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  • World Meeting of Families: Who’s welcome?

    February 1 2018
    Joe O'Leary

    Unfortunately, the positions set forth in Homosexualitatis Problema in 1986 still hold in Vatican circles, and whatever Francis's good intentions he seems powerless to alter that. Cyberbullying sites

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  • A House Divided

    January 30 2018
    William

    Brendan, as usual you have put your finger on one of the the problems in our Church. The appointment of Bishops, using the template drawn up by Pope John Paul 11. This template called for sound men,

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  • World Meeting of Families: Who’s welcome?

    February 1 2018
    We are Church Ireland

    Today February 1st ‘We are Church Ireland” are calling on the Irish Government to withhold state funding of the World Meeting of Families 2018 (WMoF 2018) until assurances are received from the or

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  • World Meeting of Families: Who’s welcome?

    February 1 2018
    Francis

    I hope the organizing committee of the World Meeting of Families make it loud and clear that all family types are welcome. We have come a long way of acceptance and welcome in this country. I hope th

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  • World Meeting of Families: Who’s welcome?

    February 1 2018
    Eddie Finnegan

    Suppose, one bright Nazareth morning in 20AD, Mary and Joseph busy setting up the carpentry workshop for the day's work were approached by their somewhat moody teenage son: "Ma 'n' Da, am thinkin abou

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  • Let Laity Lead Parishes

    January 26 2018
    FR. MARTIN K. TANUI

    The Church is one, universal, apostolic and despite many shortcomings of individual human beings, holy too. This one-universal Church has an abudance of priests elsewhere. The concept of 'fidei donum'

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  • Holocaust Memorial Day – lest we forget

    January 27 2018
    Chris McDonnell

    I too am somewhat of an outsider, living in the UK but with an Irish heritage through my father born in Dublin. Married with children and grandchildren, I have spent my professional life teaching in s

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  • Pope orders new investigation into allegations against Bishop Barros

    January 30 2018
    Pascal O'Dea

    Of course it is late, but better late than never.It is reassuring that Pope Francis has shown "feet of clay" ,is human and is prepared to listen reflect and act.

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  • Let Laity Lead Parishes

    January 26 2018
    Michael

    There is no point going to the Bishop. The priest that you are complaining about will remain in the parish..The appointment of a bishop, in a general sense, depends on your record, that is that you ha

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  • Let Laity Lead Parishes

    January 26 2018
    Kevin Walters

    Michael @ 1”The parish priest is all powerful in the parish. If you offer a different view of the church, you will find yourself excluded…the concept of inclusion is alien”Yes many have diff

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