We may be among the workers whom the Lord wants to send into his harvest to help those who are harassed and dejected. If so, then in sending us the Lord will also empower us for the work he is asking us to do.
Association of Catholic Priests statement on public Masses for Christmas
Friday 4th December 2020
The go-ahead for public Masses given by the government, after the last lockdown was lifted, creates particular difficulties for priests and Parish Pastoral Councils (PPCs), …
Some good news on the Lectionary translation front:
1. Publishing company Darton, Longman and Todd is producing a translation of the Lectionary which would avoid the non-inclusive English Standard Version being adopted by the bishops of England, Wales and Scotland.…
Apologies are a dubious currency in Covid era
Western People column
As we edge towards the end of a second COVID lockdown, we look back and look forward. Back to the almost 3,000 people who have lost their lives …
From the outside, looking in
Chris McDonnell CT
Belonging to a social group, a sports club, a political party or a local community association involves accepting certain rules and patterns of behaviour. Our behaviour is modified for the greater good …
Michael Seán Winters from the National Catholic Reporter writes:
At last week’s general audience, Pope Francis expressed his concern about Catholic groups that chart their own path. His words are a challenge to those on both the left and …
Caritas Christi urget nos. (2 Cor 5.14)
For the birds:
The mornings are good. The river is hospitable. The ducks and herons sleep on. The swan- family fly in together and are raucous. The other little birds chirp away. We …
Brendan Hoban reading a reflection from his new book ‘A Priest’s Diary’ on Midwest Radio’s Faith Alive programme with Monica Morley.
Copies of ‘A Priest’s Diary’ are now available at €15 from all local bookshops in Mayo …
The man from Del Monte was one of our own
I’ve just published my new book, A Priest’s Diary. Not so much a diary as a series of 60 reflections on incidents and experiences after almost half a century of …
This Advent Coming
Chris McDonnell CT
In the Northern hemisphere, the weeks before Christmas are often dark and dank, “the ways deep and the weather sharp, the very dead of winter” as Eliot wrote in his poem The Journey of …
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