An interesting read from Michael Carter in The Tablet…
Relics of the Holy Blood were (indeed, still are) venerated across Europe. They proliferated in the 12th and 13th centuries, a time of intense, and often highly emotional, devotion to Christ and His sufferings.
Facing up to our responsibility La Croix July 09.2021 There has been much talk in recent weeks about facing up to our responsibility in the Church. The offered resignation of…
Joe O’Leary is giving a talk based on his article on the Nicene Creed in the Japan Mission Journal, abbreviated to 12 points. (Post updated 8 April 2024.) THE NICENE CREED IN INTERRELIGIOUS…
OPINION GUEST VOICES BY JAMES F. KEENAN View Author Profile Join the Conversation Send your thoughts to Letters to the Editor. Learn more March 28, 2023 Link to full article: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/its-time-catholic-ethic-sees-sexuality-gift-not-curse In…
Now that we are ten days into the season of Lent, our goal is clarified in today’s liturgy. The Gospel of the Transfiguration reminds us that we are destined for…
Two reviews of Seán McDonagh’s book Robots, Ethics and the Future of Jobs. The first is by Dr. Margaret McGaley and it appears in the current edition of Studies, a…
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed the Most Reverend Dr Dermot Farrell, until now Bishop of Ossory, as Archbishop of Dublin. https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2020/12/29/pope-francis-appoints-bishop-dermot-farrell-as-the-new-archbishop-of-dublin/ Address of Bishop Dermot Farrell on…
Venerated in Bruges to this very day.
A blog post on the 1968 Holy Blood procession there.
https://bezoeken67.blogspot.com/2018/07/holy-blood-procession.html
Isn’t it long after time we launched a petition to progress the cause of joint-canonisation of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn? On second thoughts, those reports of “the deaf had ther heryng aright” might tempt me to reinstate medieval Inglands favourite relic – in Ingland ther were bot few hym lyke.