Brendan, I have been reading your articles for many years,our Church would not be in the sorry state we find it now, if Priests of your calibre had been in leadership positions.
I do not have all the
Two things surprise me here:
a. that Sean has so consistently categorised LG#37 as a sort of silver bullet and "greatest threat to Irish Catholic clericalism" upon whose use or non-use the ACP's cred
Like everyone else, I applaud Brendan Hoban’s wise and courageous words. He has my undying respect and is a truly prophetic voice.
Eddie@1, I took great comfort in some of the statements issued b
"The laity should, as all Christians, promptly accept the decisions of their spiritual shepherds, since they are representatives of Christ as well as teachers and rulers in the Church."
Pat, I am sur
Here is an extract from Thomas O'Loughlin, "Theology as a Resource in Christian Discipleship", Japan Mission Journal 73 (2019):205-16. (pp. 214-16)
One of the depressing aspects of being a Christian
A great piece, Brendan and thank you. I have taken the liberty of sharing it on the Facebook page of the Scottish laity Network.
I highlighted, in particular, the two paragraphs;
"What we don’t ne
I’d like to suggest a different way of reading the Gospel passage.
Immediately before this, Luke presents the parables of the mustard seed and of the yeast in the dough the birds of the air came to
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/aug/21/at-the-verdict-george-pell-pursed-his-lips-he-was-going-back-to-prison
Joe, this is such a sad story for everyone involved and its a pity there
This excerpt from lumen gentium paragraph 37 shows that it deals with fraternity dialogue and obedience.
The laity have the right to receive in abundance from their spiritual shepherds the spiritual
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August 22 2019Excellent article. Many of the issues discussed, like clericalism, are problems for Protestants as well.
Another Beginning?
August 22 2019Brendan, I have been reading your articles for many years,our Church would not be in the sorry state we find it now, if Priests of your calibre had been in leadership positions. I do not have all the
Another Beginning?
August 22 2019Two things surprise me here: a. that Sean has so consistently categorised LG#37 as a sort of silver bullet and "greatest threat to Irish Catholic clericalism" upon whose use or non-use the ACP's cred
Another Beginning?
August 22 2019Like everyone else, I applaud Brendan Hoban’s wise and courageous words. He has my undying respect and is a truly prophetic voice. Eddie@1, I took great comfort in some of the statements issued b
Another Beginning?
August 22 2019"The laity should, as all Christians, promptly accept the decisions of their spiritual shepherds, since they are representatives of Christ as well as teachers and rulers in the Church." Pat, I am sur
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August 25 2019Here is an extract from Thomas O'Loughlin, "Theology as a Resource in Christian Discipleship", Japan Mission Journal 73 (2019):205-16. (pp. 214-16) One of the depressing aspects of being a Christian
Another Beginning?
August 22 2019A great piece, Brendan and thank you. I have taken the liberty of sharing it on the Facebook page of the Scottish laity Network. I highlighted, in particular, the two paragraphs; "What we don’t ne
25 August, 2019. 21st Sunday (C)
August 25 2019I’d like to suggest a different way of reading the Gospel passage. Immediately before this, Luke presents the parables of the mustard seed and of the yeast in the dough the birds of the air came to
The Problems with Celibacy
August 5 2019https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/aug/21/at-the-verdict-george-pell-pursed-his-lips-he-was-going-back-to-prison Joe, this is such a sad story for everyone involved and its a pity there
Another Beginning?
August 22 2019This excerpt from lumen gentium paragraph 37 shows that it deals with fraternity dialogue and obedience. The laity have the right to receive in abundance from their spiritual shepherds the spiritual
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