We must not lose hope “through this time of transition and restructuring”, Archbishop Francis Duffy told pilgrims ahead of the Reek Sunday climb up Croagh Patrick. Speaking at the Vigil Mass in St Mary’s Church, Westport, Co. Mayo, the archbishop of Tuam said that now is a “time for faith, faith into action, faith into…
A parent´s perspective When you get a late-night phone call from one of your adult children asking “Did you hear what happened?”, the natural reaction is to go into panic mode wondering what disaster has struck. It’s amazing how many worst-case scenarios can be conjured up in a split second and when the next question…
The bishop of Córdoba, Spain, Demetrio Fernández, warned about the challenges facing the Synod on Synodality, an initiative that he acknowledges “has stirred up the waters of the Church” but that cannot “invent” the mission of the Catholic Church. In his weekly pastoral letter, which concludes by quoting the Letter to the Hebrews — ”Jesus…
The planned destruction of the families, languages, cultures and traditions of the Indigenous communities of Canada through the residential school system was “genocide,” Pope Francis has said. Asked by an Indigenous reporter why he did not use the word genocide while in Canada, the Pope said, “I didn’t use the word because it did not…
A diocese in the northern Philippines appealed for aid July 27 after a magnitude 7 earthquake that killed at least four and injured dozens. The Archdiocese of Tuguegarao in northeastern Luzon said churches and historical sites sustained cracks and were damaged, but it also needed help to repair hospital infrastructure and equipment. Patients were evacuated…
Frank Litton The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos by Sohrab Ahmari ( Hodder & Stoughton, €20.95/£17.95) I used to tell my students at the institution where I then taught that the purpose of their education was to equip them to engage in conversations. My role was to introduce…
Liam Fitzpatrick Personal Profile Doctors are often intense. Getting through medical school is a difficult task, and the work that comes after requires a strong will and incredible passion. Dr Davog McCaffrey is no exception. In what little free time he has, Dr McCaffrey works at Lough Derg, one of the toughest pilgrimage sites in…
After his first arrest, the peace activist Daniel Berrigan went into hiding. After four months, he was captured, but during those months underground, although a threat to no one, he was put on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list. There’s an irony here that did not go unnoticed. Someone put up a poster of him…
An extensive collection of the famed apologist’s personal belongings offers a glimpse into the mind of the man, writes Jason Osborne Fans of the ‘Apostle of Common Sense’ and the ‘Prince of Paradox’ Gilbert Keith Chesterton will be delighted to learn that the Notre Dame London Global Gateway has amassed a treasure-trove of the Catholic…
The Catholic Grandparent’s Association held its pilgrimage to Knock Shrine, July 24. Grandparents from around the country gathered at the Eucharistic and Marian Shrine to celebrate the second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Mass was celebrated in the basilica by Archbishop Francis Duffy, patron of the CGA.
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