Tony Flannery reports that Veritas bookshops have decided that his new book is too “controversial” to stock.
This is the text of the talk given by Gary Keogh at the first session (Naming the Reality) of the gathering on May 7th “Towards and Assembly of the Irish Catholic Church
This article, by Gerry O’Hanlon, is published in The Furrow. Gerry is outlining the rationale behind the event on May 7th, and his hopes for the future. We thank Gerry for the article.
Paul Daly of Éist was at the ‘Towards an Assembly’ gatherings in the West and South, and recorded all the talks. They are now available: details are given here.
This account was sent in to the website by a woman whose name is with the ACP Leadership Team. They decided not to publish her name, so that the church and the priest would not be easily identified.
Seamus Ahearne shares two personal letters he wrote to the Papal Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Charles Brown, about the nuncio’s refusal to accept an invitation from the ACP to meet with us.
“You will meet the formal church in your work. People will dress up. All the Liturgies will be done beautifully. You will be invited to a celebrating Church. I would suggest that the church you need to meet is the one on the ground; the informal one; the broken one; the hurting one; the one where most people have walked away; the one where lives are messed up totally.”
“Your job is much too important for you to opt out of hearing the views of a very serious and passionate group – the ACP. How can you shape the Church in Ireland if you are dismissive of the experience of those who know the scene best?”
What is the subject of the lecture?
The lecture will be about Seán Fagan – a bit about his background and work and mostly his tribulations with the CDF.