Tag Archives: Ireland

Shades of Notre Shame! Jesuit-run Boston College to honor pro-abortion ‘catholic’ Irish PM

Posted on 8 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Did you see that Jesuit-run Boston College is going to have the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny as their commencement speaker and then give him an honorary degree?  HERE
Shades of Notre Shame!
Enda Kenny, catholic, promoted abortion in Ireland.  Enda Kenny … Continue reading →

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Putting the well-deserved spotlight on Irish dissident Fr. Tony Flannery

Posted on 4 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At this site Renew America the Australian author Eamonn Keane has done us a great service by summarizing many points concerning the Irish heretic Fr. Tony Flannery, who has been under scrutiny by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the … Continue reading →

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Yet another group of dissidents forms … where else?….

Posted on 25 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Get this from the Irish Examiner:
Umbrella group aims to speak for Catholics
By Claire O’Sullivan
Friday, November 09, 2012
A new lay organisation which wants to articulate the views and opinions of mainstream Irish Catholics is being established. [The premises you are supposed … Continue reading →

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Our Catholic future and the war of attrition: an object lesson

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It is interesting to compare dioceses for the numbers of their vocations to the priesthood.  Some swanky and tony dioceses have few.  Some fly-over dioceses have many.  What are they doing differently?  Which are the differentiating factors?  Is it something … Continue reading →

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Brick By Brick in Ireland

Posted on 26 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For your Brick By Brick file comes this good news.
I learned from a friend (and I think the news is now getting around) that the Institute of Christ the King has obtained a church in Limerick, Ireland.
The rather wordy press … Continue reading →

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Stop the whining LCWR. You aren’t the only group getting an extreme make-over.

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Long-time lax catholics may not enjoy the resection and sutures the physicians of the CDF and the USCCB are applying to certain groups within Holy Church, but, as St. Augustine once preached, a doctor doesn’t stop cutting just because the … Continue reading →

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The Holy Father received the new Ambassador from Ireland!

Posted on 7 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You may recall that Ireland closed its embassy to the Holy See in Rome.  I made the wry recommendation that the Holy See might conduct all its business with Ireland from a desk at the Nunciature in England.
I now read … Continue reading →

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Fishwrap’s good lesson in liberal tactics

Posted on 26 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As you watch the coverage of various dust-ups in the Church watch for a particular tactic used by the liberal left.
A great example comes to us today from the site of the National catholic Fishwrap about dissident priests in Ireland.
Get … Continue reading →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Blatteroons, Dogs and Fleas, Magisterium of Nuns, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged , , , , | 23 Comments

New scandal to hit Ireland?

Posted on 7 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As the first line of the following says, this isn’t a story you are likely to see covered by the New York Times.
A new sex scandal may be stirring up in Ireland.
On Media Report we read this:
Huge Sex Abuse Scandal … Continue reading →

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Holy See – Irish “relations”

Posted on 20 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Irish government has confirmed a decision to close its embassy to the Holy See.
Thus, the Irish Times.
They are sticking to their excuse of budget cuts.  Thus, AP.
I would remind the Irish that there are more Catholics in Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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