Kevin Egan asks us to consider the possibility that our biggest assumptions as lay people may be delaying our growth to true adulthood, and the recovery of the church.
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ACI Mid-West invited to forthcoming Limerick Synod
Áinéad Ní Mhuirthile recounts Limerick Diocese invitation to ACI Mid West to send delegation to upcoming Limerick Synod – and the promising beginning already made.
Time to prioritise Catholic Social Teaching?
Sean O’Conaill argues that the Irish Catholic Church needs to prove it has a role in addressing the wider crisis of Irish society if it is to heal itself.
Mid Term Report from Synod on the Family 2014
The English Translation of the Final Relatio of the Synod on the Family:- Synod on Family Midterm Report October 2014 (Click to download pdf file) (Source: Radio Vatican )
The lived reality of combining married life, family life and active participation in our church
Patricia Higgins maps the distance between where the church is in relation to family, and where it needs to be.
Pope Francis: ‘Evolution … is not inconsistent with the notion of creation’ (NCR)
The National Catholic Reporter informs us that Pope Francis has waded into the controversial debate over the origins of human life. It quotes the Pope as saying, "Evolution in nature is not opposed to the notion of Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation...
WACI Poll shows 84% support for Irish diaconate open to women
The We Are Church online poll on the diaconate in Ireland shows that 84% of 448 respondents favour opening the diaconate to women.
Can the Catholic Church be relevant to Irish people in the 21st Century?
Professor Siobhan Garrigan identifies four essential characteristics of a relevant Irish Catholic Church of the future.
Family is beautiful but fragile – and needs the Holy Spirit
Mary Vallely gives her impressions of a day devoted to ‘Family, Church and Society in the 21st Century’ – 11th October, 2014
Struggling Orchestra in Search of a Maestro
Sean O’Conaill finds huge potential and commitment, but also deep frustration, at the national Pastoral Conference in Athlone, Sep 25-27, 2014
‘New Strategy Needed for Development’ – Lorna Gold of Trócaire – 09/14
There have been international successes in the field of development of the poorest countries, but Lorna Gold fears these are not keeping pace with growing inequality and rising expectations.
Open Letter to Pope Re Appointments to Synod (CCRI)
To all supporting the renewal of our Church: Sign letter to Pope Francis seeking broader family involvement in Synod There has been an outcry worldwide from India to South Africa and from Europe to Australia that the selection of the newest participants to the...
Women of the Killaloe Diocese Speak Up
A number of women who are heavily involved in their parishes in the diocese of Killaloe have spoken of their disapproval and disappointment at the proposed introduction of a male only permanent diaconate in the diocese. They have also questioned the need for yet...
The Real Root of Inequality?
Liberal secularism is increasingly worried about the problem of income inequality. Sean O’Conaill suggests it needs to look to the Gospels for the root of all social inequality.
What went wrong? Do our bishops want to know?
Vincent Twomey has called for Irish church leaders to inquire into Catholic failures in the last century. Sean O’Conaill here invites the ACP to support that call.