Similar Posts
The Tablet: on the UK’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Catholic Father of the House says MPs are ‘free to vote according to their conscience’ Bess Twiston Davies 08 July 2025, The Tablet Link to article: The Liberal Democrat Chris Coghlan…
Brendan Hoban: Trump’s bullying must not go unchallenged
Western People 11.2.2025 50 years ago, in the summer of 1975, in the bicentenary year of the United States of America, I spent six glorious weeks in sunny California. It…
Recent developments for understanding child abuse
News on recent remarks by the Ombudsman for Children, and on a report from Australia. Pádraig McCarthy
Jim Cogley: Reflections Tues 4 June – Mon 10 June 2024
Please note: The Wood You Believe Retreat scheduled for July 16 to 19th in Slí an Chroí Retreat Centre in St Patrick’s College Kiltegan is now fully booked as is…
Padraig McCarthy responding to Bishop’s latest statement on New Missal
Just a note on today’s statement from the bishops after their Summer meeting this week: http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2011/06/16/june-general-meeting/ You may wish to put my comments on the website. The statement from…
Regional Priests Meetings – North
Regional Priests Meetings – North
Tuesday 11 September 2018 at 2.00pm in the Clannree Hotel, Derry Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal.
All priests welcome, including non-ACP members.

When I read this interview with Fr.Joe Mullan I noted the synchronicity that it was published at the same Easter weekend as my piece. (Irish Times Rite and Reason – Soline Humbert: Denial of a vocation to women isn’t just ‘discomfort’, it is spiritual abuse – Association Of Catholic Priests https://share.google/7lOlnfeeHV88MVaem)
And as if to underline this, the same church, St Thérèse appears in both our photos. I am outside, of course!
Furthermore, in both pieces there is a reference to the Cross/Crucifixion.
A message from the Holy Spirit for those who can read the signs of the times? Time to roll away the very large stone of exclusion!