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Ministry
(NY and London: Routledge, 2008)
While in practice ministry in the Christian churches is flourishing, theologically speaking it is in a state of some disarray at this time. Prior to the Second Vatican Council the term 'ministry' was not common in Roman ...
Caring for clergy offenders
(The Furrow, 2003)
Sex offenders are viewed as the lepers in our society, and clergy sex offenders are considered to be among the worst. Let's be hon est here: it is not just by wider society. We priests are genuinely angry at the crimes of ...
An Exodus vision
(The Furrow, 2004)
In an age of informality, proposing a formal toast is not something that one has to do very often. It is a matter of etiquette that needs to be checked out in advance. So, when I checked it out, I discov ered that 'the ...
'Our children, our church': significant problems
(The Furrow, 2006)
When published last December, the document Our Children, Our Church (hereafter OCOC) received a broad welcome. In recent months, however, it has come in for more detailed scrutiny as its practical implications have become ...
Presbyteral collegiality: precedents and horizons
(The Catholic University of America Press, 2009)
The fall-out from the child sexual abuse scandals involving clergy has opened up a wide range of significant theological questions for the Roman Catholic Church. Among the many issues that have been raised are: the Church’s ...
A review of "The End of Irish Catholicism?" by D. Vincent Twomey
(The Furrow, 2003)
This is a book which grew out of a paper presented by Twomey to a seminar organized by the Institute of Irish Studies, Fordham University, in 2001. The topic of that seminar was 'The Irish Catholic Church Today'. This may ...
Priest and Bishop: implications of the abuse crisis
(The Furrow, 2006)
The fall-out from the clergy abuse crisis continues to reverberate, and nobody can even foresee all its long-term implications for the Church. What seems clear is that the crisis shows little sign of abating. One side ...
Lay and ordained ministry
(The Furrow, 2004)
In the centuries immediately before Vatican II, the ordained priesthood was understood to be the exclusive locus of ministry in the Catholic Church. Since the Council, things have changed dra matically, and in some parts ...
A review of "Governance Structures of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy: Becoming One" by Mary Lyons
(The Furrow, 2007)
The history of religious life in the Catholic Church is one of ups and downs, starts and finishes. The ecclesiastical climate of the time of a reli gious congregation's foundation often marks its organisational structure, ...
So as not to despise God's grace: re-assessing Rahner's idea of the "anonymous Christian"
(Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2004)
Rahner’s idea of the “anonymous Christian” is the best known, most controversial and most often misunderstood aspect of his theology. It is important to re-visit the idea because it is not an “optional extra” in his work ...