Alleged victims of Fr Marko Rupnik have welcomed the decisions of the Knights of Columbus and Lourdes sanctuary regarding the ex-Jesuit’s mosaics, saying they are “grateful”. “Words are not enough to show solidarity with the victims; actions are needed,” one of the women told OSV News. The Knights of Columbus announced on July 11 the Catholic fraternal organisation…
Synodality and the Recovery of Vatican II: A new way for Catholics edited by Stephen J. McKinney, Thomas O’Loughlin & Beáta Tóth (Messenger Publications, €25.00) As the title suggests this is a book with a studied purpose, but whose intentions have been caught up with by the passage of events in a way the editors could not have expected.…
A Dominican priest has drummed up more than 320,000 likes and millions of views on social media after a video of him performing Metallica’s song ‘One’ went viral. Fr Hyacinth Marie Cordell OP of St Patrick’s Church in Philadelphia has been using his Instagram page to share videos of him covering various songs and has…
The average Catholic in the pew hearing the term ‘Eucharistic missionary’ might think this is a special role in the Church, performed by well-trained holy people in some far-flung region. And yet, every Catholic is called to be a Eucharistic missionary. The faithful’s everyday call to a Eucharistic encounter that ultimately leads to the life…
The former Executive Director of Trócaire Justin Kilcullen has been remembered as “fearless in his activism for human rights” following his death last week. At his requiem mass in Shankill, Dublin on Saturday morning Fr Michael O’Sullivan PP, said “he really did make our world a better place with his commitment and his care for the Earth…
All Hallows College was filled with excitement as alumni gathered for the annual Jubilee Day, one of the most anticipated events on the All Hallows calendar. Held typically in the third week of July, Jubilee Day brings together ordained and non-ordained All Hallows past men to celebrate significant anniversaries. Fr Aidan Galvin, reflecting on the significance…
Michael R. Heinlein What a disappointment it’s been, though unsurprising, to see Catholics offering negative commentary of this summer’s National Eucharistic Congress in the US. Now, I’m not an idealist. Some of the criticism can be warranted. Missteps have been made at the local and national levels. I firmly believe that deeper Eucharistic faith, more…
On Reek Sunday, thousands of pilgrims are expected to scale Croagh Patrick to pray and participate on the summit in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Eucharist. Pope Francis has designated 2024 as a Year of Prayer, and this year’s pilgrimage theme is: ‘To pray for and honour grandparents and the elderly’. The schedule for the…
The Golden Thread: The Life and Gifts of Miss Frances Ellis by Patrick Heren (Gracewing, £20.00 / €25.00) The past it was once said is a foreign country: they do things differently there. And so they do as this interesting book about a major benefactor reveals. This is an exploration of a Catholic world Irish readers…
Sir William Orpen: A family legacy by Dominic Lee (Office of Public Works, €10.00) The Vision of a 19th Century Lensman Goddard Orpen 1852-1932 by Jeremy Hill (Monskgrange Archive, €65.00.) For an outing on a fine summer’s day, the house and estate of Farmleigh are a very attractive destination. At the moment, there are two exhibitions of…
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