The reign and ruination of medieval England’s favourite relic

Western People 19.9.2023 The memory of the summer months of 2023 could be summarised as a sandwich of two heatwaves interspersed with what seems in retrospect like an almost constant…

Chris McDonnell writing in the Catholic Times about the crisis in which the church is mired states “First of all, we cannot expect, nor should we presume, that the bishops can achieve change by carefully chosen phrases and pious pleasantries. There must be deep and meaningful exchange with the laity, using the latter’s experience and expertise to inform and develop a satisfactory strategy. Ownership by all achieves more than the instruction from a selected group.
Secondly, we must ensure that women are allowed and encouraged to participate fully in such developments……….The singular male voice has dominated for too long and the story that has been told has been incomplete. Maybe now, at long last, change will be forced upon us and we will recognise that appreciation of the broader picture will only come when the response is from both men and women.”

Switch on the light Chris McDonnell May 20th 2022, La Croix International When it gets dark, we presume that somewhere in the room there is a switch that will give…

Evaluating Women’s Experiences: Share your voice…The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO) and the World Women’s Observatory (WWO) is seeking the assistance of women who were actively engaged in the…

Western People 19.9.2023 The memory of the summer months of 2023 could be summarised as a sandwich of two heatwaves interspersed with what seems in retrospect like an almost constant…

Chris McDonnell writing in the Catholic Times about the crisis in which the church is mired states “First of all, we cannot expect, nor should we presume, that the bishops can achieve change by carefully chosen phrases and pious pleasantries. There must be deep and meaningful exchange with the laity, using the latter’s experience and expertise to inform and develop a satisfactory strategy. Ownership by all achieves more than the instruction from a selected group.
Secondly, we must ensure that women are allowed and encouraged to participate fully in such developments……….The singular male voice has dominated for too long and the story that has been told has been incomplete. Maybe now, at long last, change will be forced upon us and we will recognise that appreciation of the broader picture will only come when the response is from both men and women.”

Switch on the light Chris McDonnell May 20th 2022, La Croix International When it gets dark, we presume that somewhere in the room there is a switch that will give…

Evaluating Women’s Experiences: Share your voice…The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO) and the World Women’s Observatory (WWO) is seeking the assistance of women who were actively engaged in the…

Roy Donovan reminds us that it was “the women who stood at the foot of the Cross when the men had fled”. He asks, “Pope Francis spoke eloquently about separating colonialism from the spread of the Good News at the pan-Amazon synod. What about separating male culture from the spread of the Good News?”