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  • 04 August. Thursday, Week 18

    August 4 2016
    Soline Humbert

    and feast of St John Vianney,patron saint of all priests..."Our sins are nothing but a grain of sand alongside the great mountain of the mercy of God" St. John Vianney

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  • Commission for the Study of the Diaconate of Women

    August 2 2016
    Mary Vallely

    Yes, Eddie, I totally agree. Permanent Diaconate training means total submission to the status quo and that applies also to the wives. It seems to me that the training is even more rigorous and fear

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  • Commission for the Study of the Diaconate of Women

    August 2 2016
    Jarlath Vaughan

    Regarding the question of Women Deacons: it is remarkably noteworthy that the Synoptic Gospel accounts are included in the study formation for the Diaconate. John's Gospel account (a priceless treasur

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  • Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement

    August 2 2016
    Chris McDonnell

    Towards the end of my posting below- Breaking New Ground- there is this paragraph. "Such reflection will demand personal honesty as we seek to find new patterns in our lives, not totally disconnected

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  • Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement

    August 2 2016
    Mary Vallely

    It does need a thorough and independent investigation so I would agree with Martin Harran and Teresa Mee. There is a natural tendency to be loyal to one's Alma Mater and I can well understand and inde

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  • Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement

    August 2 2016
    Lloyd Allan MacPherson

    The commentary is unfair or unwarranted to the college as a whole. If there are issues, it is best to tackle them head on and Martin's decision to move students is a terrible one. As a "manager", he

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  • Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement

    August 2 2016
    Sean O'Conaill

    Has Maynooth seminary ever served the Irish church as well as the training provided by the best of the religious orders? Has mandatory celibacy more to do with a theatrical mystique of clergy than wit

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  • Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement

    August 2 2016
    Padraig McCarthy

    I find it difficult to assess. Unless there's more to it than appears in the media, it seems to be founded on anonymous and web-based allegations. I would be slow to give credence to these without ver

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  • Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement

    August 2 2016
    Gerard Flynn

    Congratulations to the ACP. This is a fair and perceptive analysis.

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  • Commission for the Study of the Diaconate of Women

    August 2 2016
    Eddie Finnegan

    It seems that for a mere man to have something useful to contribute on the question of women in the Diaconate he'd better get himself ordained to the priesthood first, preferably as a Jesuit, an Augus

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