#2 "The church robbed itself of oxygen by failing to cultivate lay theology and to open forums for honest discussion."Exactly. And that gave to younger generations the strong impression that our Ir
are you seriously suggesting archb. martin is a pushover or an old trad at heart - you are way off the mark brendan
the archbishop was responding to a scandal -a government
minister who spearheaded th
What should Francis say?Whatever he says is bound to offend, as is silence.I'd say his best bet is to focus on welcoming migrants (in contrast to Trump who made fear of migrants his major stress i
Also, Brendan, there seems to be some clerical idea that the Irish laity are stupid and naive. But as our teacher Fr Peter Connolly said so long ago, "the Irish are not a sentimental people; when some
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
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The curious case of the Archbishop’s comments.
July 12 2018#2 "The church robbed itself of oxygen by failing to cultivate lay theology and to open forums for honest discussion."Exactly. And that gave to younger generations the strong impression that our Ir
The curious case of the Archbishop’s comments.
July 12 2018are you seriously suggesting archb. martin is a pushover or an old trad at heart - you are way off the mark brendan the archbishop was responding to a scandal -a government minister who spearheaded th
The curious case of the Archbishop’s comments.
July 12 2018What should Francis say?Whatever he says is bound to offend, as is silence.I'd say his best bet is to focus on welcoming migrants (in contrast to Trump who made fear of migrants his major stress i
The curious case of the Archbishop’s comments.
July 12 2018Also, Brendan, there seems to be some clerical idea that the Irish laity are stupid and naive. But as our teacher Fr Peter Connolly said so long ago, "the Irish are not a sentimental people; when some
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
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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
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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
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