Nashville Dominicans to the rescue in IRELAND!

[DameAgnes]

Amazing! http://aleteia.org/blogs/deacon-greg-kandra/dominicans-from-nashville-come-to-the-rescue-of-a-church-in-ireland/

[marigold]

It begins... 

[Julie]

Ooh this should be interesting!

[Sr Mary Catharine OP]

It's nice they are taking the priory but it's hardly "rescuing". The Dominican Sisters aren't friars/priests. The Sisters can't replace the sacramental ministry of the brethren.

[Sponsa-Christi]

1 hour ago, Sr Mary Catharine OP said:

It's nice they are taking the priory but it's hardly "rescuing". The Dominican Sisters aren't friars/priests. The Sisters can't replace the sacramental ministry of the brethren.

That's true about the lack of sacramental ministry. Still, while I don't know anything about this other than what's written in the article, it might be "rescuing" insofar as the Church building will still be used as a Church. I think in Ireland, when religious communities pull out of a Church building that their community had formerly administered, often what happens is a private party will buy the building and convert it into something else (like apartments or a restaurant).