The clergy have often brought moral scrutiny to bear on Irish nationalist activities -- excommunicating the IRA in the Civil War, problematizing "the morality of hunger strikes" in the time of Terence
The usual inconsistency: on the one hand glorifying "vows of celibacy" and on the other calling for "rethinking an entire approach to sexuality in Catholicism that is peculiar, punitive and often plai
#25. Yes indeed, Eddie. I tried reminding everyone of Francis Shaw in 2014, here:
http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2014/11/27/news/was-the-1916-rising-a-just-war---and-why-has-catholic-church-noth
I would not call Girard a "great scholar" -- he was fundamentally a literary critic, who had brilliant hunches. (His best book might be his first, called in English "Deceit, Desire, and the Novel" whi
I am very impressed with the website http://www.pbc2019.org/home which covers the Protection of Minors gathering. It is very transparent and contains lots of relevant information. I look forward to re
Sean@23, with reference to your Guardian link re the Fr Séamus Murphy SJ article in the Spring 2016 STUDIES, I'm sure you recall the intended article for the Spring 1966 STUDIES by Fr Francis Shaw SJ
One of the reasons there is so little good theology of the Atonement is that it would demand engagement with the whole vast literature on the institutions of sacrifice, especially in Israel Greece, an
#21 There was nothing violent about Jesus's acceptance of the cross - a truth that became seriously obscured with Contantine in 312 - indeed almost suppressed but for the Gospel record. Hence the sca
Thanks, Sean and Joe, for that additional information. I have to say I find it absolutely extraordinary that a great scholar of the calibre of Girard, who obviously would have studied this matter at g
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February 10 2019The clergy have often brought moral scrutiny to bear on Irish nationalist activities -- excommunicating the IRA in the Civil War, problematizing "the morality of hunger strikes" in the time of Terence
Fine words and dramatic gestures are not enough!
February 19 2019The usual inconsistency: on the one hand glorifying "vows of celibacy" and on the other calling for "rethinking an entire approach to sexuality in Catholicism that is peculiar, punitive and often plai
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019#25. Yes indeed, Eddie. I tried reminding everyone of Francis Shaw in 2014, here: http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2014/11/27/news/was-the-1916-rising-a-just-war---and-why-has-catholic-church-noth
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019I would not call Girard a "great scholar" -- he was fundamentally a literary critic, who had brilliant hunches. (His best book might be his first, called in English "Deceit, Desire, and the Novel" whi
A prayer on the occasion of the Vatican Summit on abuse in the church
February 16 2019I am very impressed with the website http://www.pbc2019.org/home which covers the Protection of Minors gathering. It is very transparent and contains lots of relevant information. I look forward to re
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019Sean@23, with reference to your Guardian link re the Fr Séamus Murphy SJ article in the Spring 2016 STUDIES, I'm sure you recall the intended article for the Spring 1966 STUDIES by Fr Francis Shaw SJ
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019One of the reasons there is so little good theology of the Atonement is that it would demand engagement with the whole vast literature on the institutions of sacrifice, especially in Israel Greece, an
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019#21 There was nothing violent about Jesus's acceptance of the cross - a truth that became seriously obscured with Contantine in 312 - indeed almost suppressed but for the Gospel record. Hence the sca
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019Thanks, Sean and Joe, for that additional information. I have to say I find it absolutely extraordinary that a great scholar of the calibre of Girard, who obviously would have studied this matter at g
A prayer on the occasion of the Vatican Summit on abuse in the church
February 16 2019Excellent prayer. Thank you very much
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