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  • Association of Catholic Priests Statement on the Permanent Diaconate

    August 11 2017
    Phil Greene

    Marvellous support for Fr. Roy,and truly deserved. Equally, such support should be shown for Tina Beattie in highlighting the urgent need for women's voices to be heard when actually discussing how wo

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  • The presumption of guilt

    July 31 2017
    Phil Greene

    "Instead we should be digging deep to what we hold true and cleaving ever closer to our tried and tested faith and tradition. We are afraid to do that, seems impossible and too much like hard work." I

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  • Time for dialogue on sexual ethics

    August 10 2017
    Frank

    Wise words Anne @33 and I think what you have written needs greater discussion.

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  • The presumption of guilt

    July 31 2017
    L M Paul

    Really sad story. Glad to hear Father came through. For anyone who is falsely accused it is terrible. You are on your own. Spouses can abandon the accused, children taken away - so having a family in

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  • Time for dialogue on sexual ethics

    August 10 2017
    Anne

    NFP Fr.O'Donnell states is a system that works in close harmony with nature and the body. How come then that 90%of catholic couples have rejected it . NFP is anything but reliable as women well know w

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  • Time for dialogue on sexual ethics

    August 10 2017
    Paddy Ferry

    A belated contribution to the sexual ethics debate. This is a letter from Prof. Tina Beattie in the Tablet of Aug.5th in which she raises concerns about two issues that had been aired in the previous

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  • Time for dialogue on sexual ethics

    August 10 2017
    Joe O'Leary

    Thanks for your research. It's interesting that the word "pais" is retained in Luke only for the Centurion's words, "my pais shall be healed" (Lk 7:7). That "entimos" (Lk 7:2) means only "esteemed" or

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  • 15 August. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    August 15 2017
    Maureen Mulvaney

    Hi, How long more do I have to endure listing to this reading for the feast of the Assumption from the Book of the Apocalypse. I am amazed that celebrants are not shocked too. Or are they tuning it o

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  • Time for dialogue on sexual ethics

    August 10 2017
    Con Devree

    This thread started as a demand for a dialogue on sexual ethics. Numbers 2, 10 and 11 introduced stuff new to me about the healing of the Centurion’s servant. I’m grateful to Joe O’Leary for s

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  • Talking of vocation…

    August 13 2017
    Mary Cunningham

    This is an interesting article. The thoughtful and constructive comments by Pádraig and Lloyd, brought to mind a lovely memory of the late prophet and pastor, Fr. Sean Fagan. While enjoying his won

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