tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11611854.post114262387204284287..comments2023-12-25T10:39:26.102-06:00Comments on Timotheos Prologizes: How the Irish saved civilizationFr Timothy Matkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794558184459092532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11611854.post-1142624370134189542006-03-17T13:39:00.000-06:002006-03-17T13:39:00.000-06:00It is also worth noting that the Irish Church infl...It is also worth noting that the Irish Church influenced the development of Christianity. With no cities and a church dominated by rural monasteries, the pastoral and monastic tradition in Ireland was very strong. It is from this that we got the sense of the parish as a family, calling the priests "father", and the practice of private sacramental confession.Fr Timothy Matkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794558184459092532noreply@blogger.com