There is “delight” after an agricultural project funded by the Irish Jesuits won the 2022 Climate Action Awards, run by Misean Cara. The Multi-educational and Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan (MAJIS) Rumbek, South Sudan took home the prize in the ‘project-based’ section. Its focus is on the empowerment of women farmers, transferring knowledge to…
by Lindsey Weishar I love the hymns that accompany us through the Advent season. A term I sometimes hear used for them is ‘haunting.’ Some are played in minor keys, which fills them with a special mystery, a particular kind of longing. I think haunting is such an appropriate word as the earliest usage of the word haunt…
The mystery of sin rests, not on questions of moral right and wrong, but in faith that God can put all things right, writes Fr Philip Endean SJ Shortly before the Council of Ephesus (431), and independently, St Augustine was reflecting on the scope of Christ’s saving work, and its relationship to our good behaviour. Starting from…
After postponing his trip last July, Pope Francis has rescheduled for January 31-February 5 his trip to Congo and his ecumenical visit to South Sudan, the Vatican announced. With the Pope’s mobility still impaired, the new schedule for the trip has been trimmed slightly from what was planned in July, according to the scheduled released…
Questions of Faith Faith in the power of prayer has been shaken in recent years. Unanswered prayers have left many wondering if there’s anyone listening to them at all, and if not, what’s the point in maintaining the practice? If we ask for things – good things – and God doesn’t grant them, what does…
St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina, Co. Mayo welcomed 71 recipients of the John Paul II Award, Friday December 2. Bishop John Fleming of Killala Diocese was present to see the awards that enable participants to “take an active part in the life of their Church, in the life of their community and society” granted to…
Letter from Rome Just a stone’s throw from St Peter’s Square lies the Via delle Fornaci, a major Roman artery that leads from the Vatican all the way up the Janiculum hill. Much of the traffic that flows in and out of the Pope’s domain travels the street, and businesses in the vicinity of the…
by Dennis Sadowski Saying they are outraged by growing “antisemitic rhetoric” across the country, members of the US bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs urged Christians to decry hate-filled statements and violence aimed at Jewish individuals, homes and institutions. Committee members also denounced “any rhetoric which seeks to demonise or dehumanise the Jewish people…
Catholic parents are very concerned about amoral sexual teaching, Fr Chris Hayden tells Ruadhán Jones How can Catholics talk about the Church’s teachings on sex and sexuality? The answer seems to be, with difficulty. Fr Sean Sheehy’s sermon little more than a month ago brought those teachings into focus and stirred up a great deal…
The full story of how Jesus Christ came to be born includes elements that we do not easily imagine when we sing our Christmas hymns. Jesus’ family tree and bloodline were far from perfect and this, according to the renowned biblical scholar, Raymond Brown, needs to be kept in mind whenever we are tempted to…
Chai Brady
John L. Allen Jr.
Ruadhán Jones
Fr Ronald Rolheiser