Aubrey MaloneBlack Mass (15A)
Month: November 2015
Bunclody students show their caring side
Courtney McGrailTY students Darragh Price, Conor Kehoe and Ciara Moore explain their role in the Christmas Shoebox Appeal
A spiced cranberry madeira to welcome Christmas
Erin FoxI think it’s a crime to eat fruitcake before Christmas Day, but I do love those Christmassy scents and tastes of warm spice and orange. This spiced cranberry madeira is just the thing for those who aren’t fans of fruit cake. While it’s lovely on its own, it also pairs well with a spiced orange…
Dad’s Diary
Rory FitzgeraldEmilia’s big blue eyes shone above her joyful toothy grin as she trundled forward clumsily – walking, for the very first time. Her hands were held up in an “I surrender” posture as she merrily stumbled back and forth between her mother and I, to shrieks of delight and applause from her older siblings. She…
When facing bad news, involve the whole family
Maria ByrneA Parent’s Perspective
Try making an advent calendar with a difference
Advent is just a few days away and soon it will be time to get out the Christmas decorations. While the key decoration may be the Christmas tree, the first decoration of the season is the Advent Wreath and the Advent calendar to count down to Christmas Day. Everyone puts their Christmas tree up at…
Crossing the threshold of mercy
Preparations for the upcoming Year of Mercy are well under way in many Irish dioceses, writes Cathal Barry, Mags Gargan and Greg Daly
Religion being banished from all our screens
David QuinnA new ‘secular prudery’ wants to ban religion from public view, writes David Quinn
We need Pope Francis to lead us on climate change
Ahead of a key world summit on climate change, Fr Martin Magill appeals to the Pontiff for courageous leadership
Remember to pray, urges John Hume’s wife
Greg DalyPat Hume, wife of “Ireland’s greatest person” John Hume, has said she believes very strongly in the power of prayer and always encourages her grandchildren in their prayer lives. Speaking on RTÉ’s Sunday with Miriam, Mrs Hume told Miriam O’Callaghan that she believes “very strongly” in the power of prayer. Her normal practice over the…