Cathal BarryIrish priest ‘disappointed’ at the lack of a Catholic presence during the historic four-day visit of the Irish president to Britain.
Month: April 2014
Germany calling Ireland
Peter CostelloJoe Carroll People who listened to German Radio’s propaganda broadcasts to neutral Ireland during World War II must now be a small number. They began as a weekly talk in Irish but expanded to broadcasts in Irish and English, often using Francis Stuart (the novelist who was married to Sean MacBride’s half-sister Iseult) who was teaching…
Saving a lost soul: scenes from Irish clerical life
Eamon Maher Generations of Irish students, myself included, had a novel by Francis MacManus as an optional text on the Leaving Certificate English syllabus. The Greatest of These was first published in Dublin just over 70 years ago, in 1943 by the Talbot Press. It presents a very sympathetic portrait of Bishop Ned Langton, who feels…
The Cross on Easter Sunday
The cross is an inspiration and a challenge
Sacred Treasures
Paul KeenanPaul Keenan visits the Chester Beatty Library
‘Big’ does not necessarily equal ‘bad’
William RevilleDislike of powerful capitalism is no reason to reject new technology
Pope seeks forgiveness for abuser priests
The Pope has insisted the Church “will not take one step backward” on the issue of child abuse and has sought forgiveness for the actions of errant priests in the Church. Addressing a meeting of BICE (International Catholic Child Bureau) in Rome on April 11, the Pontiff made his comments which were quickly taken up…
US priests voice dissatisfaction with missal translation
A majority of Catholic priests and religious polled in the United States believe that the new English translation of the Mass “urgently needs to be revised”. Priests in 539 parishes nationwide responded to a survey undertaken by the Centre for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University on the Mass translation which came…
Pope decries human trafficking
Pope Francis has described human trafficking as “an open wound” on society during a Vatican-backed conference on the issue. Addressing delegates drawn from law enforcement agencies worldwide, who had gathered in Rome for the two-day conference, April 9 and 10 – Combating Human Trafficking: Church and Law Enforcement in Partnership – the Pontiff expressed his…
A sense of balance on our clergy, please
Dear Editor, How correct actor Brendan Gleeson is in his assessment that priests “are now derided to a ludicrous degree” (IC, 10/4/14). Ireland, as a people, seems to find it impossible to find the correct equilibrium in our society. In many ways, we are still struggling to emerge as a nation. In this emerging, a…