Vatican II should have been far more incisive in its language and in its practical prescriptions. It relied too much on the good will of clergy and laity eager to interpret its slightest nod and to pu
Fr Tim,you are an extremely brave man, you personify what being a Shepherd of his flock should be,
You are a voice crying in the wilderness,for the following reasons:
1) The problems with our Church
MORE STRAY THOUGHTS:
A version of Peter Pan:
There is a young lady in the parish who usually says to me each morning ‘I will break your neck’ despite the fact that I tell her every day, that I
We need new conversations, new participants. Einstein says that the mentality that created the problem cannot solve it. New wine, fresh skins. Trust the Spirit. We are seed scatters not controllers o
So why the endless hiatus on ACP support for Lumen Gentium 37 - by far the greatest threat to Irish Catholic clericalism?
Those dogs in the street know this too, or do they?
That is a well written article and accurately reflects many of the issues that effect our church today. It feels that it is impossible to change church culture. This is little or no appetite to tackle
A wonderful article by Fr Brendan.So much in it to digest,it really covers so many aspects of the period that we of a certain age have lived through when the Catholic church went from being monarch of
Thank you Brendan. Ever so briefly, may I applaud your honesty in the main part of your article and welcome the clarity of your description of the template from Killala in the latter part. It chimes s
Paddy, the most detailed and penetrating statement on the Pell case, which I see as an instant classic, is Justice Mark Weinberg's dissenting judgment.
It deserves a close reading.
It should form th
An interesting piece on todays verdict in Australia by Michael Sean Winters. I daresay there will be others.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/distinctly-catholic/pell-verdict-various-sha
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August 22 2019Vatican II should have been far more incisive in its language and in its practical prescriptions. It relied too much on the good will of clergy and laity eager to interpret its slightest nod and to pu
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August 15 2019Fr Tim,you are an extremely brave man, you personify what being a Shepherd of his flock should be, You are a voice crying in the wilderness,for the following reasons: 1) The problems with our Church
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August 25 2019MORE STRAY THOUGHTS: A version of Peter Pan: There is a young lady in the parish who usually says to me each morning ‘I will break your neck’ despite the fact that I tell her every day, that I
How do we plan a future? – Cloyne Diocese – The Future
August 15 2019We need new conversations, new participants. Einstein says that the mentality that created the problem cannot solve it. New wine, fresh skins. Trust the Spirit. We are seed scatters not controllers o
Another Beginning?
August 22 2019So why the endless hiatus on ACP support for Lumen Gentium 37 - by far the greatest threat to Irish Catholic clericalism? Those dogs in the street know this too, or do they?
How do we plan a future? – Cloyne Diocese – The Future
August 15 2019That is a well written article and accurately reflects many of the issues that effect our church today. It feels that it is impossible to change church culture. This is little or no appetite to tackle
Another Beginning?
August 22 2019A wonderful article by Fr Brendan.So much in it to digest,it really covers so many aspects of the period that we of a certain age have lived through when the Catholic church went from being monarch of
Another Beginning?
August 22 2019Thank you Brendan. Ever so briefly, may I applaud your honesty in the main part of your article and welcome the clarity of your description of the template from Killala in the latter part. It chimes s
The Problems with Celibacy
August 5 2019Paddy, the most detailed and penetrating statement on the Pell case, which I see as an instant classic, is Justice Mark Weinberg's dissenting judgment. It deserves a close reading. It should form th
The Problems with Celibacy
August 5 2019An interesting piece on todays verdict in Australia by Michael Sean Winters. I daresay there will be others. https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/distinctly-catholic/pell-verdict-various-sha
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