Sean Brady Quotations

There is always tension between the possibilities we aspire to and our wounded memories and past mistakes.

Unprecedented financial pressures, and an ever-increasingly aggressive public culture, along with social, moral and spiritual fragmentation, are leading to lives being overwhelmed by stress, intolerable interior isolation and even quiet despair.

In 1975, no State or Church guidelines existed in the Republic of Ireland to assist those responding to an allegation of abuse against a minor. No training was given to priests, teachers, police officers or others who worked regularly with children about how to respond appropriately should such allegations be made.

There is no more important value than upholding the right to life in all circumstances.

Ireland and its people have much to be proud of. Yet every land and its people have moments of shame. Dealing with the failures of our past, as a country, as a Church, or as an individual is never easy. Our struggle to heal the wounds of decades of violence, injury and painful memory in Northern Ireland are more than ample evidence of this.

We live in a twilight sort of world where, unfortunately, the perception of the seriousness of abortion - has grown progressively obscured in the minds of many of our contemporaries.

May God forgive us for the times when we as individuals and as a Church failed to seek out and care for those little ones who were frightened, alone and in pain because someone was abusing them. That we did not always respond to your cries with the concern of the Good Shepherd is a matter of deep shame.

Looking back, I am ashamed that I have not always upheld the values that I profess and believe in.

The only people who had authority within the Church to stop Brendan Smyth from having contact with children were his Abbot in the Monastery in Kilnacrott and his Religious Superiors in the Norbertine Order.

The inviolability of the seal of confession is so fundamental to the very nature of the sacrament that any proposal which undermines that inviolability is a challenge to the rights of every Catholic to freedom of religion and conscience.

With others, I feel betrayed that those who had the authority in the Church to stop Brendan Smyth failed to act on the evidence I gave them. However, I also accept that I was part of an unhelpful culture of deference and silence in society and the Church, which thankfully is now a thing of the past.

I hope that everyone who believes that the right to life is fundamental will make their voice heard in a reasonable, but forthright, way to their representatives, reminding them that the right to life is conferred on human beings not by the powerful ones of this world but by the Creator.

Today, Church policy in Ireland is to report allegations of abuse to the civil authorities. It recognises the Gardai and H.S.E. as those with responsibility for investigating such allegations and that any Church investigation should not take place until the investigation by the civil authorities has been completed.

I deeply regret that those with the authority and responsibility to deal appropriately with Brendan Smyth failed to do so, with tragic and painful consequences for those children he so cruelly abused.

We believe that the poorest nations of the world continue to look to Ireland to set the global standard for commitment to development aid, ... We also believe that there is a substantial support among the Irish people for a compelling and world-leading target, which will express their commitment to a more just and compassionate world.

We know we have a battle on our hands. We feel like we're the underdogs. It's going to take one of our best games to beat Gulf.

I don't have a good coaching voice, that's for sure.

It is gratifying to note how scriptural words like justice, peace, forgiveness have become the lingua franca of the peace process,

We didn't realize how quick she was. My game plan was to stop her, but I did the wrong thing. We didn't cut off the baseline. We knew she was good, but after playing against her, she's the best we've played against.

We definitely used our height to our advantage. (Silva and Zamora) have been our 1-2 punch all year.

We have been flying underneath the radar all season. We definitely have to improve our rebounding before the title game.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to scout them, but I called all over the place. We just worked the ball up the court, and did a great job.

While the wedding has come and gone, and we loved every second of it, this decision will be with us forever.

This was perhaps, among other things, an acknowledgement of the role played by Ministers of the Word of God in creating the conditions for reconciliation and peace. It attests to the power of the Word, under the action of the Holy Spirit, to make all things new,

I've seen a couple of their games and there's a lot of pressure and quickness out there. I certainly think they have us beat in the quickness department. Not that we're slow, but they're faster.

They even look cool. They give you a nice, strong upper body appearance.

In marking the establishment of our churches and parishes, we are not just commemorating long past events, we are celebrating the living faith which inspired those actions, and which continues to inspire, guide and sustain us today,

I remember the game very well. It was near 100 but we were definitely the best conditioned team in the tournament.

I'll usually sit down with my two boys to watch hockey and, unfortunately, it was kind of an empty spot in our plans to do stuff together. I'm really excited that the season is back and I'm glad they made some of the changes they did.

I hope that calm will be restored to these communities by community leaders engaging in constructive talks.