Newman has been replaced by a monstrous wax figure, a fetish for Catholics who want to live in the past, and has become unusable in theological debate. The budding Vatican II-style insights in some of
Brendan,
Dirmuid Martin in his recent sermon on the admission of several Deacons to the Dublin Diocese from which his remarks on the lack of catholic intelectuals is drawn, pointedly covers the proble
Brendan, that is such an excellent piece --one of your very best-- and your analysis is absolutely spot on. What those of us who still care about our Church have to put up with is very often and very
Thank you, Siobhán, for this helpful account. I presume that, in your more extended account in your thesis, you have also stressed the importance of having a programme of Christian religious educatio
"Is there one Catholic intellectual in Ireland, the recipient of a huge personal and institutional investment in Catholic education, who’s able and willing to engage with faith questions in the mark
Along with a need for 'Catholic intellects’ is an even greater need for 'thinking Catholics'. Indeed part of the problem in the Church has been our letting intellects, particularly of the clerical
The Pope is quoted somewhere as saying that reality is more important than ideas.
One pieces of such reality: The Sisters for Life founded in New York 25 years ago by Cardinal Connor now has 80 memb
Joe @ 4 & 6:
As you say, that was not Mary Magdalen in Matthew 26.
The relevant passages are:
Mark 16:9-11 (the longer ending of Mark), where "Jesus appeared to Mary of Magdala", and she went and
"we are all spiritually dead if we don’t continue to examine the reasons why the motives of one man are called in question yet the trillion dollar death industry is not".
Very well said Lloyd @2. Th
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June 14 2016See: https://cruxnow.com/cns/2016/06/16/catholic-charities-picks-pieces-orlando/
What do we need? Catholic Intellectuals or Cheer Leaders
June 14 2016Newman has been replaced by a monstrous wax figure, a fetish for Catholics who want to live in the past, and has become unusable in theological debate. The budding Vatican II-style insights in some of
What do we need? Catholic Intellectuals or Cheer Leaders
June 14 2016Brendan, Dirmuid Martin in his recent sermon on the admission of several Deacons to the Dublin Diocese from which his remarks on the lack of catholic intelectuals is drawn, pointedly covers the proble
What do we need? Catholic Intellectuals or Cheer Leaders
June 14 2016Brendan, that is such an excellent piece --one of your very best-- and your analysis is absolutely spot on. What those of us who still care about our Church have to put up with is very often and very
Nurturing the roots
June 13 2016Thank you, Siobhán, for this helpful account. I presume that, in your more extended account in your thesis, you have also stressed the importance of having a programme of Christian religious educatio
What do we need? Catholic Intellectuals or Cheer Leaders
June 14 2016"Is there one Catholic intellectual in Ireland, the recipient of a huge personal and institutional investment in Catholic education, who’s able and willing to engage with faith questions in the mark
What do we need? Catholic Intellectuals or Cheer Leaders
June 14 2016Along with a need for 'Catholic intellects’ is an even greater need for 'thinking Catholics'. Indeed part of the problem in the Church has been our letting intellects, particularly of the clerical
Understanding Francis
June 14 2016The Pope is quoted somewhere as saying that reality is more important than ideas. One pieces of such reality: The Sisters for Life founded in New York 25 years ago by Cardinal Connor now has 80 memb
Mary Magdalene, Apostle
June 11 2016Joe @ 4 & 6: As you say, that was not Mary Magdalen in Matthew 26. The relevant passages are: Mark 16:9-11 (the longer ending of Mark), where "Jesus appeared to Mary of Magdala", and she went and
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June 14 2016"we are all spiritually dead if we don’t continue to examine the reasons why the motives of one man are called in question yet the trillion dollar death industry is not". Very well said Lloyd @2. Th
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