Sheep among wolves
On my desk I have an open missal with all the readings for each day of the year. It reminds me now of the old Mass. Do you remember? The missal on its stand was stationed at the rig
Margaret and I were on honeymoon in Rome when we stepped inside the Church of the Twelve Apostles – I Dodici Apostoli. We had been to see the Colosseum and were now walking back towards our hotel. T
“I might be curmudgeon myself and wonder if all the energy that has gone into the preparation for this occasion could have been poured into a Synod. I think that the visit of Francis is a distract
Thank you, Brian, for sharing that with us. Your Dad was like so many men and woman when confronted with the power of the church. And, I don't think it was just a problem of not speaking out. It was
Proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom
It is a frequent and common criticism of religion to say that it preaches ‘pie in the sky’. There are some good grounds for saying this since faith points
Questions and concerns about such meetings are understandable. However they can be productive as the recent Association of Catholics in Ireland meeting, 'Future Families: Challenges for Faith and Soci
#5,6 I need to stop putting off reading Proust, obviously.
In 2004 I was at a Girard-led conference in London, and heard René's reading of the story of Susanna and the Elders from our Book of Daniel
Articles on migration face the inevitable inability to be comprehensive. They require a lot of research, in the absence of which they often become mere criticisms of some unfashionable individual.
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The curious case of the Archbishop’s comments.
July 12 2018A really excellent analysis, Brendan. Well said.
13 July. Friday, Week 14
July 13 2018Sheep among wolves On my desk I have an open missal with all the readings for each day of the year. It reminds me now of the old Mass. Do you remember? The missal on its stand was stationed at the rig
12 July. Thursday, Week 14
July 12 2018Margaret and I were on honeymoon in Rome when we stepped inside the Church of the Twelve Apostles – I Dodici Apostoli. We had been to see the Colosseum and were now walking back towards our hotel. T
‘You are the sunshine of my life.’
July 6 2018“I might be curmudgeon myself and wonder if all the energy that has gone into the preparation for this occasion could have been poured into a Synod. I think that the visit of Francis is a distract
“Always say …… Always say”
July 8 2018Thank you, Brian, for sharing that with us. Your Dad was like so many men and woman when confronted with the power of the church. And, I don't think it was just a problem of not speaking out. It was
10 July. Tuesday, Week 14
July 10 2018Proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom It is a frequent and common criticism of religion to say that it preaches ‘pie in the sky’. There are some good grounds for saying this since faith points
ACP Public Meetings – “What do we need to say to Pope Francis about the Irish Church?”
July 17 2018Questions and concerns about such meetings are understandable. However they can be productive as the recent Association of Catholics in Ireland meeting, 'Future Families: Challenges for Faith and Soci
05 July. Thursday, Week 13
July 5 2018#5,6 I need to stop putting off reading Proust, obviously. In 2004 I was at a Girard-led conference in London, and heard René's reading of the story of Susanna and the Elders from our Book of Daniel
A Broken Dream
July 8 2018Articles on migration face the inevitable inability to be comprehensive. They require a lot of research, in the absence of which they often become mere criticisms of some unfashionable individual.
“Always say …… Always say”
July 8 2018As St Paul wrote to Timothy, "preach the word in season and out of season."
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