The Synod on Synods

Zoom presentation with Gerry O’Hanlon SJ

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Thurs 25^th Feb 2021 at 7.00pm

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ALL WELCOME

Pope Francis has called a Synod of Bishops for October 2022 …

Collage 92 Chris McDonnell

The Colours of Day

Chris McDonnell 26^th February 2021

A popular hymn of the early 70s and one that remains in use today, is known by its first line ‘Colours of Day’, a hymn from …

Article by Fr Liam Power from the Waterford News and Star:

The proposed ‘Dying with Dignity Bill’ is seriously flawed

The Oireachtas Committee on Justice is giving consideration to the Private Members’ Bill, tabled last year by TD Gino Kenny, …

Well-known theologian and Mayo priest, Fr Enda McDonagh, passed away today in a Dublin hospital. He was aged 90.

Enda McDonagh obituary: A theologian scholar with a towering intellect.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/enda-mcdonagh-obituary-a-theologian-scholar-with-a-towering-intellect-1.4494107

Tuam Archdiocese Facebook:

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Statement from President Michael D Higgins:…

‘Open the eyes of our minds.’ (Eph 1.18)

Nature’s chatterers:

The change in the weather and the extra light every day, is invigorating. My morning ramble is quiet. The little birds sing. The water is calm. The swans and …

Mary Magdalene and the Gardener – Women Leaders in the Church 

Brian Lennon SJ

Messenger Publications, Dublin

https://www.messenger.ie/product/mary-magdalen-and-the-gardener-women-leaders-in-the-church/

A review…

Ruth Patterson in the Foreword describes this little book as a challenging and hope filled meditation.  I certainly found …

ACP Statement on Churches Re-opening for Easter

21^st February 2021

The ACP supports priests and pastoral councils in ministering to people while adhering to public health guidelines during this pandemic. We commend our archbishops in seeking to engage political …

Charles E. Binkley|David S. Kemp write:

Many Catholics have not been able to attend in-person, communal worship and celebration of the sacraments because of the risk of infection with Covid-19. The obvious way for the faithful to …

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Liamy Mac …

Tiernan reinvents the tired talkshow formula

Western People 16.2.21

I could never warm to Tommy Tiernan as a comedian. While I could enjoy his lavish natural skills – his droll humour, his turn of phrase, his diverting and sometimes absurd …