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The ironies of Catholic traditionalism
April 18, 2018
DERMOT ROANTREE :: There are some disconcerting ironies in the attitude of Catholic traditionalism, not least that it has come to resemble the very thing it opposes
Read moreThe flowing magis
March 21, 2018
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: The author introduces the psycho-spiritual concept of 'the flowing magis' using Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez as a classic example.
Read moreSinging ‘We are the Church’
March 7, 2018
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: An experience at the once Jesuit church in Ballymun triggered the author to follow a path of inclusivity which will not stop at the World Meeting...
Read moreThe Dead of Winter
March 7, 2018
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Snow is much more likely to arrive during Lent and to coincide with our remembrance of His 40 days in the desert.
Read moreGetting under the skin of racism in Ireland
February 12, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: We Irish have no right to imagine that racism is a problem just for other countries, particularly given the way we treat the Travelling Community
Read moreThe Church and #metoo
February 2, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: In the last year a remarkable shift has begun in attitudes around sexual abuse that, while very difficult, demand the attention of Christians
Read moreRelating inward and outward
January 26, 2018
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Strengthening our relationships requires us to look within ourselves and outside of ourselves. Can we learn anything new from a mystic or a psychologist?
Read moreLeaning in and letting go
January 16, 2018
ANNE MARIE DOLAN :: A new year can be looked at as leaning into a new season of life and may be viewed as going through a season of change...
Read moreMaking space for God
January 4, 2018
BILL TONER : : For those who, in their praying, long for some kind of union with God, it is hard to give up the hope that some day God...
Read moreThe death penalty and doctrine, Part 2
December 15, 2017
DERMOT ROANTREE :: The Pope's critics think he is illogical. Newman's understanding of development, however, suggests a very different way to look at it.
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