I agree with a lot of what Louise @ 10 says and I quote “The church institution is a petrified oligarchy, monolithic, a dictatorship like the medieval monarchies it once existed alongside and it’s
Louise@10, now that you've had your Old-Testament-Prophet epiphany (Amos? Hosea? Ezekiel? Habakkuk?) and lacerated all the old clericalist male rogues for stitching up Jesus and women, apart from app
Ecclesia semper reformanda, Louise, but it is painfully, painfully slow. Some of your criticism is justified but only some. I don't think anyone could accuse Pope Francis of being interested in power
The church institution is a petrified oligarchy, monolithic, a dictatorship like the medieval monarchies it once existed alongside and it's run by a small circle of conservative, rigidly ideological o
Since the predestination nightmare is a thing if the past, gently put to rest in Barth's great 600 page discussion in Church Dogmatics II/2, I think it is more fruitful to tackle the pull-up-your-sock
Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it"
I have been paying particular atte
I never met bishop Edward but spoke to him once on the phone to thank him for the insight into his first book. At the end of our conversation he asked me where I was from and I mentioned that I was an
I often wonder about this,it seems to be the common practice now under this Nuncio.Surely there is room for both local and outsiders on a case by case basis. I have known many good ones of both variet
Thank you Paddy for your reflection on the life of a good man.
Only after we saw the image of Fr. Edward Daly, the priest in black, waving a blood-stained white handkerchief, leading a small group of
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August 22 2016This was a well done reflection. Thank you.
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August 18 2016I agree with a lot of what Louise @ 10 says and I quote “The church institution is a petrified oligarchy, monolithic, a dictatorship like the medieval monarchies it once existed alongside and it’s
Seminaries perpetuate gender inequality in church
August 18 2016Louise@10, now that you've had your Old-Testament-Prophet epiphany (Amos? Hosea? Ezekiel? Habakkuk?) and lacerated all the old clericalist male rogues for stitching up Jesus and women, apart from app
Seminaries perpetuate gender inequality in church
August 18 2016Ecclesia semper reformanda, Louise, but it is painfully, painfully slow. Some of your criticism is justified but only some. I don't think anyone could accuse Pope Francis of being interested in power
Seminaries perpetuate gender inequality in church
August 18 2016The church institution is a petrified oligarchy, monolithic, a dictatorship like the medieval monarchies it once existed alongside and it's run by a small circle of conservative, rigidly ideological o
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August 21 2016Since the predestination nightmare is a thing if the past, gently put to rest in Barth's great 600 page discussion in Church Dogmatics II/2, I think it is more fruitful to tackle the pull-up-your-sock
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August 21 2016Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it" I have been paying particular atte
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August 20 2016I never met bishop Edward but spoke to him once on the phone to thank him for the insight into his first book. At the end of our conversation he asked me where I was from and I mentioned that I was an
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Bishop Edward Daly – An appreciation
August 20 2016Thank you Paddy for your reflection on the life of a good man. Only after we saw the image of Fr. Edward Daly, the priest in black, waving a blood-stained white handkerchief, leading a small group of
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