The Association of Catholic Priests is now on Twitter

Brendan Hoban writing in the Western People suggests that “Part of the problem we have in the Irish Catholic Church is that little respect was given to the critical voices that time and again warned against the icebergs stalking our voyage. A lack of vision, a failure in leadership and an inability to cope with the complexities of a changing world meant that the uncritical voices, especially those that echoed official thinking, were given an inordinate influence in the last few decades. And anyone who didn’t subscribe to the old conservatism was taken out in some shape or form.”

Climate Change conference fails to convince          Western People 9.11.2021 There’s something wholly unconvincing about the Climate Change conference in Glasgow. Even though in excess of 200 countries are involved and…

The song is called “Rows and Rows of Men.” The title probably says it all. It’s had 1,600+ views since last Friday so it’s obviously striking a nerve. Here’s the…

  Advent Liturgy Light and Hope First Sunday of Advent 2pm Sunday 29th of November 2020 ZOOM Event     ‘Holy Family on Grafton Street’ by Nieves Fernandez This year the…

In his widely reported recent Chrism Mass homily, the Archbishop of Dublin,Dermot Farrell, put the word chaplain in inverted commas, as in: “The ‘chaplain’ who is a mother can minister…

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With thanks to Gerry O Hanlon and The Messenger we include the Introduction to Gerry’s new book.

Gerry O Hanlon sj has just published a book on Pope Francis and the Catholic Church in Ireland which may be of interest to readers of the web-site. More info available at Messenger web site.