Synodality, the Parish and Climate Change

Seán McDonagh SSC  

Supported by 

The Association of Catholic Priests 

Zoom – Jan 27th 2022 – 8.00 p.m.

As the global climate crisis deepens, so does the crisis of the Irish Catholic church – … Read the rest

Welcome to the Irish Synodal Pathway

On 10 March 2021, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference announced a new Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland leading to the holding of a National Synodal Assembly or Assemblies within the next … Read the rest

JAN 12

‘The Way We Were’  & ‘ Windmills of Your Mind.’

Air pollution and crude language:

I rang the Surgery to renew a Prescription on Monday. The phone spiel began with a statement on the abuse the staff are receiving and … Read the rest

HUNTINGTON, INDIANA — Thanks to years of preparation, the remaining members of Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters were acceptant, and even hopeful, as they planned to transform their dwindling community in the years remaining until completion.

An assisted living … Read the rest

It’s time we stopped talking ourselves down

Western People 6.1.2022

One of the obvious truths about modern Ireland is how rich this country is now. Yet for some reason I just can’t seem to get my head around it. Even … Read the rest

Homily for Mass for the Installation of Archbishop-elect Francis Duffy as Archbishop of Tuam

• The Synodal Pathway presents a way of being Church and of living out our baptism. It is not an instant solution.  We have to remember it

Neil Michael reports in the Irish Examiner:

More than 21% of Ireland’s entire population of parish priests and brothers — both serving and retired — have died in just three years.

The Association of Catholic Priests says that parishes … Read the rest

THE CHALLENGE  OF THE EPIPHANY

PIONEERS:

It is a wonderful feast. It has to be properly celebrated. The virulent temptation is to get lost in a cosmetic celebration of the Epiphany. It cannot be about sentimentality. We can so easily … Read the rest

On this feast of the Epiphany we celebrate the revelation of who Christ is. The visit of the Magi from foreign lands reminds us that Jesus came as the Saviour of all nations, including ours. We worship God who wants all people to be saved.