Church of the Amazon was sharing with the poor Church of the West. Our poverty is shown in our weariness; in our negativity; in our cynicism; in our coweri
Letters from the Synod of the Amazon
November 11 2019Thanks for these fine letters. There seems to be a delay in the Vatican sending out an official English translation of the final Synod document. So, in case any of you would like to read an unofficial
10 November, 2019. 32nd Sunday (C)
November 10 2019Paddy #7: I don't know if there's an "official" distinction between homily and sermon. I tend to think of a homily as bringing out the spiritual message and inspiration in a reading or occasion. I try
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