I think the readiness factor is mainly to those who cling to clericalism.
What does preparing for the Pope entail? Make that list and I bet this is what Pope Francis despises about the Church as we h
Yes, Teresa @3 , you may indeed be right. There is game playing going on, no doubt, and the intention may well be to trap the Pope or to embarrass him at the very least. Still, it doesn't mean tha
Mary says,'I do believe though that the Pope should answer the 4 cardinals. Neglecting to engage with them is not helpful..'
Are they just questions,Mary, or are they elements of a campaign? Sometimes
I was under the impression that the "Eucharist of life" IS the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ truly and actually present under the species of bread and wine not some social event like boilin
Good article, but I'm still not sure who to blame, the four cardinals or Pope Francis, or both. If only all had the clarity and lucidity of C.S. Lewis! For what its worth, I don't think there is anyt
Just a note about the translation in the Jerusalem Bible. It gives "Good News" capitalised in "the Good News is proclaimed to the poor."
This usage gives it a specific Christian slant, suggesting wha
AB Mark is a man after my own heart. He speaks a lot of sense unlike the four Cardinals. ' Unnerved' is a good way to describe them. I would suggest however that their judgemental rigidity shows an un
“No one ever born greater than John the Baptist –yet to be the very last and least in the kingdom of heaven is to be greater than John the Baptist”!
Impossible?
Certainly Jesus is not suggesti
I'll try a third time.....What would make the Irish People ready to meet Pope Francis? ...It seems to me that a readiness would simply be an open heart and mind, a willingness to allow Christ to flow
Sean@5, sometimes I feel that you just don't get irony! Any of us who have known and welcomed Brendan's contributions over nearly thirty years in The Western People, and on this website for the past s
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Face Reality or opt for False Clarity
December 10 2016I think the readiness factor is mainly to those who cling to clericalism. What does preparing for the Pope entail? Make that list and I bet this is what Pope Francis despises about the Church as we h
Face Reality or opt for False Clarity
December 10 2016Yes, Teresa @3 , you may indeed be right. There is game playing going on, no doubt, and the intention may well be to trap the Pope or to embarrass him at the very least. Still, it doesn't mean tha
Face Reality or opt for False Clarity
December 10 2016Mary says,'I do believe though that the Pope should answer the 4 cardinals. Neglecting to engage with them is not helpful..' Are they just questions,Mary, or are they elements of a campaign? Sometimes
Christmas – An Open Door or even a Half-Door
December 8 2016I was under the impression that the "Eucharist of life" IS the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ truly and actually present under the species of bread and wine not some social event like boilin
Doubting or dissenting Cardinals?
December 4 2016Good article, but I'm still not sure who to blame, the four cardinals or Pope Francis, or both. If only all had the clarity and lucidity of C.S. Lewis! For what its worth, I don't think there is anyt
11 December, 3rd Sunday of Advent
December 11 2016Just a note about the translation in the Jerusalem Bible. It gives "Good News" capitalised in "the Good News is proclaimed to the poor." This usage gives it a specific Christian slant, suggesting wha
Face Reality or opt for False Clarity
December 10 2016AB Mark is a man after my own heart. He speaks a lot of sense unlike the four Cardinals. ' Unnerved' is a good way to describe them. I would suggest however that their judgemental rigidity shows an un
11 December, 3rd Sunday of Advent
December 11 2016“No one ever born greater than John the Baptist –yet to be the very last and least in the kingdom of heaven is to be greater than John the Baptist”! Impossible? Certainly Jesus is not suggesti
Face Reality or opt for False Clarity
December 10 2016I'll try a third time.....What would make the Irish People ready to meet Pope Francis? ...It seems to me that a readiness would simply be an open heart and mind, a willingness to allow Christ to flow
We’re not ready to meet the Pope
December 5 2016Sean@5, sometimes I feel that you just don't get irony! Any of us who have known and welcomed Brendan's contributions over nearly thirty years in The Western People, and on this website for the past s
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