Now the race has shrunk to two. Thanks for naming the malaise that is generated by this dull race: the sense of a deficit in democracy and in colour and vitality. After the exhilarating succession of
Paddy, in my view sexual orientation isn't the problem. Indications seem to suggest that gay men or no more likely to molest a child than an heterosexual man.
Pedophilia is the criminal problem in th
PS I should also have mentioned how fascinating I found Joe and Séan’s conversation. Mention of Synodality and rural Ireland reminded me that having bragged over here about how enthusiastically we
Tony, what an excellent article. I
have shared it with friends. Thank you.
Initially, what surprised me was the lack of comment/ response to it. apart from Joe and Sean.
But, then again, we have to ac
Key Message:
Faith delights Jesus!!
Homily:
Testimony: "I am a working mother. I need to take care of my spouse, who is unemployed, my kid with learning challenges,
Another example of Pope Leo as a listening Pope is the "Vatican Hosts AI Summit with Nobel Laureates and Grand Concert." (CNN Sept 13, 2025.)
Dr. Geoffrey Hinton "Godfather of AI" was in attendance.
DOM, is it a good idea to use this kind of calculation, which is always invoked in crackdowns on immigrants and refugees?: "We are unable to deal with out own homeless, so why should we be asked to lo
Father Brendan Hoban is critical of Father Brendan Kilcoyne a Mayo based parish priest. However, the situation is not as simple as Fr.Hoban states. I am in Dublin and last week I encountered two Irish
Clericalist catholics affect to consider women priests, whom they call "priestesses", freakish and weird. But seeing Anglican and Lutheran women priests in action, I am finding the weirdness elsewhere
Thank you John for your long standing and persistent advocacy for women's dignity and equality in the Catholic Church, even as it falls on closed ears year after year.
As a Catholic woman I address ma
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