Recently, well-known and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins publicly declared himself to be a ‘cultural Christian’, as he defined England as ‘culturally Christian country.’ This perhaps unexpected admission from the hardened atheist who famously wrote The God Delusion was made during an interview regarding the city of London’s decision to celebrate the Muslim feast of Ramadan…
Last week ‘Associated Press’ highlighted the polarising shift that is taking place across Catholic America in which younger Catholics are opting for more traditional liturgies and practices than their older counterparts. It reported that younger cohorts of committed Catholics consider the Vatican II generation to have exchanged “the promise of eternal salvation [with] guitar Masses,…
During the recent visit of Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops to Ireland, I had the great privilege to participate in a focus group meeting with various representatives of the Church’s life in Ireland. Drawing from a synodal framework, the group included female religious, priests, a deacon, a Catholic journalist, a…
With the release of the comprehensive GRACE report (Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education) assessing the realities facing Catholic education in Ireland just a week after the Teacher’s Union (INTO) called for the removal of the religious education qualification to teach in Catholic schools, it almost feels that when it comes to education in this country…
People are asking for reasons to believe, so let’s give it to them, writes Eoin McCormack Recently I attended a ‘Meetup’ event in Dublin city centre. For anyone unfamiliar with the concept, ‘Meetup’ is a social media platform for organising events and gatherings for people with similar interests. This event, being advertised to take place…