Brenda Drumm The World Meeting of Families 2022 (WMOF2022) concluded last weekend in Rome with a mission offered to all families by Pope Francis to: “Proclaim the beauty of being family with joy! Proclaim the grace of Christian marriage to children and young people.” The WMOF2022 was different from previous World Meetings as it was…
Poetry has changed throughout the years both negatively and positively with the revolution of self-published poets and international poetry being hugely influential, according to well-known poet John F. Deane. Speaking to The Irish Catholic he explains there are many more voices on the scene compared to when he set out. There were the great masters…
Catholic priests from dioceses across Vietnam will compete in the first-ever national football championship to promote the spirit of synodality, reported ucanews.com. The National Synodal Cup 2022-23 will be in July and October to coincide with the 15th National Congress of Vietnamese bishops, which is organising the event. The tournament is designed to foster fraternity…
The Catholic Church professes marriage and family life to be a path to holiness – a daunting concept – but one that can start with a tiny step, Pope Francis said. “Start from where you are, and, from there, try to journey together: together as couples, together in your families, together with other families, together…
Dear Editor, Below is an extensive quote from an article in The Irish Catholic, June 16, 2022 [‘Clear call’ for married priests from Irish synod participants]: “The value that underlines the desire is a ‘belief that a married clergy dealing daily with family issues, would be in a better position to understand and deal with…
The overdue and historical overturning of the Roe vs Wade decision in the US blew up in the media last Friday. The development was portrayed mostly as a bad thing, with some over-reactions downright apocalyptic. With a greater or lesser degree of subtlety presenters and interviewers showed where they stood and it was overwhelmingly pro-choice/pro-abortion.…
Liam Fitzpatrick When Fr Richard O’Riordan launched his memoir Roots in Exile, his family raced to support him. He shared that the book would launch in Athlone, and his cousins booked their tickets. Only, Fr O’Riordan didn’t mean Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland – he meant Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa. “So…they had to change their…
A Catholic man driven from his home with his partner by a loyalist mob in Belfast, described the PSNI as a “disgrace” after allegedly taking almost an hour to respond. The couple, who did not want to be identified, said they were subjected to sectarian slurs and the female victim was hit on the head…
There will be challenging change ahead for Cork and Ross, Bishop Fintan Gavin has warned, as 14 priests are set to retire this summer. Of the 14, 12 are diocesan priests, while two are priests in religious orders who served in the diocese and won’t be replaced. Bishop Gavin said he is having to make…
If I don’t appear at my local church over a couple of Sundays, other parishioners are kind enough to notice my absence: people very sweetly ask me afterwards if I’ve been away – usually the reason – and if I had a pleasant trip. One of the social advantages of being part of a parish…
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