I have always loved visiting churches. I suppose it began with my own little parish church in Lancashire, a little gem of a building that I found cosy and warm and a place of love and presence. Often,
Edward@ 4, the percentage your brother priest suggested is very much in line with the results of the research on the priesthood in Europe and America carried out by Fr. Donald Cozzens, the American pr
“1978 The Year of the Three Popes”If we fast forward 36 years we could say that this was the Year of Four Popes
As Pope Frances assisted by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI officiated in the ceremony
As one of a rapidly dwindling and proportionately few straight members of the clergy, I would like to sincerely thank James Alison for his personal honesty in assessing the prevalence and influence,
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 ECAhttps://t.co/uafTtrHIBG?ssr=trueThis is the accompanying press releasehttps://t.co/cKJG9C2ijQ?ssr=true
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26 August. 21st Sunday
August 26 2018I have always loved visiting churches. I suppose it began with my own little parish church in Lancashire, a little gem of a building that I found cosy and warm and a place of love and presence. Often,
Gay priests are “caught in a trap of dishonesty”
August 8 2018Edward@ 4, the percentage your brother priest suggested is very much in line with the results of the research on the priesthood in Europe and America carried out by Fr. Donald Cozzens, the American pr
Gay priests are “caught in a trap of dishonesty”
August 8 2018Thank you James. Now, I know why the door is firmly shut to women.
Do you remember the ‘Year of the Three Popes’?
August 10 2018“1978 The Year of the Three Popes”If we fast forward 36 years we could say that this was the Year of Four Popes As Pope Frances assisted by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI officiated in the ceremony
Gay priests are “caught in a trap of dishonesty”
August 8 2018As one of a rapidly dwindling and proportionately few straight members of the clergy, I would like to sincerely thank James Alison for his personal honesty in assessing the prevalence and influence,
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 ECAhttps://t.co/uafTtrHIBG?ssr=trueThis is the accompanying press releasehttps://t.co/cKJG9C2ijQ?ssr=true
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