Depending on your point of view, the Irish family is either becoming more ‘diverse’, which is apparently a good thing, or instead we have more family breakdown, which is obviously a bad thing, generally speaking.
Last month I ventured again to the Salzburg festival. It may seem odd that I didn’t hear a note of Mozart in his home city but my package of four operas and an orchestral concert by the visiting Berlin Philharmonic excluded him. The operas in my portfolio were Verdi’s Macbeth and Falstaff, Berlioz’ The Trojans,…
In a land bordering both Russia and China, and having deep ties with both, Pope Francis told Mongolian leaders their country can play “a significant role in the heart of the great Asian continent and on the international scene,” particularly in peacemaking.
I am Infinitely Loved: A Month of Meditations by Brian Grogan SJ (Messenger Publications, €7.99/ £6.95) This is a new edition of a booklet first published back 2017. It was popular then, and in its new form will reach an even larger audience of those who are now regular readers of Brian Grogan’s many books.…
Jem Sullivan September 10 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 33:7-9 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Rom 13:8-10 Mt 18:15-20 The bold witness to Christian faith expressed in the lives of many prophets and saints often resulted in their rejection, false accusations, and condemnation to death. Take Ss Peter and Paul, who were both martyred for their fearless…
Augustinian theologian, ecumenist and author Fr Gabriel Daly died peacefully on August 30, at the age of 96.
Legacies help to provide sports, health, wellbeing and community for people with intellectual disabilities, writes Jason Osborne You may remember the joyous scenes that graced our screens at the beginning of the summer, as Irish athletes took part in and returned home from the Special Olympics World Summer games 2023, which took place in Berlin.…
Who is Richard Lawrence? Now, that’s a question that I hadn’t imagined ever needing to ask myself! In August, I travelled to the United States on what turned out to be a holiday. For 25 years, I have had the great joy of going there every summer to spend a few weeks in a parish…
Faith ‘under attack from modernity’ The Christian Faith is “under attack from modernity”, a Nigerian bishop has said while celebrating Mass at an Irish holy well. Bishop Charles Hammawa, Bishop of Jalingo Diocese in Nigeria, encouraged the Irish Faithful to pass on the faith of their fathers during Mass at St Feichin’s well in Abbey…
Samuel Goldwyn once said, “If you’ve got a message, send a telegram”. I’d add, if you want to preach, give a sermon. The new TV drama series The Woman in the Wall (BBC One, Sundays), three episodes in, is full of unsubtle messages and is certainly preachy. The story of the Magdalen laundries is mined…
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