Thank you, Joe and Padraig. Though I have obviously heard that Gospel passage before, I was taken aback this morning by it's tone and the starkness of the message. Your comments were very welcome.
Thanks Séamus.
When I arrived home from Mass this morning there was a prayer meeting going on in front of the house. Startling. A murmuration of starlings in the mountain ashes along the road, singin
"I wonder how many of we contributors to this discussion would be around today if the Catholic Church had embraced Thomas Malthus’ thesis and advocated birth control to alleviate the ‘population e
I had to read this Gospel this morning. Luke's literary genius is palpable as ever, but the whole discourse of Hell is always embarrassing. (I told an anecdote about Fr Liam Swords answering a questio
The story is not about the geography of heaven and hell. Nor is it an attempt to frighten or stun us into accepting reality, by someone coming from the grave. Abraham (a rich man who was generous and
Bob @ 18, I guess what I'm trying to say is that this little slice of wisdom in the Canons is there for a reason. If "the Church" wanted me to have 15 children and I only wanted three for financial r
"Our church needs to move to a new structure and Pope Francis has clearly stated he wants an “Inverted Pyramid” structure with the pope at the bottom and the people of god at the top. A first step
Joe (no. 17), I wonder how many of we contributors to this discussion would be around today if the Catholic Church had embraced Thomas Malthus' thesis and advocated birth control to alleviate the 'pop
I usually limited my criticisms to systems rather than individuals, but I have to say on this occasion that I found Nuncio AB Charles Brown's comments on celibacy and the ordination of women pitiful a
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September 25 2016Thank you, Joe and Padraig. Though I have obviously heard that Gospel passage before, I was taken aback this morning by it's tone and the starkness of the message. Your comments were very welcome.
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September 16 2016"I wonder how many of we contributors to this discussion would be around today if the Catholic Church had embraced Thomas Malthus’ thesis and advocated birth control to alleviate the ‘population e
25 September. Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 25 2016I had to read this Gospel this morning. Luke's literary genius is palpable as ever, but the whole discourse of Hell is always embarrassing. (I told an anecdote about Fr Liam Swords answering a questio
25 September. Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 25 2016The story is not about the geography of heaven and hell. Nor is it an attempt to frighten or stun us into accepting reality, by someone coming from the grave. Abraham (a rich man who was generous and
The ethics of using contraceptives
September 16 2016Bob @ 18, I guess what I'm trying to say is that this little slice of wisdom in the Canons is there for a reason. If "the Church" wanted me to have 15 children and I only wanted three for financial r
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September 21 2016"Our church needs to move to a new structure and Pope Francis has clearly stated he wants an “Inverted Pyramid” structure with the pope at the bottom and the people of god at the top. A first step
25 September. Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 25 2016It is much social- oriented. Nice to be so because Jesus condemned social evils. I felt very enriching.
The ethics of using contraceptives
September 16 2016Joe (no. 17), I wonder how many of we contributors to this discussion would be around today if the Catholic Church had embraced Thomas Malthus' thesis and advocated birth control to alleviate the 'pop
Church faces ‘huge wake up call’
September 21 2016I usually limited my criticisms to systems rather than individuals, but I have to say on this occasion that I found Nuncio AB Charles Brown's comments on celibacy and the ordination of women pitiful a
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