The Archangel Raphael was an instrument of healing. He heals the disturbed relationship between a man and a woman. He also brings healing to sightless eyes of old Tobit...
Two further Zoom Conversations are planned by the Scottish Laity Network, the first reform movement in the church in Scotland. One is with Tina Beattie and the other is Fr. James Alison. Details below…
Scottish Laity Network
Open Zoom Conversation
The Roman Inquisition Has Not Gone Away
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) continues the grisly work. If proof is needed, just listen to the Redemptorist priest Fr. Tony Flannery among many others. Read his article dated …
Keep the date free!
Tues 6 Oct @ 7.00pm
The Church in Germany
A Zoom presentation for ACP members by Fr Bernd Hagenkord SJ
Meeting registration details will be posted nearer the date.
Fr Bernd is well versed in all …
Open House published an article in the June/July edition by theologian Angela Hanley on The Challenge of Same-Sex Unions.
Open House was founded in Dundee in 1990 as an independent Scottish Catholic journal of comment, opinion and reflection. Mary Cullen …
“THE DAY’S DISASTERS IN HIS MORNING FACE” (Goldsmith)
The Whales in Tasmania:
I don’t know why it appeals to me as a symbol, but the story of the beached/stranded whales (c500) in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania, stands out as …
VATICAN CITY — The head of the Vatican’s powerful doctrinal congregation Sept. 22 defended his office’s request that an Irish priest sign four strict oaths of fidelity to Catholic teachings, saying the move, while “very unpleasant,” was part of the …
One of world’s most influential cardinals recently admitted that he is “open” to the idea of ordaining women to the Catholic priesthood.
“I am not saying that women have to become priests; I just don’t know. But I’m open to …
John Henry Newman
Following Conscience on our Journey in Faith
Chris McDonnell CT September 18th 2020
The recently canonized John Henry Newman concluded a long Note on Conscience addressed to the Duke of Norfolk with these famous words.”I …
If we only have love (Jacques Brel).
The love of an old couple:
The sun has appeared. It is rather brazen after deserting us for the summer. We treasure the past few days. Despite Covid and the Dublin threat, …
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