Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership – Weekly Sunday Homily

In his weekly Western People column Brendan Hoban ponders the question that many are asking themselves this week, ‘how will I vote’, because “come Friday, there’s no middle ground between Yes and No.”

Reposting this from June 2021:  In honouring women and men from the LGBTQ+ community during June (Pride Month), research from the Wijngaards Institute is presented again: Authors, contributors, and signatories…

‘The Last Priests in Ireland’ and ‘The Last Nuns in Ireland’ Episode one, Monday 15th Jan 9.35pm and Episode two, Tuesday 16th Jan 10.15pm The statistics are stark. The average…

One of the findings of the recent census report is a decline of 10 percentage points in those identifying themselves as Catholic.  But for anyone observing attendances at Catholic Church…

Tony Flannery quotes from Donal Dorr’s Option for the Poor and for the Earth.
“While the Church is bound to give witness to justice, she recognises that anyone who ventures to speak to people about justice must first be just in their eyes.”
Tony in reflecting on his own situation suggests that this principle presents a strong challenge to the prevailing practices and views in the Vatican

Brendan, Tommy, Hamza, Fleur, Qatar (1): Isaiah has been extravagant during Advent. Hills were dancing. Rivers were clapping hands. Flowers and fruits were flourishing. The deaf were hearing. The blind…