Thanks, Gabriel. I like the note of hope woven through the sense of frustration!
While diversity can lead to division, if we can learn not to fear diversity it can become a source of deep enrichment.
Based on how Pope Francis courageously positions Catholicism in this world, I think it would be more efficient to classify his opposition as the following :
1. insane : in a state of mind that prevent
Thank you Gabriel for your thought- provoking article.
I am not a theologian,but a traditional catholic who is very sceptical of his church.
I am now in the winter of my years.
In the early years of m
In a rather earnest piece (one of a trilogy), "Is the ACP an All-Ireland reform movement or not?", on this site on 27 March 2013 I wondered about the absence of men such as Joe McVeigh and Padraig Sta
Would it not be more accurate to describe the opposition to Pope Francis as 'neo-traditionalist' - to emphasise that it arises not out of the church's great Tradition, but out of a very modern fear of
A really inspiring and thought-provoking article, Joe. Should be compulsory reading for every bishop and priest
in the country. It's implications need to be studied and acted upon.
As Thomas Mert
Addendum to my Post @ 13
Do we not also see the significance of the face covering, from within the tomb of Jesus “and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rol
There are so many gems for reflection in this wonderful lecture and how comforting it is to be reminded that “we are entering on a task the success of which depends primarily on the inspiration of
Thank you, Andy.
Yes it is true that Samuel's instructions to King Saul are an application of the "Herem" ("Ban") principle so clearly stated in Leviticus 27:28-33 and in Deuteronomy, and narrated in
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Difference, division, and the acceptance of diversity
January 16 2018Thanks, Gabriel. I like the note of hope woven through the sense of frustration! While diversity can lead to division, if we can learn not to fear diversity it can become a source of deep enrichment.
Difference, division, and the acceptance of diversity
January 16 2018Warm thanks for making this text available, and of course to Fr Gabriel for his distilled wisdom
Difference, division, and the acceptance of diversity
January 16 2018Based on how Pope Francis courageously positions Catholicism in this world, I think it would be more efficient to classify his opposition as the following : 1. insane : in a state of mind that prevent
Difference, division, and the acceptance of diversity
January 16 2018Thank you Gabriel for your thought- provoking article. I am not a theologian,but a traditional catholic who is very sceptical of his church. I am now in the winter of my years. In the early years of m
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January 15 2018In a rather earnest piece (one of a trilogy), "Is the ACP an All-Ireland reform movement or not?", on this site on 27 March 2013 I wondered about the absence of men such as Joe McVeigh and Padraig Sta
Difference, division, and the acceptance of diversity
January 16 2018Would it not be more accurate to describe the opposition to Pope Francis as 'neo-traditionalist' - to emphasise that it arises not out of the church's great Tradition, but out of a very modern fear of
Priests – Ministers of Religion or Messengers of Joy?
January 15 2018A really inspiring and thought-provoking article, Joe. Should be compulsory reading for every bishop and priest in the country. It's implications need to be studied and acted upon. As Thomas Mert
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January 11 2018Addendum to my Post @ 13 Do we not also see the significance of the face covering, from within the tomb of Jesus “and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rol
Difference, division, and the acceptance of diversity
January 16 2018There are so many gems for reflection in this wonderful lecture and how comforting it is to be reminded that “we are entering on a task the success of which depends primarily on the inspiration of
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January 15 2018Thank you, Andy. Yes it is true that Samuel's instructions to King Saul are an application of the "Herem" ("Ban") principle so clearly stated in Leviticus 27:28-33 and in Deuteronomy, and narrated in
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