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Australian bishops gravely concerned about crisis in Iraq
Gerry Hefferan, St Joseph and St Anthony Parish, Bracken Ridge, in Queensland, Australia draws our attention to a statement of the Australian catholic bishops who have expressed grave concern at the humanitarian crisis that is continuing to worsen in northern Iraq. They state that ‘The best outcome for the Christians and Yazidis of Iraq is peace and security, so they can return to their homes. But if this is not possible, the Australian Government should agree to offer safe haven to many of these displaced people so they can try to rebuild their shattered lives.’
Is the reaction of the church and state in Ireland appropriate in response to this and other growing crises?“Starting a National Conversation” The Association of Catholics in Ireland
ACI invite you to ‘The Church. the Family and Society in the 21st Century”
Featuring
Mark Patrick Hederman OSB
Abbot of Glenstal AbbeyDr. Siobhan Garrigan
Loyola Chair of Catholic Theology
(Trinity college)Ordination of married men would cause other major changes within the church
Soline Humbert recommended this recent article by Joan Chittister OSB in NCR as worthwhile reading.
Joan argues that ‘if Pope Francis takes the question of married men seriously, that could, for a change, lead to real change’.
…”young unmarried women see little or no place for themselves in the male church.” …”So pollsters track them as they go somewhere else seeking spiritual nourishment or, just as likely, go nowhere at all. Disillusioned with the gap between Christian teaching and Catholic practice on equality, religion has little meaning for them now. In a world where secular institutions are more likely to recognize the fullness of a woman’s humanity than the church does, church does not interest them much anymore. “
“I am convinced that until the women’s question is addressed in the church, the numbers will continue to decline, and the church will fail in the 21st century”Presider’s Page for 17 December (Advent 3, GAUDETE)
We’re two thirds of the way through Advent. Traditionally, today is called Gaudete Sunday, which means ‘a day for rejoicing.’ The reason for celebration is that the day of the Lord’s coming is very near.
Is the Budget a topic for a homily on the Good News?
Pádraig McCarthy believes the Budget should figure in priests’ homilies and queries the silence of official church voices
Tony Flannery to speak at 2nd ACI Meeting in Belfast – Saturday 21st Feb 2015
Notice from the Association of Catholics in Ireland