I hope and pray that Pope Francis will set in motion the structural changes to bring about his INVERTED PYRAMID structure for our church!
A possible way forward might be:
Step 1: Each diocese elects
"The sad truth is that while a defensive Church is up to its neck in denial, our people will have their tongues out for the message Francis brings ..."
So the 'Church' is still one thing, while 'our p
Certainly not massed processions of clergy, please! Maybe the clergy could be induced to leave their vestments at home and sit among the congregation, bishops included.
Fr Dye, I don't understand your comment.
The Pope is not Irish.
The four disobedient Cardinals are not Irish.
Irish Catholics on average still have a far higher Mass attendance than most other countri
As a married now Roman Catholic priest, Fr Dye, your comment is, at the very least, interesting if erroneous - as a visit to any Irish parish on a Sunday will confirm for you.
The parable of Jesus can be put in two sections. The first section is of an individual and his capabilities. The second can be on a person with responsibility to a group or a nation. On the individual
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I think you may have misunderstood my meaning. I was not attacking the teaching itself, but merely trying to say that the teaching is based on a premise of faith which is not clearly stated
Well, Paddy Ferry, I'm not getting depressed about it because I do believe that the sleeping giant of the laity is at last growing up and maturing and that we will decide for ourselves what we think i
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We’re not ready to meet the Pope
December 5 2016I hope and pray that Pope Francis will set in motion the structural changes to bring about his INVERTED PYRAMID structure for our church! A possible way forward might be: Step 1: Each diocese elects
We’re not ready to meet the Pope
December 5 2016"The sad truth is that while a defensive Church is up to its neck in denial, our people will have their tongues out for the message Francis brings ..." So the 'Church' is still one thing, while 'our p
We’re not ready to meet the Pope
December 5 2016Certainly not massed processions of clergy, please! Maybe the clergy could be induced to leave their vestments at home and sit among the congregation, bishops included.
Doubting or dissenting Cardinals?
December 4 2016Fr Dye, I don't understand your comment. The Pope is not Irish. The four disobedient Cardinals are not Irish. Irish Catholics on average still have a far higher Mass attendance than most other countri
Doubting or dissenting Cardinals?
December 4 2016As a married now Roman Catholic priest, Fr Dye, your comment is, at the very least, interesting if erroneous - as a visit to any Irish parish on a Sunday will confirm for you.
06 December. Tuesday in Week 2 of Advent
December 6 2016The parable of Jesus can be put in two sections. The first section is of an individual and his capabilities. The second can be on a person with responsibility to a group or a nation. On the individual
Tony Flannery and Archbishop Charles Brown, Papal Nuncio to Ireland
December 2 2016Connie, the Pope himself has said that women priests are not up for discussion......does that mean he is "very smooth and conservative" too??
Thinking for Ourselves
November 28 2016Kevvin 7 I think you may have misunderstood my meaning. I was not attacking the teaching itself, but merely trying to say that the teaching is based on a premise of faith which is not clearly stated
We’re not ready to meet the Pope
December 5 2016Well, Paddy Ferry, I'm not getting depressed about it because I do believe that the sleeping giant of the laity is at last growing up and maturing and that we will decide for ourselves what we think i
We’re not ready to meet the Pope
December 5 2016I for one hear what Pope Francis is saying, I believe that he is trying to tell us ,this is what Jesus would do,and that is good enough for me.
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