Pro-life ‘feedback meetings’ being held A leading pro-life group will be running ‘feedback meetings’ to listen to ideas and strategies that will go towards helping to protect Ireland’s unborn children and their mothers following the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. LoveBoth, who have been instrumental in the Irish pro-life movement, are running surveys to hear peoples’ thoughts on how…
“It’s funny, I haven’t seen any outcry from ‘pro-life’ organisations about the treatment of children at the border,” observed author and columnist Jessica Valenti last week on her @jessicavalenti Twitter account. It was, she claimed, almost as though such organisations couldn’t care less about “actual babies”. Retweeted over 70,000 times, it’s worth reflecting on in…
With the increased popularity of podcasts, it’s worth noting the extensive archive of RTÉ Radio 1’s Documentary on One series. Last Saturday’s episode, ‘Sisters’, was Emma Decker’s engaging exploration of the lives of her grand aunts Sr Joe and Sr Gabrielle, who went to the US as teens to become nuns. They worked primarily with…
Dear Editor, Oh! To be a minority! This seems to be the cry of many Catholics since the referendum in relation to the Church pulling back from education. They could then prioritise Faith formation in the remaining schools the respondents opined. This echoes what Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has been saying for some time. It highlights…
The Notebook Fr Bernard Healy Recently Bishop Ray Browne of Kerry launched a book that was banned by one of his predecessors. The book – Fr. Ferris’s Parish Histories: BallymacElligott, Ballyseedy, O’Brennan and Nohoval – was ready for printing in 1932, but Bishop Michael O’Brien put a stop to its publication. The eponymous Fr…
Sweet Treats If you love chocolate, this Nutella sponge cake is perfect for you. The soft vanilla sponge and nutella buttercream compliment each other and leave you feeling happy and warm after every bite. Perfect to throw together for any party, wow your guests with this chocolate dream. Ingredients Vanilla sponge 300g plain flour…
Personal Profile Colm Fitzpatrick speaks with university lecturer Fr Niall Coll Born in 1963, East Donegal native Fr Niall Coll is no stranger to teaching having been a lecturer in Belfast’s St Mary’s University College since 2001, providing students with the opportunity to develop their religious education and Faith. Fr Niall’s personal interest in…
Christina Rossetti: Poetry, Ecology, Faith by Emma Mason (Oxford University Press, €30.00; available also as an ebook) John F. Deane The ever popular Christmas carol In the Bleak Mid-Winter was written by Christina Rossetti but holds its fame more from the musical setting by Gustav Holst than by the strength of the poem. Rossetti wrote a great…
Matthew Carlson A documentary following Pope Francis is set to release just days before the Pope’s visit to Dublin in August. Pope Francis: A Man of His Word will focus on the Pope’s thoughts and views on social issues facing society instead of a biographical documentary about the Pope’s life and rise through the Church.…
We have decided to get the house painted. What has complicated the issue is the fact that our house is semi-detached and we knew that it would look better if our neighbours decided to get theirs painted as well. Our neighbours have been living beside us now for a couple of years and in that…
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