Mags GarganMags Gargan reports on the vibrancy to be found in the parishes of Bray deanery in Dublin archdiocese
Little Bray’s big heart
Month: June 2016
A warm welcome at the heart of town
For anyone driving through Bray town, the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer is an unmissable landmark perched on a hill on the main thoroughfare. While Holy Redeemer is a small geographical parish, “it has always drawn in a lot of people because it’s a church within the centre of the town”, says Fr Enda…
Ownership and pride in the parish
The mission statement of Our Lady Queen of Peace parish in Bray states that it is a “community of believers who hope to welcome, include and reach out to all and witness Christian values in our daily lives”. “We have a very strong sense of community and a sense of being a welcoming place,” says…
Creating a Eucharistic community
The Parish of Sandyford, Kilternan and Glencullen is a diverse community encompassing the almost polar opposites of the Sandyford Industrial Estate and a number of sheep farms in the mountains. “We have a population of over 25,000 people,” says parish moderator Fr Andrew O’Sullivan, “and it is an extraordinary vibrant mix.” “The parish is growing…
Armagh welcomes new priest
Courtney McGrailFr Damien Quigley, who was ordained for the Archdiocese of Armagh by Archbishop Eamon Martin in Holy Redeemer Church, Dundalk on Sunday, pictured with members of his family.
Education ‘key’ in tackling Ireland’s drink culture
Paul Keenan
Education remains the key element in tackling Ireland’s binge drinking, a spokesman for the bishops’ body on alcohol awareness has said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic this week following the release of dramatic new figures for Irish people’s annual consumption of alcohol, Darren Butler, national co-ordinator of the Irish Bishops’ Drugs Initiative said that educating…
Correction and Apology – Msgr Hugh Connolly President, St Patrick’s College Maynooth
In an article carried in The Irish Catholic of June 16, 2016, we reported on the President of St Patrick’s College Maynooth, Msgr Hugh Connolly taking sabbatical leave. The article went on to deal with matters entirely unconnected to Msgr Connolly’s leave including controversial allegations recently made about life in the seminary. Msgr Connolly has…
Anxious future for North after Brexit vote, warns Primate
Cathal Barry
‘Nervousness and uncertainty’ over free movement at border
Walking the path of peace
Children walk to school in Garzal, a settlement along the Magdalena River in Colombia after news of peace settlement in the world’s longest-running conflict. Pope Francis’ visit to the country, early next year, is expected to become a national celebration of peace and reconciliation in the troubled nation. Photo: Paul Jeffrey
The danger of retreating into being ‘beige Catholics’
Michael Kelly
The saints did not fall into the modern trap of letting particular worldly experiences ‘measure doctrine’, writes Editor Michael Kelly