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The Church of the Future
Diarmuid Martin Archbishop of Dublin, spoke recently at Saint Michael’s Church of Ireland, Limerick, on the ‘The Church of the Future’. His words have been widely reported and are on the Dublin Diocese’s website.
“My hope is that the future of the Church in Ireland will be one where we truly learn from the arrogance of our past and find anew a fragility which will allow the mercy and the compassion of Jesus to give us a change of heart and allow others through a very different Church to encounter something of that compassion and faith for their lives.”
Séamus Ahearne: ‘Poems are made by fools like me but only God can make a tree.’ (J Kilmer)
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Brendan Hoban: Priest & Parson – Thomas William Dixon (1793-1830)
Printed in the last edition of Western Star, a Western People publication, edited by James Laffey. (After reading the original article, an ACP member suggested that other members might also…
Tony Flannery writing in the latest edition of The Tablet – When Father Lets Go
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Clarification
Clarification concerning statement issued by the Catholic Communications Office Media Service of November 2nd 2015.