"If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea."
‘Accentuate the positive.’ (Bing Crosby)
The talking Tolka:
I’m confused. The Tolka River chats with me every morning. The heron doesn’t appear. The ducks must be sleeping. The Dawn Chorus sometimes is quite beautiful. But it happens only occasionally. I … Read the rest
This great Mayo team owe their fans nothing
Western People 21.9.21
In the aftermath of the Mayo defeat, Adrian Langan wrote in these pages last week, ‘We need analysis not bitterness, we take care of our own’. And, some days … Read the rest
Gerard O’Connell reports in America Magazine:
When a Jesuit in Slovakia asked Pope Francis “How are you?”, the pope stunned them with his answer: “Still alive, even though some people wanted me to die.”
“There were even meetings between prelates … Read the rest
OUR ROOT & BRANCH
Inclusive Lay-led Synod
5 – 12th Sept, 2021
Our deepest gratitude to our amazing speakers and panellists
in an unparalleled week of offerings, talks and discussions.
And to you, our Root & Branchers, who attended both … Read the rest
We Are Church will host a Zoom with Bishop Paul Dempsey
National Synodal Assembly
Tues 12th October @ 7.30pm
To Register €5 – details:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/national-synodal-assembly-bishop-paul-dempsey-tickets-166954676933
The Deep End: A Journey with the Sunday Gospels in the Year of Luke
by Tríona Doherty and Jane Mellett.
Foreword by Dermot A. Lane
Join us for an Online Book Launch
Special Guests
Dr … Read the rest
Discussion on ‘Faith Alive’ on Midwest Radio Sunday 19 Sept 2021 – Brendan Hoban and Monica Morley.
The Spirit in the Assembly
Preparing for the Synod of Bishops’ gathering on synodality
By Austen Ivereigh | United States
The most far-reaching event in the Catholic Church in my lifetime officially gets its start next month.It is Pope Francis’s … Read the rest
A clip of President Higgins meeting Pope Francis in the Vatican today.
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