“For the son of God became man so that we might become God” and “… might make men gods”. I am to become GOD? That doesn’t seem right.
Jesus became man so I could become God?
Month: December 2023
Our need of saving
Every Christmas, a concept at the heart of the season is the birth of Christ as Saviour. ‘Christ the Saviour is born’ we sing in the carol Silent Night; ‘Saviour’s Day’ warbled Cliff Richard and on Christmas night.
Irish nun receives Oireachtas award
Ruadhán Jones
94-year-old Columban Nun who worked with child victims of drugs in Dublin, directed a medical clinic in Myanmar and helped set up a rehabilitation hospital in Egypt for paralysed soldiers was honoured at a ceremony in Leinster House.
Venerable Madeleine Delbrêl: A missionary and a mystic
The 20th Century was one of history’s most violent and war-torn, marked by atheistic, anti-human revolutions and ideologies that continue today.
The dark days of 1877 in the Golden Vale
In the days after Christmas 1877, the Freeman’s Journal published a series of five articles that are generally acknowledged as the earliest piece of investigative journalism in Ireland.
2023 at the movies…
Aubrey Malone
I refused to become a Barbenheimer during the year. When I was growing up there was a perfectly respectable practice of showing ‘small’ pictures and ‘big’ ones, despite the threat of the infamous ‘Paramount decree’ of 1948.
Archbishop Gaenswein says he is still suffering from the death of Pope Benedict XVI
Wuerzburg (KNA): Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the former secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, has said he is still suffering from the loss of his superior and companion one year ago. “The memory of the anniversary of his death awakens sadness, pain and melancholy in me,” Gaenswein told the catholic weekly newspaper Die Tagespost. Gaenswein said he did…
Bethlehem Christians long for Christmas miracle as Holy Land war continues to rage
Palestinian Christians in the birthplace of Christ are praying for peace as they mark the coming of the Prince of Peace, while the Israel-Hamas war continues to rage in the Holy Land. Speaking to The Irish Catholic they said “everyone has hope” and are praying for “something better” as the Christian community eschewed traditional public celebrations to…
Cardinal Becciu, five others sentenced to prison at Vatican trial
The Vatican City State criminal court sentenced Cardinal Angelo Becciu to five years and six months in prison on two counts of embezzlement and one of aggravated fraud but found him not guilty of abuse of office or witness tampering. The 75-year-old cardinal’s attorney, Fabio Veglione, told reporters his client would appeal. The three-judge panel…
‘I’m only worried what God thinks’ says new Faith-filled Louth manager
Chai Brady
GAA star and now manager of Louth senior football team Ger Brennan has said he is “very lucky” to have received the gift of grace. The former Dublin senior footballer, and two-time All-Ireland winner, was appointed Louth’s manager in October. Like his predecessor Mickey Harte, he is also very vocal about his Faith. Mr Brennan…