Sunday after the Dublin Report
Not easy to plan a homily for this weekend (to be honest it’s never ‘easy’). People are split across several axes of reality in its aftermath. Some are angry, some mad, some with the church – some with the media […]
Church had ‘pre-occupations’ not ‘considerations’: the Dublin report
It’s a minimisation to say that the report of The Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation makes for disturbing reading – and it’ll take some time before I’ll ever get through all of its hundreds of pages. The authors of the […]
A bit of truth here and there in media coverage of church issues
The implicit news is there there is still no effort at finding a solution tot he priest shortage.
Fixing the buildings is easier than fixing other church problems
It has often been said that the Catholic Church likes to row against the tide and there is a evidence that a lot of oars are doing just that in our parishes these days. The news media keep reminding us […]
We walk in graveyards with prayerful hope
These are days for meandering with hope. Individuals, families and communities make time in these November days to visit the resting places of the earthly remains of deceased family members, neighbours and friends. The scriptures tell us that “it is […]