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Update – link back working! ***NB***Readings and Homily Resources – Mon 11 Jan 2026 – Sat 17 Jan 2026
The link from the Homepage to the specific day is malfunctioning, apologies. Until it is rectified see below for all Readings and Homily Resources for the rest of the week….
James Alison: Open letter to my more conservative Catholic sisters and brothers in the wake of the Group 9 Synodal Report
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Lecture: “Difference, Division, and Acceptance of Diversity”
Lecture on “Difference, Division and Acceptance of Diversity” by Gabriel Daly, organised by We Are Church Ireland.
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Cardinal urges change of celibacy rule
The National Catholic Reporter carries a story of Cardinal Reinhard Marx’s call for a change of the requirement of celibacy for priests as the German bishops’ conference prepares for a workshop debate to “review” the issue.
“Marx said the church must, “in light of the failure” surrounding the clergy sex abuse crisis, modify tradition in response to changing modern times.”