The Quiet Revolution – A Talk by Gerry O’ Hanlon

 

Fr Gerry O’Hanlon

The Parish Centre,

Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow

Tuesday 19 February

7.45 p.m.

Organised by the Association of Catholics in Ireland

All are welcome.

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An interesting address by Dermot Farrell, Bishop of Ossory, at the Conference with Laity and Priests in the Diocese of Ossory;
“Pope Francis is constantly putting his synodal vision of the church before us. The question he is asking, and that we should ask ourselves, is what kind of church is God calling the priests and all Catholics to be in the longer term – perhaps less self-referential and more a community of missionary disciples, less clerical and more synodical, “……

“We have fallen off a cliff edge in regard to vocations to the priesthood.   Many speak of a crisis in this regard…….This time of reduced numbers may well afford us an opportunity to be creative and to reimagine the institutional church.”

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  1. Pascal O'Dea says:

    ACI Association of Catholics in Ireland welcome people to our meeting to hear FrGerry O’Hanlon talk on his recent book.Bishop Denis Nulty Kildare and leiglin will attend and it offers an opportunity for a necessary conversation involving all baptised, hopefuly a portent of and pathway to a truly Synodal Church.

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