A chara, – I wholeheartedly endorse the hope of the abbot of Glenstal, Mark Patrick Hederman, that “the Holy Spirit may change the church from being the fragmented, self-opinionated, thick-headed, sexist, male-dominated organisation” to one day become “the transparent image of the God it was meant to be serving” (Rite & Reason, November 17th). Time for a second spring! – Is mise,