Question: Do we believe we were born in the image and likeness of God?
"Oh God help me to believe the truth about myself
no matter how beautiful it is." (M. Wiederkehr OSB)
No man-made law can take precedence over the Great Commandments of love of God first of all, and then of love of neighbour. As women are equally endowed with the capacity to love, and the capacity to
I was surprised to accidentally learn that, on June 1, 2021, Pope Francis approved a revised version of Canon law that explicitly criminalizes conferring Holy Orders on Women.
Canon 1379 §3
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Sparks of wisdom gleaned from Ron Roheiser's writings:
We leave a legacy when we die, the memories of what kind of a person we were.
As the Jewish people say: "May his/her memory be a blessing."
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Testimony:
Child: "Mamma, why is Jesus hanging on the cross?"
Mamma: "To clean all our sins from our souls."
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Father John J. Shea correctly refers to the ongoing abuse of women by our patriarchal Church leaders. The Irish National Assembly on 17 October 2026 is an opportunity for the Irish Church to seek equa
As the bowl appeared for "the washing of the feet" a memory surfaced.
He handed me the bowl shrieking, "my goldfish is dead." I unwittingly placed the bowl under pulsating water. As the little blue
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In Lent, it is needful to address the phenomenon of Death. Chapter 11 of John’s Gospel is perhaps the most sustained meditation on Death in the New Testament, and it turns out to be a very
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