One notices the differences in style of comment in 1 and 2 above.
In terms of the first, how many times does a thing have to be mentioned in the Bible before it becomes “salient?”
The method u
Finally, we have clarity from an Irish Bishop. A rare thing in today's Church.
What Pope Leo XIV is doing of course, along with various Synodal Groups, is keeping the issue of a Female Diaconate in p
"Bride and Groom"-- the image is applied to the Church in Ephesians, but it has no salient presence anywhere else in the New Testament. It is given huge prominence by conservative theologians like Han
"If social sin is structural, then the response must also be structural — public, organised, and sustained."
I find it very difficult to discern exactly what is envisaged here, other than just a
We are grateful for the life of Chris Fitzgerald, as we have benefited from his goodness. As Pope Francis reminded us: "The call to holiness is not only a personal event, but also a communal one."
For the record: (some) Catholic schools have received the following:
School Insurance
Schools are advised that the Catholic Church has an agreed arrangement in place with Allianz PLC to provide insu
So interesting that Balaam's donkey was female. Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs writes, "How consistent this is with the theme that it is often the women in the Bible who guide, instruct and shape the even
Why did so many Catholics of Irish descent vote for Brexit? Why did so many Catholics of Irish descent vote for Trump? Wanting to preserve their own status, wealth and power and have no sense of the
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Irish Catholic: Bishop McGuckian – ‘The door to female diaconate is shut and Pope Francis should have said so.’
March 20 2026One notices the differences in style of comment in 1 and 2 above. In terms of the first, how many times does a thing have to be mentioned in the Bible before it becomes “salient?” The method u
Irish Catholic: Bishop McGuckian – ‘The door to female diaconate is shut and Pope Francis should have said so.’
March 20 2026Finally, we have clarity from an Irish Bishop. A rare thing in today's Church. What Pope Leo XIV is doing of course, along with various Synodal Groups, is keeping the issue of a Female Diaconate in p
Irish Catholic: Bishop McGuckian – ‘The door to female diaconate is shut and Pope Francis should have said so.’
March 20 2026"Bride and Groom"-- the image is applied to the Church in Ephesians, but it has no salient presence anywhere else in the New Testament. It is given huge prominence by conservative theologians like Han
Brendan Butler: A Rupture in the World Order
March 18 2026"If social sin is structural, then the response must also be structural — public, organised, and sustained." I find it very difficult to discern exactly what is envisaged here, other than just a
Séamus Ahearne: Chris Fitzgerald with Balaam’s far-seeing eye, Butch Cassidy and Shortening the Road…
March 12 2026We are grateful for the life of Chris Fitzgerald, as we have benefited from his goodness. As Pope Francis reminded us: "The call to holiness is not only a personal event, but also a communal one."
ACP Statement on Allianz
August 21 2025I wrote to the bishops conference months ago re Allianz no response...
Re Allianz Insurance and Gaza: Parishioner’s Letter to Archbishop Eamon Martin and Bishop Tom Deenihan
March 16 2026Freedom of speech about the genocide is ruthlessly suppressed in the USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mC0pfsB2uU
Re Allianz Insurance and Gaza: Parishioner’s Letter to Archbishop Eamon Martin and Bishop Tom Deenihan
March 16 2026For the record: (some) Catholic schools have received the following: School Insurance Schools are advised that the Catholic Church has an agreed arrangement in place with Allianz PLC to provide insu
Séamus Ahearne: Chris Fitzgerald with Balaam’s far-seeing eye, Butch Cassidy and Shortening the Road…
March 12 2026So interesting that Balaam's donkey was female. Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs writes, "How consistent this is with the theme that it is often the women in the Bible who guide, instruct and shape the even
New Book: Jesus and Justice: Organizing for God’s Reign on Earth Then and Now
March 14 2026Why did so many Catholics of Irish descent vote for Brexit? Why did so many Catholics of Irish descent vote for Trump? Wanting to preserve their own status, wealth and power and have no sense of the
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