The Church in Ireland claims credit for listening to survivors, but doesn’t hear them, survivors of abuse in the Church who took part in the synodal process have said. Eight survivors took part in the synod on the invitation of the Oversight Committee Towards Peace, a spiritual support group for people who experienced abuse in…
There’s nothing new-age about the effect adopting a sunnier outlook has on your life, writes Jason Osborne I recently finished Joan Druett’s Island of the Lost, a book concerning shipwrecks on the Auckland Islands, a desolate, uninhabited place 290 miles south of New Zealand. Situated in the stormy South Pacific Ocean, its shores have seen many…
Lima, Amid a political crisis in which the president, his wife and members of her family are accused of corruption and taking bribes, Peru’s bishops have called for dialogue and a commitment to uphold democratic institutions. At a news conference August 18, the bishops issued a statement calling for “an urgent and creative solution” in the face…
The View Last month, the British National Health Service said that it was closing the Tavistock Clinic in London because it was unsafe. The centre was also attended by Irish children with gender dysphoria who wanted to change their sex. At Tavistock, children were prescribed puberty blockers, even though the long-term effects of this medication…
The Church stops listening to the voice of the Lord when it follows cultural changes and ceases “to be a stone in society’s shoe”, according to Bishop Donal McKeown of the Diocese of Derry. In his homily on Sunday Bishop McKeown said that Jesus “challenges our cosy assumptions” about God and being Christ’s follower, and…
Francisco Moreno Barrón, the archbishop of Tijuana, Mexico, across the border from metro San Diego in the United States, condemned the 20 attacks carried out in several towns in the state of Baja California. The archbishop issued an August 13 statement regarding the public transportation vehicles set on fire by armed men on the afternoon…
Whenever the next papal election occurs, in the run-up to the big vote airwaves and column inches will be full of traditional wisdom about conclaves, often expressed in familiar soundbites destined to be recycled almost endlessly. One such classic is, “He who enters a conclave as a pope exits as a cardinal,” usually taken to…
Everyday Philosophy Trust is a funny thing. To see why, imagine you’re betting on a horse race. You’re betting on the favourite, Philosopher’s Rant, but you’ve heard some background information about the horse and his competitors reckon he still only has a 33% chance of winning. In this situation, you want to bet if you…
Online shops that sell rosaries have reported a leap in sales after a controversial article published in The Atlantic attempted to link the centuries-old practice to right-wing extremism. CEO of popular online shop Rugged Rosaries, Shannon Doty, told CNA that she saw a “pretty good boost in sales” after the article went to print. Ms…
‘Hunger stones’ reveal ancient drought warnings With an intense drought causing rivers across Europe to shrink, stones with etchings warning of hard times ahead have been re-appearing in a number of the continent’s rivers. One such stone is to be found on the banks of the Elbe River, which begins in the Czech Republic and…
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