Priceless Podcast Interview
James talks to the Priceless Podcast about his journey to becoming a priest and what is happening within the church.
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Sideways God: The giving of the Spirit and our being floated by Creative Wisdom
The Pentecost reflections delivered at the invitation of the Sion Centre for Dialogue and Encounter, London, UK.
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Interview to More Christ
James Alison revisits the main themes of his writings in his extensive and lucid interview
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On pastoral care of LGBTQ+ community
A presentation and discussion organised by the Irish Association of Catholic Priests.
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How to recognize a tantrum
So many Catholics are dodging the tantrum and hewing to Our Lord. The responsum is unlikely to dissuade us from blessing God as we find God blessing us.
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Pope Francis backing same-sex unions isn’t a surprise. But it’s still a big deal
There are no major points of doctrine at stake, nothing in the Creeds, putting at risk the shape of our salvation. And there are no real scruples about the apparently hostile Biblical texts since fundamentalist readings are in any case officially disapproved by Church authority.
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The dangerousness of the good
The word “Christian” has been sullied. It is no longer the adjective it should be, describing a series of attitudes and ways of being reminiscent of Christ, but a noun which carries with it a fake claim to righteousness, a pretext for freedom from social and legal responsibility, a justification for harsh positions unsubmitted to reason. I suggest that the word “sinner” be brought back into circulation instead.
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Some musings concerning the phrases “objectively disordered” and “intrinsically disordered (or evil)” in current Church discourse regarding LGBT issues
Unless you can convince gay people that gay sex is automatically wrong because they aren’t really gay, and therefore aren’t acting according to their real nature, you have failed to maintain the prohibition.
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Brought to life by Christ
As it turns out, my mind is of little importance. What is important is who has changed my mind. Both the big Who and the many, many secondary whos and whats we all represent for each other.
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