Open the Church to Celibacy Debate
I find it quite strange that when there is debate about whether the Catholic Church should ease its compulsory celibacy discipline, many protest against it. But maybe it is time that the Church evolves...
Category: Keenan Williams
How I Found My Voice
At school, Keenan Williams suffered bullying and exclusion. Here he tells how he recovered from the scars of that. Often the very people who are there to save us, cross their arms and watch...
Why the Church Must Knock on Doors
A Muslim friend told me the other day: “As a Church, we have become too disconnected with the faithful.”
Our Mother, Who Art in Heaven?
Is it time that we feminise God? It is a question I have been pondering ever since a visiting priest celebrated Mass at our parish a few weeks ago. Imagine my shock when at...
Loosen those Collars!
‘I neglect you when I’m working; when I need attention, I tend to nag…I don’t know why you love me, and that’s why I love you.” These are the lyrics to the song “Flaws...
Keep What Makes Us Catholics
Are we losing our sense of identity as Catholics by modernising our Church? Since the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) we have seen a major split within our church and sadly a loss of some of our traditions.
Does Jesus Check Your Membership?
I grew up in the Anglican Church and became a Catholic in my teens. There’s much interdenominational diversity within my family, and that diversity has given me great tolerance for the denominations of my family members — and they for mine. So one thing I feel very strongly about is Christian ecumenism.
