Irish Times (print edition) Thursday 5 Feb, front page:
“The HSE warned sick people not to attend religious services and said churches should plan for the possible suspension of activities if clergy
In the eventuality of a priest being confirmed as being infected with the Corona virus we can expect the Public Health doctors of the HSE to give clear specific advice to those involved.
Sound advice from the HSE. One further point; if a priest tests positive, should that church be closed immediately for four weeks, during which time there is a deep clean. Should parishioners (all pot
Reassuring, though not to the boomers, invincible though they appear, is the finding that the new virus targets over-70s and spares children--unlike the Spanish Flu which felled young adults.
A woman with a priestly vocation responds to the Pope's exhortation. (The Irish Times 3 March 2020)
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/pope-s-view-on-women-in-the-church-has-brought-frustration-anger-
‘Ode to the Church’Carlo CarrettoCarlo Carretto, an Italian monk who died in 1988. For many years, he lived as a hermit in the Sahara Desert.How much I must criticize you, my church and ye
During the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia 2014-15 the 'elbow bump' replaced the handshake. A sort of safer alternative to the 'fist bump', though it's said that even the fist bump avo
I think the virus will impose a huge Lenten discipline on everyone.Here in Tokyo, people are not going out unless they must. The majority of people wear masks, even if their necessity or effectiven
To refuse a genuine handshake in most circumstances could be highly insulting. Jesus commented on the kiss of Judas in Gethsemane, but he did not refuse it.When I participate in Mass when the Sign o
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Religious Services
March 9 2020And how many other viruses are circulating on our planet? Maybe that boring novel of Albert Camus, The Plague, is due to leap back to life.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Religious Services
March 9 2020Irish Times (print edition) Thursday 5 Feb, front page: “The HSE warned sick people not to attend religious services and said churches should plan for the possible suspension of activities if clergy
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Religious Services
March 9 2020In the eventuality of a priest being confirmed as being infected with the Corona virus we can expect the Public Health doctors of the HSE to give clear specific advice to those involved.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Religious Services
March 9 2020Sound advice from the HSE. One further point; if a priest tests positive, should that church be closed immediately for four weeks, during which time there is a deep clean. Should parishioners (all pot
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Religious Services
March 9 2020Reassuring, though not to the boomers, invincible though they appear, is the finding that the new virus targets over-70s and spares children--unlike the Spanish Flu which felled young adults.
We are Church – No Woman, No Church
March 7 2020A woman with a priestly vocation responds to the Pope's exhortation. (The Irish Times 3 March 2020) https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/pope-s-view-on-women-in-the-church-has-brought-frustration-anger-
Pope to priests: Turn bitterness into fresh water for the people
February 27 2020‘Ode to the Church’Carlo CarrettoCarlo Carretto, an Italian monk who died in 1988. For many years, he lived as a hermit in the Sahara Desert.How much I must criticize you, my church and ye
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Religious Services
March 9 2020During the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia 2014-15 the 'elbow bump' replaced the handshake. A sort of safer alternative to the 'fist bump', though it's said that even the fist bump avo
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Religious Services
March 9 2020I think the virus will impose a huge Lenten discipline on everyone.Here in Tokyo, people are not going out unless they must. The majority of people wear masks, even if their necessity or effectiven
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Religious Services
March 9 2020To refuse a genuine handshake in most circumstances could be highly insulting. Jesus commented on the kiss of Judas in Gethsemane, but he did not refuse it.When I participate in Mass when the Sign o
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