Sean, I fear the baby is being thrown out with the bathwater. Compare Mozart — his reliance on princes or prince-archbishops — does it render his music worthless? Well, the centuries of Christendo
How many of us shout ‘Hallelujah' at the arrival of yet another long synodal report?
Of course the steering committee did need to report and to sketch its proposals for what happens next. Of these
If ever there was a house built on sand it was Christendom - the church’s long reliance upon the states of Europe. Ruled primarily always by the covetousness of their rulers, they necessarily impose
So many thanks for this Pádraig. Mark Twain is next to Dickens in my list of favourite authors. 'Tom Sawyer' especially foreshadows the ascent of American capitalism in Tom's feigning absolute satisf
The West's awake: no soothing platitudes but a few home truths.
https://westernpeople.ie/news/people-not-buildings-are-the-future-of-the-catholic-church_arid-4003.html
The hymn Mark Twain quotes: “God the all-terrible! Thou who ordainest, Thunder thy clarion and lightning thy sword!” - This was a well-known hymn by Henry F Chorley (1842), used satirically. It ha
#14 "Seán, the “it” that Rene Girard doesn’t do for me is to satisfactorily address my long held unease with the teaching/belief that Jesus had to die such a horrible death, to appease his, app
Seán, the "it" that Rene Girard doesn't do for me is to satisfactorily address my long held unease with the teaching/belief that Jesus had to die such a horrible death, to appease his, apparently, ve
Thanks, Seán – a brilliant essay again!
Would be filmgoers, history-buffs and grave-searchers might also like to look up:
The two Irish men who dominated Napoleon’s last years on St Helena – Th
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07 Dec 2023 – Thursday of Advent, Week 1
December 7 2023Sean, I fear the baby is being thrown out with the bathwater. Compare Mozart — his reliance on princes or prince-archbishops — does it render his music worthless? Well, the centuries of Christendo
Synodal Pathway Update: National Steering Committee Report plus Irish Synodal Pathway Research for the Development of a Facilitative Leadership Programme
December 6 2023How many of us shout ‘Hallelujah' at the arrival of yet another long synodal report? Of course the steering committee did need to report and to sketch its proposals for what happens next. Of these
07 Dec 2023 – Thursday of Advent, Week 1
December 7 2023If ever there was a house built on sand it was Christendom - the church’s long reliance upon the states of Europe. Ruled primarily always by the covetousness of their rulers, they necessarily impose
Following Seán O’Conaill’s article on “The Myth of Redemptive Violence”, Pádraig McCarthy urges us to read “The War Prayer” by Mark Twain
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Synodal Pathway: Irish Bishops at the Synod in Rome – Report from Bishops Brendan Leahy and Alan McGuckian
November 30 2023The West's awake: no soothing platitudes but a few home truths. https://westernpeople.ie/news/people-not-buildings-are-the-future-of-the-catholic-church_arid-4003.html
Following Seán O’Conaill’s article on “The Myth of Redemptive Violence”, Pádraig McCarthy urges us to read “The War Prayer” by Mark Twain
December 4 2023The hymn Mark Twain quotes: “God the all-terrible! Thou who ordainest, Thunder thy clarion and lightning thy sword!” - This was a well-known hymn by Henry F Chorley (1842), used satirically. It ha
05 Nov 2023 – 31st Sunday, (A)
November 5 2023#14 "Seán, the “it” that Rene Girard doesn’t do for me is to satisfactorily address my long held unease with the teaching/belief that Jesus had to die such a horrible death, to appease his, app
05 Nov 2023 – 31st Sunday, (A)
November 5 2023Seán, the "it" that Rene Girard doesn't do for me is to satisfactorily address my long held unease with the teaching/belief that Jesus had to die such a horrible death, to appease his, apparently, ve
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December 5 2023Good reflection. It is useful.
Seán O’Conaill: Sir Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’
December 3 2023Thanks, Seán – a brilliant essay again! Would be filmgoers, history-buffs and grave-searchers might also like to look up: The two Irish men who dominated Napoleon’s last years on St Helena – Th
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