Superb, Chris. Thank you for a gift that penetrates a pastoral heart. Especially as your reflection is faithful to your own challenge "how might the Church meet the needs of the community WITHOUT RE
I wonder did anyone really read Querida Amazonia. Francis clarified the Pachamama controversy, but the rabid polemicists did not stay to hear his answer. Leading comparative theologian Francis X. Cloo
I have no personal experience of Amazonia. Brendan writes about the document of Pope Francis about Querida (Beloved) Amazonia: “huge expectations have been shattered and the sound of a door being sl
#2. "Pope Francis also ‘points to the way Catholic communities are run by lay people, 60 per cent of them women’, in Amazonia.’"
Remembering that the ACI exploratory study of 'lay involvement'
Pope Francis is a courageous, inspiring, and, through discernment, reforming Pope. I consider that we should at least try to understand why he has decided against sanctioning the ordination of married
Brendan, many thanks, again, for your reasoned cri de coeur.
Am I alone in drawing hope/light from Pádraig Mc Carthy's closing remarks in his contribution on Francis letter :
"Yes, I am convinced
Thank you, Sean @ 4, for your link; ref Archbishop Michael Neary’s address on the ending of Christendom in Ireland:
In which Des Gilroy commented, Bishop Neary …. “very strong on analysis …
This is Church in action, isn’t it, Church ALIVE! We shouldn’t have to wait on priests or religious to organise support groups as people can do it for themselves. For too long those of us older ge
Very well done a cailini agus a buachailli !
This is the kind of small support groups that are needed within a living church guided by the Holy Spirit...
Maybe it behoves us to keep in mind and ponder the phrase
"a city or an empire divided against itself "
Keeping in mind the well worn phrase almost a cliche at this stage of our evolution as a Chu
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A Time to Pause
February 25 2020Superb, Chris. Thank you for a gift that penetrates a pastoral heart. Especially as your reflection is faithful to your own challenge "how might the Church meet the needs of the community WITHOUT RE
Discernment, dithering or disaster? Has the church the luxury of time to wait on decisions?
February 24 2020I wonder did anyone really read Querida Amazonia. Francis clarified the Pachamama controversy, but the rabid polemicists did not stay to hear his answer. Leading comparative theologian Francis X. Cloo
Discernment, dithering or disaster? Has the church the luxury of time to wait on decisions?
February 24 2020I have no personal experience of Amazonia. Brendan writes about the document of Pope Francis about Querida (Beloved) Amazonia: “huge expectations have been shattered and the sound of a door being sl
Discernment, dithering or disaster? Has the church the luxury of time to wait on decisions?
February 24 2020#2. "Pope Francis also ‘points to the way Catholic communities are run by lay people, 60 per cent of them women’, in Amazonia.’" Remembering that the ACI exploratory study of 'lay involvement'
Discernment, dithering or disaster? Has the church the luxury of time to wait on decisions?
February 24 2020Pope Francis is a courageous, inspiring, and, through discernment, reforming Pope. I consider that we should at least try to understand why he has decided against sanctioning the ordination of married
Discernment, dithering or disaster? Has the church the luxury of time to wait on decisions?
February 24 2020Brendan, many thanks, again, for your reasoned cri de coeur. Am I alone in drawing hope/light from Pádraig Mc Carthy's closing remarks in his contribution on Francis letter : "Yes, I am convinced
First Communion Preparation – Undermined?
February 18 2020Thank you, Sean @ 4, for your link; ref Archbishop Michael Neary’s address on the ending of Christendom in Ireland: In which Des Gilroy commented, Bishop Neary …. “very strong on analysis …
Jacinta’s Smile: Awareness of Sibling Bereavement
February 20 2020This is Church in action, isn’t it, Church ALIVE! We shouldn’t have to wait on priests or religious to organise support groups as people can do it for themselves. For too long those of us older ge
Jacinta’s Smile: Awareness of Sibling Bereavement
February 20 2020Very well done a cailini agus a buachailli ! This is the kind of small support groups that are needed within a living church guided by the Holy Spirit...
Diversity in the Catholic Church
February 21 2020Maybe it behoves us to keep in mind and ponder the phrase "a city or an empire divided against itself " Keeping in mind the well worn phrase almost a cliche at this stage of our evolution as a Chu
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