Episode 3 of The Irish Catholic Podcast sees John Quinn speaking to Paddy Monaghan, from Johnstown Parish in Dublin, which has undertaken a Hospitality Ministry over the past few years, culminating in a regular Men’s Breakfast on Saturday mornings, held in the Parish Centre. This episode looks at practical ways Irish Catholic parishes can engage…
The decision by Irish financial institutions to sell tens of thousands of distressed mortgages this week will “undoubtedly” have an impact on efforts to tackle homelessness, an Irish charity has warned. After Ulster bank announced it will offload 7,000 distressed loans this morning (Friday 23) in addition to Permanent TSB’s (PTSB) 14,000 revealed earlier this…
Congo’s Catholic bishops denounced attempts to discredit their Church’s leaders and demanded the government lift a ban on peaceful demonstrations. The world “is witnessing poisonous campaigns of denigration and defamation, designed to weaken our Church’s moral force,” said a statement from the bishops’ conference. “Unswerving in our faith in Jesus Christ, king of the universe,…
A new plan to focus on Ireland’s religious heritage could lead to a massive influx of spiritual tourists from abroad as well as a rebirth of spirituality for Irish Catholics, organisers have said. Sharon Hearty from Lough Derg predicted that spiritual tourism in Ireland could even become the “new Camino”, a pilgrimage which saw more…
The decision to reappoint only two non-religious members of the Vatican’s child protection commission has been described as “disappointing” by leading advocate and former commission member Marie Collins, adding that this is “not a hopeful sign”. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors was established in 2014 for a three-year period, closing on December…
Northern politicians need to fight for a Brexit that suits the people of the North, Derry’s Bishop Donal McKeown has said. “For the sake of peace on the island, as well as for the sake of economic development on the island, we need to have those who are elected in some sort of a process…
The Pope’s city has lost the wine-drinking world title after being pipped at the post by a tiny island off the coast of Australia. The latest world wine consumption statistics show that per capita those on Norfolk Island enjoy a tipple slightly more than folk in the Vatican. Residents of the 8km long and 5km…
How many nostalgic memories are triggered by the news that Walton’s Music Shop in Dublin’s South Great Georges’ Street is closing down! What a fine institution it was, and how valiantly it upheld the cause of Irish music down through the decades, ever since 1922. But Niall Walton, who inherited the business from his father…
An artificial human reproduction law is the Government’s latest attack on children’s rights, writes David Quinn With almost no public – or indeed political – scrutiny, a law intended to regulate the practice of Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) is currently before the Oireachtas. It is being considered at the moment by the Health Committee.…
The View Trust is much easier to maintain than to re-establish after it has been lost. The scandals engulfing Oxfam illustrate this clearly. Serious allegations have been made regarding Oxfam personnel making use of women in prostitution during an aid operation in earthquake-hit Haiti. Worse, allegations appear to involve not just women working as…
Chai Brady
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