All three readings tell of a new life lived by the disciples.
"The first day of the week ... eight days later ..."
The disciples had been meeting on the first day of the week since the early days of
Honesty is in fact...integrity.....and the Integrity of the Church...is with the people/clergy who are truly rooted in Christ and behaving accordingly.....Needless to say....the Integrity of the Churc
Another line of consideration is that of the lay "Local Preachers" in the Methodist church, trained to lead services and to preach. This would expand on the range of ministries. The Catholic church te
Great assessment @Padraig. We need to radically review how we select and train our seminarians and priests. Is the former institutional model of secluded seminary formation the best possible approach
I had been warned before returning to Ireland that the church here was not the church I had grown up in and left to go abroad half a century ago. There's a lot of resentment, anger and cynicism expres
We don’t want distractions from the beauty of faith.
Thank you Rita for indeed describing an honest view from the pew and articulating so well what many think as they attend Mass. Indeed we have sai
The Untamed God of Easter
“The guards were shaken with fear…
and became like dead men.”
We humans spend a lot of time
trying to domesticate God,
trying to put God on a leash,
trying to bring God
Paul @7
"Charade! On target…." ------------------------------
The true Charade
Sadly they do not walk away sad, rather they cover their faces/Hearts to the reality of their own situation, t
Charade! On target....
For a long time I have witnessed this problem, so well expressed in the article above!
- Benedict XVI expressed that many religious Education programs are a failure.
- Read the
Some Dublin statistics:
According to the 2015 Towers Watson report on Dublin diocese (page 16), as things stand, in 2030 there will be 144 full-time priests (max 154, min 134). Of those, 108 will be 6
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23 April, 2017. 2nd Sunday of Easter
April 23 2017All three readings tell of a new life lived by the disciples. "The first day of the week ... eight days later ..." The disciples had been meeting on the first day of the week since the early days of
A View from the Pew
April 13 2017Honesty is in fact...integrity.....and the Integrity of the Church...is with the people/clergy who are truly rooted in Christ and behaving accordingly.....Needless to say....the Integrity of the Churc
Invitation to all priests in the Dublin region
April 19 2017Another line of consideration is that of the lay "Local Preachers" in the Methodist church, trained to lead services and to preach. This would expand on the range of ministries. The Catholic church te
Invitation to all priests in the Dublin region
April 19 2017Great assessment @Padraig. We need to radically review how we select and train our seminarians and priests. Is the former institutional model of secluded seminary formation the best possible approach
A View from the Pew
April 13 2017I had been warned before returning to Ireland that the church here was not the church I had grown up in and left to go abroad half a century ago. There's a lot of resentment, anger and cynicism expres
A View from the Pew
April 13 2017We don’t want distractions from the beauty of faith. Thank you Rita for indeed describing an honest view from the pew and articulating so well what many think as they attend Mass. Indeed we have sai
Have fun with faith!
April 20 2017The Untamed God of Easter “The guards were shaken with fear… and became like dead men.” We humans spend a lot of time trying to domesticate God, trying to put God on a leash, trying to bring God
A View from the Pew
April 13 2017Paul @7 "Charade! On target…." ------------------------------ The true Charade Sadly they do not walk away sad, rather they cover their faces/Hearts to the reality of their own situation, t
A View from the Pew
April 13 2017Charade! On target.... For a long time I have witnessed this problem, so well expressed in the article above! - Benedict XVI expressed that many religious Education programs are a failure. - Read the
Invitation to all priests in the Dublin region
April 19 2017Some Dublin statistics: According to the 2015 Towers Watson report on Dublin diocese (page 16), as things stand, in 2030 there will be 144 full-time priests (max 154, min 134). Of those, 108 will be 6
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