Yes perhaps the "chronic problem" is that when faced with the realisation that those we have propped up indirectly through the passive acceptance of an established ruling class, have actually done not
Thank you for your the clarification of the numbers. It is staggering that Roman Catholics make up half of all Christians. Is that not further indication of the marvellously effective propagation of t
I had a number of comments on a previous ACP article "Catholic Ethos and Other Mysteries" including numbers 57 and 58 that referred to articles in the Irish Medical Times. I am reproducing #58 here. I
One quote from Fr. Hederman's article in the Irish Times
The suggestion that because there are two forms of the one species, male and female, our culture must be either matriarchy or patriarchy, th
Good point, Lloyd; we cannot claim to know what the Spirit wants if we continue to quench the Spirit by refusing open discussion and consultation. Meanwhile the cult of celibacy is becoming unreal and
Lenaers's grasp of 'modernity' is also partial, I fear, knowing apparently nothing of the thought of René Girard and his collaborators.
That's why we get a false antithesis between 'sacrifice' and
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Married priests... hmmm that is a difficult one. I love the celibate priesthood. It has to be the chief element in making the Roman Catholic tradition the most widespread, most numerous and most e
Impossible to disagree with any of that. The blueprint for implementing won't be found in church tradition, which has been the guide for so much. It can be found in the practice of the early church
@10, perhaps this is not what the Holy Spirit wants at all and it is being suppressed by the wants and desires of a few men. In a living, breathing church, the Holy Spirit speaks through all of us, m
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June 1 2017Yes perhaps the "chronic problem" is that when faced with the realisation that those we have propped up indirectly through the passive acceptance of an established ruling class, have actually done not
Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017Thank you for your the clarification of the numbers. It is staggering that Roman Catholics make up half of all Christians. Is that not further indication of the marvellously effective propagation of t
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May 31 2017Thank you Seamus, and echo Sandra's thoughts, and thank God for your friend, without whom we would all be the poorer!
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May 31 2017I had a number of comments on a previous ACP article "Catholic Ethos and Other Mysteries" including numbers 57 and 58 that referred to articles in the Irish Medical Times. I am reproducing #58 here. I
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May 18 2017One quote from Fr. Hederman's article in the Irish Times The suggestion that because there are two forms of the one species, male and female, our culture must be either matriarchy or patriarchy, th
Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017Good point, Lloyd; we cannot claim to know what the Spirit wants if we continue to quench the Spirit by refusing open discussion and consultation. Meanwhile the cult of celibacy is becoming unreal and
Church teaching and the knowledge and understanding of modernity
June 1 2017Lenaers's grasp of 'modernity' is also partial, I fear, knowing apparently nothing of the thought of René Girard and his collaborators. That's why we get a false antithesis between 'sacrifice' and
Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017Hi, Married priests... hmmm that is a difficult one. I love the celibate priesthood. It has to be the chief element in making the Roman Catholic tradition the most widespread, most numerous and most e
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May 30 2017Impossible to disagree with any of that. The blueprint for implementing won't be found in church tradition, which has been the guide for so much. It can be found in the practice of the early church
Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017@10, perhaps this is not what the Holy Spirit wants at all and it is being suppressed by the wants and desires of a few men. In a living, breathing church, the Holy Spirit speaks through all of us, m
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