This afternoon in Athlone I had the honour of launching Angela Hanley’s new book, “Whose A La Carte Menu?” A very large crowd gathered, including people who travelled long distances. I saw Kathleen McDonnell there of the Killaloe Women, Brian Darcy down from Dungannon, Joe Kavanagh from the Dominicans in Kilkenny, and a good many of the people involved in the reform movement in Dublin.
I was happy to recommend Angela’s book very strongly.
January 29, 2015
What are the urgent Reforms needed in the Church, and where does Pope Francis stands in relation to them? What of the growth of the Catholic Reform Movement around the world? What are it’s strengths and weaknesses? These are the questions Redemportist priest, Fr Tony Flannery will be addressing at the second event the ACI will be holding in Belfast on 21st February 2015.
January can be a long, and fairly dreary, month. In my years of ministry it was a nice break from the travel and intensity of mission preaching. More often than not it was also a time when I was preparing for the Galway Novena, which usually takes place in the first half of February. A few days ago I was talking to one of my Redemptorist colleagues who was going off for a badly needed break for a week.
