Italy: People harvest grapes near Pompeii last week. Pope Francis said on October 26 that economic growth based on increased consumption without concern for creating dignified jobs and protecting the environment is “dangerous”.
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Month: November 2017
A plea for the soul
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
It’s hard to find your soulmate in someone who doesn’t believe you have a soul. Recently on The Moth Radio Hour, a young woman shared the story of her breakup with her boyfriend, a young man for whom she had deep feelings. The problem was that she, a person with a deep faith, a Mormon,…
Out & About
Kerry: Denis Kelleher poses with his wife Aileen and five children, Eoin, Marie, Donagh, Ella and Ruth, and Bishop Ray Browne. Denis was one of three men ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for St John’s Church, Tralee. Photo: John Cleary.
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Kerry: Bill Looney, Chairman of St John’s Parish Pastoral Committee and artist Tom Denny at his studio in Dorset where he made a new stained glass window for St John’s Church in Tralee unveiled last Friday.
National Concert Hall welcomes La Traviata
Pat O’ Kelly As Wexford Festival aficionados will be enjoying the final performances of unfamiliar works by Cherubini, Foroni and Alfano at the National Opera House this weekend, the National Concert Hall is the setting, on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday next, for something less esoteric – Lyric Opera’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata. Through…
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Vatican: Assistant Garda Commissioner Fintan Fanning and wife Eleanor have their wedding rings blessed by Pope Francis on their thirtieth wedding anniversary.
How to tackle objections to the Faith
Colm Fitzpatrick
Youth Space Colm Fitzpatrick reports from a conference for Catholic young adults In 1 Peter 3:5, all Christians are taught, “Whenever anyone asks of you to speak of your hope, be ready to defend it”. This was the key theme at a recent Catholic apologetics conference in Belfast which celebrated both faith and reason.…
Even sinners can reach heaven – Pope
In Brief God waits for everyone, even the worst sinner who repents only with his dying breath, Pope Francis said. “Before God, we present ourselves with empty hands,” he said, meaning that all the good works people have or haven’t done throughout their lives aren’t measured to determine entry into heaven. “A word of humble…
Pine cone crafts ideas following a forest forage
Erin Fox
Children’s Corner If you venture into the woods this time of the year, you’ll find the forest floor scattered with pine cones. So, bring a big bag with you to collect them for making some pine cone-based crafts this month. Don’t worry if your pine cones haven’t fully opened, as you can open them…
Prime time coverage for monastic retreats
Brendan O’Regan
I once went on a retreat but found out only on arrival that it was a silent one! I survived the shock, and at the final meal, when everyone could talk, it felt rather grating. That memory returned as I was watching Retreat: Meditations from a Monastery, last week on BBC Four, a separate episode…