Dear Editor, I have noted your piece on the proposal to relocate some holy days to the nearest Sunday, that of All Saints on November 1 and that of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 (IC 16/11/17). I would see that as one more instance of an ongoing cave in or sell out to secularism.…
Christmas brings out reactions in us that we might be too reserved to give vent to at other times of the year. Maybe that’s why films about the festive season, or those set in and around it, have such an emotional impact on us –and why they last down through the ages. I’m thinking of…
In all healthy people there’s a natural reticence about revealing too much of themselves and a concomitant need to keep certain things secret. Too often we judge this as an unhealthy shyness or, worse, as hiding something bad. But reticence and secrecy can be as much virtue as fault because, as James Hillman puts it,…
The body representing Catholic primary schools throughout Ireland has called on the Government to review how schools are funded, following the delayed payment this weeks of grants that were due last month. “The late payment of the Minor Works Grant has caused a great deal of unease in schools,” Catholic Primary Schools Management Association head…
As church gate collections take place across the country this weekend for the Society of St Vincent de Paul, the National SVP vice-president for members has reminded the public not to forget donations for teenagers. “Many of the families we visit at this time of year are desperately trying to cater for their small children,”…
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