My mother once told me about the advice she had received from her mother, a Irish speaking woman of Erris, about priests. 'Give them due respect and keep your distance.' My grandmother was thinking of
Nathaniel strikes me as a very self-possessed man, a wonderful condition of life. He is a man of honesty who knows that being honest is the way to such self-possession, and being honest is no simple t
I find the repeated use of the word 'surrender' very problematic: Mary did not 'surrender', she consented.There is a world of difference! She asked questions and then gave her informed consent, freel
Are you going to wear a kilt for the wedding? This question came from my intended. At first I said no, but on reflection I decided yes, and so on the wedding day I, a Lancashire man of Irish extractio
Open letter to Archbishop Diarmuid Martin from ECA
https://t.co/uafTtrHIBG?ssr=true
This is the accompanying press release
https://t.co/cKJG9C2ijQ?ssr=true
I agree completely with Paddy @2.
The paralysis of leadership, that set into the Church with the implementation of that infamous template of Pope John Paul II, for the selection of Bishops, still pe
'Hail, Queen of heaven, the ocean star,' is a hymn to Mary penned by Dr John Lingard (1771-1851), priest and historian. We loved to sing the rousing chorus, 'pray for the wanderer' in our parish, bein
What’s done is done. The stable door and the bolted horse! So what now?
People at different levels of authority have duties to fulfil in moments of setback. In one sense all Catholics operate i
Sure ye are great lads in Chile, says the pope to the bishops
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/08/07/pope-praises-chile-bishops-for-reflecting-on-their-failures/
He wrote to tell them that he was
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25 August. Saturday, Week 20
August 25 2018My mother once told me about the advice she had received from her mother, a Irish speaking woman of Erris, about priests. 'Give them due respect and keep your distance.' My grandmother was thinking of
24 August. St Bartholomew, Apostle
August 24 2018Nathaniel strikes me as a very self-possessed man, a wonderful condition of life. He is a man of honesty who knows that being honest is the way to such self-possession, and being honest is no simple t
22 August. The Queenship of Mary
August 22 2018I find the repeated use of the word 'surrender' very problematic: Mary did not 'surrender', she consented.There is a world of difference! She asked questions and then gave her informed consent, freel
23 August. Thursday, Week 20
August 23 2018Are you going to wear a kilt for the wedding? This question came from my intended. At first I said no, but on reflection I decided yes, and so on the wedding day I, a Lancashire man of Irish extractio
What would You like to say to Pope Francis about the Church – submit your views
July 26 2018Open letter to Archbishop Diarmuid Martin from ECA https://t.co/uafTtrHIBG?ssr=true This is the accompanying press release https://t.co/cKJG9C2ijQ?ssr=true
Gay priests are “caught in a trap of dishonesty”
August 8 2018I agree completely with Paddy @2. The paralysis of leadership, that set into the Church with the implementation of that infamous template of Pope John Paul II, for the selection of Bishops, still pe
22 August. The Queenship of Mary
August 22 2018'Hail, Queen of heaven, the ocean star,' is a hymn to Mary penned by Dr John Lingard (1771-1851), priest and historian. We loved to sing the rousing chorus, 'pray for the wanderer' in our parish, bein
Open Letter to Theodore McCarrick
August 2 2018What’s done is done. The stable door and the bolted horse! So what now? People at different levels of authority have duties to fulfil in moments of setback. In one sense all Catholics operate i
What would You like to say to Pope Francis about the Church – submit your views
July 26 2018Sure ye are great lads in Chile, says the pope to the bishops https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/08/07/pope-praises-chile-bishops-for-reflecting-on-their-failures/ He wrote to tell them that he was
09 August. Saint Teresa Benedicta
August 9 2018I have found inconsistency with the readings for today, August 9, 2018.
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