Posted on 16. May, 2013 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings
The Very Reverend Tom Gordon, Dean of Leighlin, County Carlow made a vigorous contribution to the recent General Synod of the Church of Ireland in Armagh regarding the sexuality issue. Referring to himself as “the only gay in the village”, Dean Gordon, a psychotherapist, reminded the Synod of the sense of exclusion and isolation of […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2013 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings, Feminism/Women in the Church
In the final part of our series, Pope Francis and me, we look at some of the controversial issues within the church. John Guiney SJ spoke with Miriam Gormally about his hopes for how Pope Francis will deal with women’s ordination, celibacy and homosexuality. He began first by saying how pleased he was that a […]
Posted on 25. Oct, 2012 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings
The prestigious Radharc awards took place this week in Dublin. They honour the memory of the late Fr Joe Dunn, co-founder of Radharc Films. The awards go to documentaries of outstanding quality, which address national or international topics of social justice, morality or faith, in keeping with the challenge to the moral conscience that distinguished […]
Posted on 21. Jun, 2012 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings
Pure in Heart are a group who promote chastity until marriage. Due to its counterculture message, some have called their movement the new Sexual Revolution. Miriam Gormally met Fergal McGrath from the Pure in Heart mission team at the Eucharistic Congress and he talked about their work and the response their teaching receives from people. […]
Posted on 03. May, 2012 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Feminism/Women in the Church, Humane Vitae
“We are Church” organised a silent vigil outside the papal nunciature in Dublin to protest against the censuring of priests by the Vatican. To date the Vatican has censured five Irish Catholic priests of whom Fr. D’Arcy was the fifth. The others are Redemptorist priests Fr. Tony Flannery and Fr. Gerard Moloney, Marist priest Fr. […]
Posted on 26. Apr, 2012 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings, Humane Vitae
Bethany Bomberger along with Ryan Bomberger set up the Radiance foundation in America. Their mission is to offer mothers an alternative to abortion. Last week Ryan talked about his raped mother’s choice not to abort. Bethany was also faced with the option of abortion when she first became pregnant and wasn’t in a committed relationship. […]
Posted on 12. Apr, 2012 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings, Feminism/Women in the Church
Redemptorist Priest Fr. Tony Flannery was recently asked to take time to reflect by the Vatican for his views on contraception, celibacy and women’s ordination. He was advised to “pray and reflect” on his situation so that he could “think with the Church”. The Association of Catholic Priests, of whom Fr. Tony Flannery is one […]
Posted on 23. Mar, 2012 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings
The recently published visitation report produced by the Vatican admitted to “shame” that “innocent young people were abused by clerics and religious.” In it there are several recommendations regarding the formation of priests as well as a call to continue the work in maintaining and improving the new child protection guidelines. Pat Coyle spoke with […]
Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Feminism/Women in the Church
Helmut Schuller is head of The Austrian Preists’ Initiative for church reform. They are looking for radical reform in areas like compulsory Celibacy, the ordination of married men and women and the administration of the Eucharist
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Crime, Vocation
Pope Benedict has declared this year as a year for priests. Being a priest today has many rewards, but also many challenges. One of the biggest challenges facing Irish priests in particular is the number of reports coming out regarding child abuse. Miriam Gormally met Eamonn Bourke, director of vocations for the Dublin Diocese and […]