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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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  • Time for dialogue on sexual ethics

    August 10 2017
    Frank

    Dear Phil, Apologies for misrepresenting you- It was not my intention. I agree with Joe @27. Great piece on RTE about the priesthood this morning.

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  • Lazy, hazy days with a good book

    August 14 2017
    Kevin Walters

    “What is particularly galling is the constant repetition of the widely discredited belief that if something is explained properly that Catholics will automatically accept it. They won’t”. ……

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  • Talking of vocation…

    August 13 2017
    Lloyd Allan MacPherson

    Put any group of people anywhere working together for the common good. Make way for this assembly. They could be outdoors in groups without priests, indoors with priests, anywhere collaborating on a

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  • Time for dialogue on sexual ethics

    August 10 2017
    Phil Greene

    No apology needed at all Mary, i felt it more honest to mention it rather than not, that's all! It's always happening to me .. with mail or group bookings etc. 🙂 and totally agree .. we are always l

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  • Time for dialogue on sexual ethics

    August 10 2017
    Joe O'Leary

    Mary, St John Vianney was a vehicle of divine mercy in a specific sense, in that he spent huge amounts of his time in the Confessional, and that was the locus in which divine mercy was normally encoun

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  • Association of Catholic Priests Statement on the Permanent Diaconate

    August 11 2017
    Mary Vallely

    I totally support Fr Roy's statement and am fully in agreement with WOW and WAC in their endorsement. Just defending my own diocese of Armagh who will be ordaining five more permanent deacons this Sep

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  • Time for dialogue on sexual ethics

    August 10 2017
    Mary Vallely

    No, Joe@24. I believe that any baptised person can be a channel of God's loving mercy and compassion, not just the ordained. I suppose we expect higher standards of morality from our priests and for

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  • Talking of vocation…

    August 13 2017
    Pádraig McCarthy

    I’m in agreement with the above, but we also need to go further. Five years ago Wilfrid Harrington quoted Bernard Haring: “The people of God have a God-given right to the Eucharist.

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  • Time for dialogue on sexual ethics

    August 10 2017
    Phil Greene

    Dear Frank I did NOT say "where will dialogue get us, may be just more hot air". I believe in both dialogue and action, and the whole point of taking this action is to promote further constructive di

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