Dermot @2: There is no question of abrogating the hierarchical element of the Church. Rather, it a matter of understanding it as but part of a whole, in service of that whole (the People of God). And
Thank you Brendan for another interesting Article.
Any task in a Parish that doesn't require Holy Orders should be handed over to the laity. I've always been of that Opinion.
That said, could I brie
"Seminal" is a word fillled with hope. If Francis and his synods have succeeded in planting a seed, it is bound to grow, "it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest
"Gerry O’Hanlon explained to Diarmuid Ferriter, the operative image of the Church as a pyramid with, in descending order of priority the pope, bishops, priests and lay faithful, has been flipped by
Today, here in Strasbourg, I heard Bishop Etienne Vetö (whose father Miklós was a friend) hold forth magnificently on the Nicene Creed. It turns out that he is the principal author of the original (
Key Message:
Jesus does not promise ease - but He promises eternity!!
Homily:
We see how a conversation on the cross changed life from cross to eternity.
Bad thief
Thank you Joe for the link to this article.
Very apt reading as we enter into Holy Week:
Scapegoating then and now.
"It is better that one man (or one vulnerable group) should die for the nation"...
Dear Father Seamus. We were happy to know you early on in your journey, in Scotland, in Engaged Encounter. We feel much the same about the sacrament of marriage 50+ years on.
We thought of you today
I heard this plucky woman speak out in Beijing about how the Vatican, in cahoots with Evangelicals, has destroyed her life work. The people who are massively branding the vulnerable with a crude and b
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Brendan Hoban: A seminal moment in our church’s history
April 12 2025Dermot @2: There is no question of abrogating the hierarchical element of the Church. Rather, it a matter of understanding it as but part of a whole, in service of that whole (the People of God). And
Brendan Hoban: A seminal moment in our church’s history
April 12 2025Thank you Brendan for another interesting Article. Any task in a Parish that doesn't require Holy Orders should be handed over to the laity. I've always been of that Opinion. That said, could I brie
Brendan Hoban: A seminal moment in our church’s history
April 12 2025"Seminal" is a word fillled with hope. If Francis and his synods have succeeded in planting a seed, it is bound to grow, "it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest
Brendan Hoban: Rite & Reason, Irish Times, Sunday April 6.
April 8 2025"Gerry O’Hanlon explained to Diarmuid Ferriter, the operative image of the Church as a pyramid with, in descending order of priority the pope, bishops, priests and lay faithful, has been flipped by
Brendan Hoban: Rite & Reason, Irish Times, Sunday April 6.
April 8 2025Today, here in Strasbourg, I heard Bishop Etienne Vetö (whose father Miklós was a friend) hold forth magnificently on the Nicene Creed. It turns out that he is the principal author of the original (
13 April 2025 – Palm Sunday, (Passion Sunday) Years A, B, C
April 13 2025Key Message: Jesus does not promise ease - but He promises eternity!! Homily: We see how a conversation on the cross changed life from cross to eternity. Bad thief
Brendan Hoban: Rite & Reason, Irish Times, Sunday April 6.
April 8 2025Thank you Joe for the link to this article. Very apt reading as we enter into Holy Week: Scapegoating then and now. "It is better that one man (or one vulnerable group) should die for the nation"...
Séamus Ahearne: “I was a very reluctant priest.”
September 25 2023Dear Father Seamus. We were happy to know you early on in your journey, in Scotland, in Engaged Encounter. We feel much the same about the sacrament of marriage 50+ years on. We thought of you today
Brendan Hoban: Rite & Reason, Irish Times, Sunday April 6.
April 8 2025Thanks, Gerry@6.
Brendan Hoban: Rite & Reason, Irish Times, Sunday April 6.
April 8 2025I heard this plucky woman speak out in Beijing about how the Vatican, in cahoots with Evangelicals, has destroyed her life work. The people who are massively branding the vulnerable with a crude and b
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