Faith Formation
Long accustomed to a situation in which the formation of Catholic faith in Ireland was supposed to be ‘taken care of’ by Irish Catholic schools, most Irish Catholics are now well aware that this supposition is no longer reliable. In 2011 it seemed that...Cardinal Conway 1966: Vatican II Invalidates Old Paternalism
Prize Day speech by Cardinal William Conway, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland, at the annual prize-giving in St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth on the 19th June, 1966 Today and for a long to come much of the life of the Church will be dominated by the...
Don’t Appease Disruption: Waterford Priest
A Waterford priest has listed four recent disruptive and disrespectful actions of self-described Catholics in Ireland who take public issue with Pope Francis or other church leaders, or with covid19 rules they disagree with – to the point of endangering or...
Married Deacons and ‘Consecrated Virgins’ for Derry Diocese?
According to a report in the Derry Journal, Bishop Donal Mckeown of Derry is seeking a conversation in the diocese re the possibility of ordained men, who may be married, serving as deacons in the diocese, along with ‘consecrated virgins’ – women who...Life Coming to a Focus
Prayers Friday, March 20, 2020 A Homily from Richard Rohr As we grow in the spiritual life, our life will become increasingly centered. Only a few things will really matter. Because of the coronavirus outbreak, I see a lot of people right now thinking this way....ACI – Latest News
With our church crisis deepening daily we wonder if the ongoing pandemic will shake our clerical leadership out of its inertia on church reform and hopeless denial of dialogue.
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