30Apr
Wellbeing of Priests – Dublin Region Meeting
Report on the Dublin Region Meeting concerning the wellbeing of priests
Report on the Dublin Region Meeting concerning the wellbeing of priests
During the Easter season the Church continues to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Today, we join together to worship God, who has brought about this great victory over sin and death.
Peter, standing with the …
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no …
But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people, stood up …
When they had brought them, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, saying, “We gave you strict orders not …
Then the high priest took action; he and all who were with him (that is, the sect of the Sadducees), being filled with jealousy, arrested the apostles …
Collection of 40 prayers, for use in Ordinary Time, as composed by the ICEL (International Committee for English in the Liturgy). These were part of an ACP file back in 2011, in PDF format. For convenience, …
Bernard Cotter writing recently in The Tablet noted how "It is a strange feature of those who control the consumer calendar, that every feast is celebrated to the full beforehand rather than on the day itself or indeed on any day in its immediate aftermath. Christmas and Easter share a common fate in this regard."
"How does one respond to the challenge of sustaining Easter joy over its full season? Communication is the Church’s primary tool. Perhaps instead of making so much of the 40 days of Lent on their own, the 90 days of Lent/Easter should in their entirety comprise the annual springtime renewal for Christians, with 40 days of fasting, prayer and almsgiving followed by 50 days of feasting, prayer and celebration (a time to honour those in parish ministries with social time together, perhaps)."
When the chief shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades away. In the same way, you who are younger …