Brian, an Irishman and former Redemptorist, sent us this excellent reflection on the situation Cardinal Brady finds himself in;  and he suggests a way out.

This gathering at the Regency Hotel, Dublin on the May Bank Holiday Monday, was open to all, lay and clergy alike.

Fr Declan Kelly is a Parish Priest in the diocese of Clonfert who is currently on sabbatical.  We thank him for sending us this interesting historical perspective on current issues in the Irish Church.

This article was published in the Belfast Telegraph.  It is an interesting reflection on the situation Cardinal Brady finds himself in, and what the author thinks he should do.

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This is a very interesting short piece sent to us by Des O’Donnell OMI.  It show that the U.S. bishops were open to discussing the sort of issues that Irish Priests are now being silenced and censored for; indeed they were prepared to go much further.

Jo O’Sullivan has put pen to paper again for us, and she looks at one possible vision of the future of the Church, what might happen if all those who think differently to the Magisterium on certain issues have either left or been driven out.

For those who do not read the Sunday World, this is Fr Brian D’Arcy’s column for Sunday, April 22nd.

This is the press statement issued by We are Church announcing a silent vigil outside the Apostolic Nunciature on Sunday afternoon, April 29th.

The present debate is certainly inspiring people to begin to think out their position in the Church in a way that they may not have done before, and to state it publicly.  This time Martina Killeavy takes pen to paper.

This extensive article on the Eucharistic Congress was sent to us by John O’Loughlin Kennedy.