Gerard Gallagher
@Sionmeadow
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Personal thoughts and musings from the pilgrim path...views=personal & retweet’s are not endorsements-
Joined December 2013
Lovely piece about #SrStan - may she rest in piece. A champion for the poor. Well done to Sarah for this piece. https://t.co/LzzjIs0eih
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Tributes have flowed following the news that Sister Stanislaus Kennedy has died at the age of 86.
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Nearly a quarter of a million spoiled votes is incredible - they simply have to start listening to people. How much longer can this go on for? #Aras25
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The Israeli Embassy issued a statement against Cardinal Parolin for yesterday's interview, saying that it risks undermining peace efforts. When asked about this, Pope Leo said: “The cardinal expressed the Holy See's opinion very well.
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I never thought I'd see the day when Michael McDowell would be against the nomination of Maria Steen and someone like Fintan O'Toole would be in favour.
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As a liberal, I felt Maria Steen’s election would have been a step backwards for the Ireland I believe in
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Wicklow Loreto nun receives honorary degree from Archbishop Eamon Martin | Irish Independent
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A Loreto nun from Bray, who has spent almost the last 20 years in South Sudan, has been conferred with an honorary degree in recognition of her significan...
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Maria Steen is an 'excellent debater' and her presence would add fizz to the Presidential election - agree the guests on Brendan O'Connor's RTE1 programme this morning. But would the Irish political establishment welcome great debate - or fizz?
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This is the crux of why FF and FG are running scared.
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The Catholic Church in Ireland is urging parishioners who may have ceased attending mass during the Covid-19 pandemic to return https://t.co/991rDXb24f
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The Catholic Church in Ireland is urging parishioners who may have ceased attending mass during the Covid-19 pandemic to return.
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Based on names in the ring I’d like @BertieAhernFF to challenge the @fiannafailparty - experience, Peace Process etc. He’d be a great #President let democracy decide.
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A powerful message from the Parish Priest of Gaza City to @ArchbishopEamon and the Irish people who are united this weekend in prayer for #Peace in Gaza and the Holy Land
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Demanding money from Religious Orders is a ‘no pain’ strategy … 2. By going after religious institutions, they know they will face little or no scrutiny from most media ‘watchdogs’ who for sensationalist, ideological or personal reasons are happy with unqualified hostility to
The behaviour of @rodericogorman @NormaFoleyTD1 raises questions about the integrity of the State’s demand for money from institutions who provided shelter and a level of care that the State, the public, and people’s own families couldn’t or wouldn’t.
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Frank Duff, in his time, and the Legion of Mary did more for the unwed mother than the Irish State ever did. So why is the State now seeking to penalise Duff's successors (all unpaid volunteers)? My Irish Independent column today.
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The behaviour of @rodericogorman @NormaFoleyTD1 raises questions about the integrity of the State’s demand for money from institutions who provided shelter and a level of care that the State, the public, and people’s own families couldn’t or wouldn’t.
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Delighted to receive my German copy of Spirituellen Missbrauch Verhindern (ed)by Ulrike Gentner & Peter Hundertmark. I was pleased with the response to my paper included on Spiritual Abuse. An English edition will be published later in the year. https://t.co/7pIVYAkyzB
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Please explain why the Government is vindictively demanding €26m from the Legion of Mary when it was one of the only organisations in Ireland trying to keep unmarried mothers and their babies together and the Commission of Investigation said they owe no money?!!
The Government is facing growing pressure to explain why it continues to demand €26.2 million from the Legion of Mary to contribute to the Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme. Read more at: https://t.co/S9InUMVJ6g
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Happy to contribute to the reports from Rome & the Religious that attended the @JubileeofYouth - thanks to @The_Tablet @CatholicBishops @LaityFamilyLife
@AMRI
https://t.co/833JWkjGxB
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AMRI – the Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland – led a group of Religious and facilitated many other Religious as well to attend
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Just arrived in Tor Vergata for the wonderful Vigil with @Pontifex and staying overnight with @KANDLEi pilgrims #jubileeofyouth @KandLeYouth @CatholicNewsIRL
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"Today we find ourselves in a new culture, deeply characterized and formed by technology. It is up to us – it is up to each one of you – to ensure that this culture remains human." @Pontifex #digitalismissio #JubileeOfYouth
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Amazing scenes from Rome tonight at the #JubileeOfYouth - Pope Leo’s authenticity connects with young people in a way that didn’t come naturally or easily to Pope Francis.
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