Church Leader in Waiting Says Proposed Bill Is 'Immoral' CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 14, 2013 THE newly installed Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh has hit out at provisions in the Government's proposed abortion legislation. Archbishop Eamon Martin told a congregation in Dundalk that these provided for the "direct and intentional taking of a human life" and, as such, were "gravely immoral". He said that the right to life was such an "inviolable right that no individual, no majority and no State can ever create, modify or destroy it", adding that a "massive effort" ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/church-leader-in-waiting-says-proposed.html
Mother's Day Photos MARTIN FAMILY MOMENTS - May 13, 2013 ... original house was the brick part. View from the side. There's also a huge backyard, and the plan is that we will buy this house from them in a couple years and add on an in-law suite and another bedroom above it. Then we can all live here together! We went home and had nap time. I slept for 3 hours!!! #bestmother'sdayever Our town has these huge "windmills" that can be seen from very far away. We took the kids on a walk/scooter ride to see them up close. Our walk brought us to the ocean, we ...http://martinfamilymoments.blogspot.com/2013/05/mothers-day-photos.html
Please Support Us in Prayer and Penance for 40 Days to Keep Abortion Out of Ireland. DIVINE MERCY FOR OUR TIMES - May 12, 2013 Archbishop Eamon Martin, Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Armagh has asked us to support this important initiative at his homily in Dundalk, Co. Louth, when he said the followiing: Not long before he died, Pope John Paul told the young people in Rome , 'There is no authentic celebration or adoration of the Eucharist that does not lead to mission'. In a world where human life itself is under attack, we have a particular and critical mission. The other day a member ...http://divinemercyforourtimes.blogspot.com/2013/05/please-support-us-in-prayer-and-penance.html
C of I Archbishop Warns About History Being Exploited at Rising Commemoration CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 9, 2013 ... church shortly before 10am. The President then inspected a captain's guard of honour. Following the Mass, the 1916 commemoration ceremonies were conducted at the plinth of the shrine in the grounds of the church. There were multidenominational readings from representatives of the Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland, the Jewish congregation, the Presbyterian Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Islamic community and the Methodist Church ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/c-of-i-archbishop-warns-about-history.html
Now Put Away the Croziers (Opinion) CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 8, 2013 ... Catholic Church's position. Our bishops would do well to let go the apron strings and allow politicians to use their own independent judgement. It is past time Ireland reaches a state of maturity where church and State operate independently and bishops accept they are as obliged as the rest of us to respect democracy and the ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/now-put-away-croziers-opinion.html
Cardinal Threatens to Take Court Action Over Abortion Bill CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 8, 2013 http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/cardinal-threatens-to-take-court-action_9.html
Catholic Hospitals Subject to Law on Abortion CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 7, 2013 http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/catholic-hospitals-subject-to-law-on.html
Church to Fight Abortion Laws 'Tooth and Nail' CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 7, 2013 http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/church-to-fight-abortion-laws-tooth-and.html
Monday Music Moment – Hang the Moon PEOPLE FOR OTHERS - May 6, 2013 I was recently introduced to this song by a dear friend who is, in turn, a close friend of the Irish singer, Eamon Keane. It is sad and very beautiful. The following is from his website : Eamon wrote Hang The Moon after his father died suddenly. They hadn't spoken for a year, prompting a song about regret and things left unsaid. It also, though, about the unspoken love that lays underneath: "I know the tears you keep inside, I see the scars you try to hide, ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/peopleforothers/~3/CpVPHXBSpEY/
Government Indicates It Will Not Be Influenced by Bishops' Intervention on Abortion Law CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 4, 2013 ... circumstances where a pregnant woman's life is at risk." Mr Gilmore's party colleague Anne Ferris also said the bishops had a democratic right to make their statement but her view was that the Catholic hierarchy did not have "any moral high ground to stand on". Ms Ferris said the Catholic hierarchy "had to be dragged kicking and screaming to admit what some men of the cloth did to children for many years, and forced to apologise for it". She said the hierarchy would like a return to the ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/government-indicates-it-will-not-be.html
7 QT Friday MARTIN FAMILY MOMENTS - May 3, 2013 ... possible to hold that title without actually dying, then yup, that's him. 6) Xander has a major celebrity crush. Her name is Dora. He talks about her all day long, sings her songs, and references Boots and Map like they are his buddies. It's hysterical! Dora, my love. Xander's slice of Heaven. Chocolate milk, thumb in mouth, and Dora on the tube. 7) Oh, I thought of something! Last night I was leaving the gym after a kickboxing class with all the kids (Phil babysits twice a week for my ...http://martinfamilymoments.blogspot.com/2013/05/7-qt-friday.html
He Said, She Said MARTIN FAMILY MOMENTS - April 29, 2013 ... into a shopping plaza) Oooooh, let's go there! Me: Where? Maggie: To the Chocolate Mexican Girl! Me: It's Chipotle Mexican Grill. Maggie: Oh, ...http://martinfamilymoments.blogspot.com/2013/04/he-said-she-said.html
Novena to St Catherine - Day 9 DOMINICAN NUNS IRELAND - April 28, 2013 ... new song to the Lord.' To quote Archbishop Eamon "the new song is a song of love, that God unconditionally loves each one of us, despite our sinfulness and imperfections, and that the Lamb of God, who suffered and died to take away the sins of the world, has mercy on us." But we must ensure that "it is the Lord's song that we are singing, and not simply our own composition" and "we must sing in harmony with one another" and our "new song must never dilute the strength of ...http://dominicannunsireland.blogspot.com/2013/04/novena-to-st-catherine-day-9.html
Reality A.M. CATHOLICMOM.COM - April 27, 2013 ... right, nobody.ever. I whip up my pancake batter a la Grace (two eggs, one ripe mashed banana, cinnamon and vanilla) in a bowl and start cooking breakfast for Phil and myself. Alexander throws his yeerios on the floor and the cat begins eating them. Phil looks at me like "should we take him out of the prison cell highchair and let him free before we're ready to strap him into the moving prison cell car seat?" Umm, no. Just give him a sippy cup of water. John-Paul goes on a mad search and rescue ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/5BG_9Pkdy5U/
Michael Kelly: Irish Catholicism's Leader-In-Waiting Will First Have to Win Over the Deflated Priests CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 25, 2013 When Archbishop Eamon Martin eventually succeeds Cardinal Sean Brady as Primate of All-Ireland, he will inherit a church in need of a lot of rebuilding. As a former executive secretary of the hierarchy, Archbishop Martin knows more than most the challenges facing the church and the personalities and rivalries at the heart of Irish Catholicism. His appointment means that the church in Ireland now has two Archbishop Martins – and not just in name. Since his return from ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/michael-kelly-irish-catholicisms-leader_26.html
Martin Stresses Theme of Renewal for Armagh Role CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 25, 2013 The new Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin (51) said last Sunday his motto would be Cantate Domino canticum novum (Sing a new song to the Lord). It "suggests 'renewal'. It calls on us to seek fresh ways of presenting the message of the gospel." He recalled how when his appointment was announced last January, he had said then "we live in a time of change, challenge and opportunity, and I suggested that this is a good time, as the psalms say, to 'sing a new song to ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/martin-stresses-theme-of-renewal-for.html
Archbishop Faces Stern Challenges (Opinion) CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 25, 2013 The ordination of Archbishop Eamon Martin as Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh is an important step in the outreach of the Catholic Church, and also in the life of the local community. Archbishop Martin's appointment has been warmly welcomed by Protestant Church leaders, as well as key figures in community and business life, and this augurs well for his tenure in Armagh, after a distinguished teaching and clerical career based in Derry. The appointment of a Coadjutor Archbishop ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/archbishop-faces-stern-challenges.html
Report Criticises Bishop's Role in Handling Abuse CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 25, 2013 http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/report-criticises-bishops-role-in.html
Catholic Child Abuse: 187 Allegations Against 98 Priests Have Led to Zero Convictions CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 24, 2013 ... programme (excluding the incorrect Fr Reynolds segment), an Irish Times report on 29 October 2012 and investigations by Dutch Radio Netherlands Worldwide into the former Dutch Bishop of Ngong, Corneilius Schilder MHM. The only known case to come to Ireland by an African survivor of missionary child sexual abuse was lodged with the Irish courts earlier this year and received coverage in the United States , Ireland and Sierra Leone . It might be considered brave to come forward in Ireland but ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/catholic-child-abuse-187-allegations_25.html
Ex-Bishop Criticised for 'Unsatisfactory Responses to Child Abuse Allegations' in Clogher Report CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 24, 2013 http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/ex-bishop-criticised-for-unsatisfactory.html
