| Synodal Continental Assembly of Prague, the commitment of the bishops |
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| The bishops of the European continent have undertaken to develop further “a synodal Church,” following the indications of Pope Francis, rejoicing in how the works of the Continental Assembly in Prague were “an unmistakable sign of our unique belonging to Christ.” Bishops’ Final Remarks |
It’s time to listen! Chris McDonnell CT 23 September 2022 Listening is not a one way process but should be a matter of mutual concern, each paying attention to the…
Wishing you a blessed Christmas and peaceful New Year Unto Us… Past the inn with ne’er a vacancy, raucous revelry, receding… Around the back to the stables. Animals stirring……
P. John Mannion responds to an assertion that the ACP consistently proposes altering Catholic moral teaching.
Chris McDonnell writes in this week’s Catholic Times of how even a single voice can disturb “our comfort zone and there is an unease, almost guilt in consequence. The social disruption created by the preaching of the Nazarene was equally unsettling. ‘Listen, you who have ears to hear’. It was true when the Lord spoke those words and is still true now.”
Michael Maginn writes: Leaving aside much of the dramatic, colourful and unhelpful imagery that has come down to us concerning Purgatory, the essential teaching rings true: our sense of incompleteness,…
Chris McDonnell writing in the Catholic Times comments on the ongoing crisis about abuse; “We cannot avoid the downpour of critical comment that now surrounds us. It is only through our sincere and humble action that we can begin the re-establishment of the credibility of the Christian message.
It will demand a re-examination of structures and disciplines that may have led us down this broken path.”
