Fr Gerard Moloney CSsR is giving a talk
“My experience at the hands of the CDF”
followed by Q & A at 2.00pm on Saturday, 25 June, 2016 at the Jesuit Conference Centre, Milltown Park, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
The ‘We Are Church’ AGM will follow at 3pm.
Brendan Hoban reflects on the isolation of rural Irish priests and adds a historical perspective, suggesting it was ever thus (first published in the Western People on 16 April).
I thank Pat Seaver for his challenging words (posting below). I believe he may have started an important conversation, one that is being avoided and indeed with other necessary conversations…
This article was published in the Belfast Telegraph. It is an interesting reflection on the situation Cardinal Brady finds himself in, and what the author thinks he should do.
See what you think
Bishops set too much store by seniority. Talent should matter, says Bernard Cotter, in an article recently published in The Tablet. He argues that the priority in parish appointments should be to find the person who has the particular gifts needed in a specific post.
Survey on permanent (male only) diaconate
Tony Flannery reports on the conference in Birmingham organized by ACTA, the Catholic Church Reform Movement of England and Wales.
The main theme was to reflect on the future of parishes in the context of the rapid decline in numbers of priests available for ministry.
From to-days (May 13) Acts reading
….. I told them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met the accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the charge. So when they met here, I lost no time, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought……..
AH WELL that was the empire.