Eddie @2
Surely we have moved beyond looking to priests to comment and advise on everything. We lay members of the church are quite capable of informing ourselves about these matters and informing our
I agree completely with Michael @1
The idea of letting the laity lead parishes, is an illusion.
Progressive Priests, are a key requirement for reform to take place,
sadly, they are very thin on the gr
Thank you Pádraig McCarthy@1 for once again naming and spelling out another inconvenient truth. I hope the remaining 1,000+ Association members and all regular contributors to this forum will find th
Tragic memories.
Six million Jewish people specifically targeted, along with a variety of others, who were defined as "life unworthy of life" (in German: "Lebensunwertes Leben") the designation for th
The full involvement of the laity in the church is not on the cards in Ireland in the short term at least.
The Catholic church in Ireland is for old people, at parish level, generally, there is no e
The "traditionalists" have already set up a schismatic church. I refer to Lefevre and the Pius X group. In any event they are waiting for nature to take care of the "Francis " problem. He is over 80.
This is the leading article in this weekends Tablet.
Pope and Primate are both in error.
By a twist of fate, Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, are at the centre of two
Lloyd @3
I am currently pessimistic about the future of our Church.
My views are probably colured by events in my own Parish.
I will give two examples:
(a) A number of years ago, we had a truly inspir
William @ 2 - it's not completely nonsense to think that the Church can be reformed from the bottom up but you are correct in thinking that people are sitting on some of the reforms - I see this all t
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Holocaust Memorial Day – lest we forget
January 27 2018Eddie @2 Surely we have moved beyond looking to priests to comment and advise on everything. We lay members of the church are quite capable of informing ourselves about these matters and informing our
Let Laity Lead Parishes
January 26 2018I agree completely with Michael @1 The idea of letting the laity lead parishes, is an illusion. Progressive Priests, are a key requirement for reform to take place, sadly, they are very thin on the gr
Pope apologises to victims of abuse for words used in defence of Bishop Barros
January 22 2018Good to see some action been taken by the Pope https://t.co/vRVUd5Le6t?ssr=true
Holocaust Memorial Day – lest we forget
January 27 2018Thank you Pádraig McCarthy@1 for once again naming and spelling out another inconvenient truth. I hope the remaining 1,000+ Association members and all regular contributors to this forum will find th
Holocaust Memorial Day – lest we forget
January 27 2018Tragic memories. Six million Jewish people specifically targeted, along with a variety of others, who were defined as "life unworthy of life" (in German: "Lebensunwertes Leben") the designation for th
Let Laity Lead Parishes
January 26 2018The full involvement of the laity in the church is not on the cards in Ireland in the short term at least. The Catholic church in Ireland is for old people, at parish level, generally, there is no e
Traditionalists could set up a schismatic church
January 24 2018The "traditionalists" have already set up a schismatic church. I refer to Lefevre and the Pius X group. In any event they are waiting for nature to take care of the "Francis " problem. He is over 80.
Pope apologises to victims of abuse for words used in defence of Bishop Barros
January 22 2018This is the leading article in this weekends Tablet. Pope and Primate are both in error. By a twist of fate, Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, are at the centre of two
The President, Michael D. Higgins, today met with the authors of ‘A Dialogue of Hope’
January 24 2018Lloyd @3 I am currently pessimistic about the future of our Church. My views are probably colured by events in my own Parish. I will give two examples: (a) A number of years ago, we had a truly inspir
The President, Michael D. Higgins, today met with the authors of ‘A Dialogue of Hope’
January 24 2018William @ 2 - it's not completely nonsense to think that the Church can be reformed from the bottom up but you are correct in thinking that people are sitting on some of the reforms - I see this all t
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