1st Reading: 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 40-51
David kills Goliath, and saves his people
David said to Saul, “Let no one’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this
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19 January, 2022. Wednesday of Week 2
18Jan
Zoom: The Synodal Pathway – Good News for Catholic Women?
Zoom: The Synodal Pathway – Good News for Catholic Women?
January 18th, 202219th Jan 2022 – 6.00-7.00pm
The Synodal Pathway:
Good News for Catholic Women?
PENELOPE MIDDELBOE
at the
TABLET WEBINAR
Come and put your questions!
Root &Branch is honoured that Penelope will be
in company with
Tina Beattie, Catholic theologian … Read the rest
18Jan
It’s time to find out where religious life can go without patriarchy
It’s time to find out where religious life can go without patriarchy
January 18th, 2022Linda Romey writes in the Global Sisters Report:
…Are women religious trying to solve the wrong problem? Yes, we need to care for older religious. We do have a shortage of leadership. We are burdened with buildings and systems that … Read the rest
15Jan
ACI and ACP Zoom presentation: Seán McDonagh on Synodality, the Parish and Climate Change
ACI and ACP Zoom presentation: Seán McDonagh on Synodality, the Parish and Climate Change
January 15th, 2022Synodality, 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
14Jan
Dedicated Irish Synodal Pathway website: synod.ie
Dedicated Irish Synodal Pathway website: synod.ie
January 14th, 2022Welcome 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
14Jan
Tony Flannery: Ten Years suspended from Ministry.
Tony Flannery: Ten Years suspended from Ministry.
January 14th, 2022Ten Years suspended from Ministry.
JAN 12
Ten Years out of Ministry: A Reflection.
The year was 1986. It was January, and there was snow on the ground. We Redemptorists were having our annual
13Jan
Séamus Ahearne: Language, Songs, Comedy, History and Her Story…
Séamus Ahearne: Language, Songs, Comedy, History and Her Story…
January 13th, 2022‘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
13Jan
Global Sisters Report: Sisters divesting their assets work to transform them into agents of change
Global Sisters Report: Sisters divesting their assets work to transform them into agents of change
January 13th, 2022HUNTINGTON, 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
10Jan
Brendan Hoban: It’s time we stopped talking ourselves down
Brendan Hoban: It’s time we stopped talking ourselves down
January 10th, 2022It’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
09Jan
Bishop Francis Duffy installed as new Archbishop of Tuam today
Bishop Francis Duffy installed as new Archbishop of Tuam today
January 9th, 2022Homily 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
08Jan
Irish Examiner: 20% of clergy have died in three years
Irish Examiner: 20% of clergy have died in three years
January 8th, 2022Neil 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
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