If Catholics wants to attract more people to the Gospel they must radiate joy rather than come across as downcast, the Archbishop of Dublin has warned. Dr Dermot Farrell was speaking at Mass on Monday to mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St Dominic in the church named for the founder of the…
Australian high-jumper Nicola McDermott, 24, took home silver after competing in the women’s high jump in Tokyo, but God is of greater value to her. “Jumping with the peace that you are loved can take you to heights you have never seen before,” she tweeted following her Olympic success, adding the hashtag, “#JumpingforJesus”. Ms McDermott…
A permanent memorial honouring those who died during the pandemic, grieving families, hospital staff and the community has been unveiled in Tallaght University Hospital. Fr John Kelly, Director of Pastoral Care at the hospital said of the ‘Heart Memorial’: “There’s a lot of people who just want to forget what has happened over the last…
How should we commemorate the Irish Civil War – the centenary occurring at the turn of the year? If it were left to Fergal Keane, the renowned war reporter, it wouldn’t be ‘commemorated’ at all. He’s really troubled by that word ‘commemoration’ – with its overtones of honouring an event – because he’s seen so…
Fr Neal Carlin is being remembered for leading people to God along “stepping stones” he laid throughout his long ministry. Fr Carlin, of Fahan, Co. Donegal, died Friday, August 6, having established a number of institutions dedicated to spirituality and fighting addiction in his local region. He set up the Columba Community, as well as…
A new film about one of Belfast’s most loved peacemakers is to be screened tonight (Thursday). Docs Ireland is to host a special screening of Fr Des – The Way He Saw It on Thursday as part of Féile an Phobail. The documentary by Vincent Kinnaird focuses on the life of West Belfast priest, the…
The View Paradise is depicted at the beginning of the Bible as a heavenly garden. Given that the origin of the Jewish religion was in a mainly dry, hot and arid region of the Middle East, not surprisingly a fertile and fruitful garden represented an ideal habitation for humanity. The story inspired great works of…
A Rwandan immigrant awaiting trial for the arson of the cathedral in Nantes turned himself in to police for killing the French provincial of the Montfort Missionaries. Emmanuel Abayisenga, 40, a Catholic, had been released on bail earlier this year for the 2020 arson at Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral in Nantes. Montfort Father Olivier…
People are starting to realise that public health is no longer the overwhelming consideration it once was, writes David Quinn To what extent are we morally obliged to follow public health guidance, and does there ever come a point at which we can decide for ourselves that other considerations override that guidance? Ever since March…
The Church leaves the question of whether Our Lady actually died open, writes Daniel Holmes In recent days a Catholic journalist whom I greatly respect, in referring to Our Lady’s Assumption into heaven, used the phrase “After her death”. For the first time, that phrase urged me to become more conscious of what the Church…
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