Tom Doyle on Morning Ireland was mostly talking through his hat. He actually ended up attacking the conservatives who are behind the present brouhaha (sounding just like the ACP), apparently under the
Thank you Seamus.
It is not a time for shifting deckchairs. It is long past time, in the name of the people of God, for radical challenge to an unhealthy clericalist culture.
It seems that Pope Franci
Not being close to or involved it is difficult to give a clear cut opinion on this matter. Archbishop Martin seems to have ploughed a lonely furrow since returning to Dublin from The Vatican,and that
Sad that this ACP statement takes the Liveline Joe Duffy line that anything Archbishop of Dublin says is to be opposed. Thanks to Fr Tom Doyle' OP for today's Morning Ireland support of the archbish
I share the concern over Deacons expressed in this posting by Seamus Ahearne.
In the New Testament, the word usually translated "serve" is the Greek word ‘diakoneo'. This office should be seen as th
A diversion designed to shut women up re Ordination to the Priesthood and full equality. Look for a non-sacramental female deaconate, a women's auxiliary to do the dirty work.
I am very disappointed with the statement issued by the ACP. It seems to put the interests of Maynooth above concerns for the appropriate formation of the seminarians. It seeks to draw conclusions and
Very sensible and reasoned. The priesthood attracts gays predominantly, and once out of the pious cocoon of the seminary their gay identity is likely to become more profiled. The Vatican thought the s
The issue here is the allegation that seminarians, studying to become priests have been using a gay dating app and other behaviour unbecoming of seminarians. If these allegations are true, then it is
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Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement
August 2 2016Tom Doyle on Morning Ireland was mostly talking through his hat. He actually ended up attacking the conservatives who are behind the present brouhaha (sounding just like the ACP), apparently under the
Reflections at a Funeral
August 5 2016No bishop at the funeral.... that is one of the most disheartening things I have read about the Irish Church
Ministry with the freedom of poetry and the colour of marriage
August 4 2016Thank you Seamus. It is not a time for shifting deckchairs. It is long past time, in the name of the people of God, for radical challenge to an unhealthy clericalist culture. It seems that Pope Franci
Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement
August 2 2016Not being close to or involved it is difficult to give a clear cut opinion on this matter. Archbishop Martin seems to have ploughed a lonely furrow since returning to Dublin from The Vatican,and that
Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement
August 2 2016Sad that this ACP statement takes the Liveline Joe Duffy line that anything Archbishop of Dublin says is to be opposed. Thanks to Fr Tom Doyle' OP for today's Morning Ireland support of the archbish
Ministry with the freedom of poetry and the colour of marriage
August 4 2016I share the concern over Deacons expressed in this posting by Seamus Ahearne. In the New Testament, the word usually translated "serve" is the Greek word ‘diakoneo'. This office should be seen as th
Commission for the Study of the Diaconate of Women
August 2 2016A diversion designed to shut women up re Ordination to the Priesthood and full equality. Look for a non-sacramental female deaconate, a women's auxiliary to do the dirty work.
Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement
August 2 2016I am very disappointed with the statement issued by the ACP. It seems to put the interests of Maynooth above concerns for the appropriate formation of the seminarians. It seeks to draw conclusions and
The problems with seminaries
August 3 2016Very sensible and reasoned. The priesthood attracts gays predominantly, and once out of the pious cocoon of the seminary their gay identity is likely to become more profiled. The Vatican thought the s
Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement
August 2 2016The issue here is the allegation that seminarians, studying to become priests have been using a gay dating app and other behaviour unbecoming of seminarians. If these allegations are true, then it is
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