by soconaill | Mar 24, 2021 | Articles, Featured
“…the only authority is the authority of service, the only power is the power of the cross.’ Pope Francis – quoted by Cardinal Mario Grech in his address to the bishops of Ireland, March 4th, 2021. ‘He’s just a nice guy. He really...
by soconaill | Jan 23, 2021 | Articles, Faith Formation, Featured, Scripture Text
By far the worst thing ever to happen to the Christian Creeds of the early centuries was that they became tools of persecution by hunters of Christian heretics in the Middle Ages. (c. 476 CE – c. 1453) The second-worst thing that happened to them was their use...
by soconaill | Dec 4, 2020 | Articles, Featured
Reacting to the long awaited response of the Irish Bishops to ACI proposals for change made in 2019, the ACI Steering Group advises members and all lay people not to wait for bishops to act. ACI 2019 proposals Oct 1st 2019 ACI meeting with two bishops Response by Two...
by soconaill | Nov 17, 2020 | Articles, Featured
It is impossible to watch the first episode of the fourth Netflix ‘season’ of The Crown without being appalled at the prospect of going further. That episode alone, especially for those who have lived through those same years, is both moving and horrifying. It relates...
by soconaill | Nov 13, 2020 | Articles, Books, Faith Formation, Family, Featured, Parish Development, Prayer
In the wake of good news from Dublin of the potential of family-led preparation of children for early sacraments we hear also that parents are especially committed to family and deeply appreciative of the welcome given to them by parishes in this new model. They are...
by soconaill | Oct 16, 2020 | Articles, Featured
For the earliest Christians, Jesus’s Resurrection had set them free from the worst kind of fear – that the judgement of Rome was God’s judgement also. Without an army, Jesus had defeated the world’s greatest power, simply by speaking the truth. The...
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