Chris talks about positive actions and I like Joe’s ideas for “renewing church life and re-injecting it with joy”, an emotion, sadly, not exuded much in our liturgies. Have we forgotten the joy
I agree with Brendan on 8 of his insightful 10 points.I do think it is bad manners not to reply to a letter from the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland.I do not regard the LGBT community as lo
The institution may be fully healed of the plague of clerical abuse of minors; but there is a residual sense of crisis.Failing faith and zeal all round in one aspect of the crisis. The most intense
To Frances @ 27
Yes I agree with your comment Frances about "head in the sand".
I drew strength though from the fact that we did have a conversation..
it started out with a priest feeling as if he ha
I have appreciated the careful and considered responses to my original posting. They show how the crisis that is currently affecting the Church has hurt, and is continuing to hurt, so many.The comme
Eddie @17 and Joe @18
At the February gathering of Bishops it is intended to address the abuse of power in ALL of its formations. This is very welcome as we know that power in the wrong hands can be v
Paddy, Joe, Phil @21,22,23 -
As I said just above @24, "We need more incisive minds than mine to get across all this!" Thanks to Joe and Massimo Faggioli for providing those levels of incisiveness an
No, Paddy, I don't think JPII dumped Basil Hume or Carlo Martini from the CCEE Presidency and Camillo Ruini never got near the CCEE. Hume was President for 7 years ('79-86) followed by Martini ('86-93
Sean @ 2
“We are poised in disarray between a model of church that has effectively collapsed, and a very different model that struggles to emerge”.We will always have to have pastors but the pro
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September 8 2018Chris talks about positive actions and I like Joe’s ideas for “renewing church life and re-injecting it with joy”, an emotion, sadly, not exuded much in our liturgies. Have we forgotten the joy
What did we learn from the papal visit? – In ten easy lessons
September 11 2018I agree with Brendan on 8 of his insightful 10 points.I do think it is bad manners not to reply to a letter from the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland.I do not regard the LGBT community as lo
A Suffering Church
September 8 2018The institution may be fully healed of the plague of clerical abuse of minors; but there is a residual sense of crisis.Failing faith and zeal all round in one aspect of the crisis. The most intense
A Suffering Church
September 8 2018To Frances @ 27 Yes I agree with your comment Frances about "head in the sand". I drew strength though from the fact that we did have a conversation.. it started out with a priest feeling as if he ha
A Suffering Church
September 8 2018I have appreciated the careful and considered responses to my original posting. They show how the crisis that is currently affecting the Church has hurt, and is continuing to hurt, so many.The comme
A Suffering Church
September 8 2018Eddie @17 and Joe @18 At the February gathering of Bishops it is intended to address the abuse of power in ALL of its formations. This is very welcome as we know that power in the wrong hands can be v
A Suffering Church
September 8 2018Paddy, Joe, Phil @21,22,23 - As I said just above @24, "We need more incisive minds than mine to get across all this!" Thanks to Joe and Massimo Faggioli for providing those levels of incisiveness an
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September 8 2018I stand corrected Eddie. Thank you.
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September 8 2018No, Paddy, I don't think JPII dumped Basil Hume or Carlo Martini from the CCEE Presidency and Camillo Ruini never got near the CCEE. Hume was President for 7 years ('79-86) followed by Martini ('86-93
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September 10 2018Sean @ 2 “We are poised in disarray between a model of church that has effectively collapsed, and a very different model that struggles to emerge”.We will always have to have pastors but the pro
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