Mags GarganInaugural Evangelium Ireland conference held in Maynooth.
Month: July 2014
Call for inquiry on Protestant homes
Colm FitzpatrickMembers of the Bethany Survivors group have called on the Minister for Children to include a number of Protestant-run mother and baby homes in the Commission of Investigation. As he draws up the proposed terms of reference for that commission, prompted by the revelations around the Tuam mother and baby home, Minister Charlie Flanagan met…
Dominicans welcome two new priests
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said he rejoiced with the Dominican community in Ireland as he ordained two of their members to the priesthood at the weekend. Fr Luuk Jansen and Fr Colm Mannion were ordained in front of a packed congregation at St Saviour’s Church, in Dublin’s Dominick Street on Saturday. Fr Jansen, originally from the…
Is this something we need to know?
Mary KennyIf I were to consult a psychiatrist, or a counsellor, about personal problems in my life, or associated with my family, I would do so with one expectation: that the professional shrink would keep our conversations confidential. Yes, I understand that if I did, or planned to do something seriously illegal – if, to take…
Peace must be built on truth, not lies
Nuala O’LoanMurder of police officer highlights failings of the system
Ready to talk and ready to listen
Martin O'BrienIf the Presbyterian Church in Ireland wants to make history by electing a woman Moderator any time soon, one person likely to be under consideration is Rev. Dr Lesley Carroll, the dynamic and respected minister of Fortwilliam & Macrory Church on the Antrim Road in north Belfast. However, Dr Carroll’s chances of assuming her Church’s…
People are my strength
On his retirement Bishop Christy Jones talks to Mags Gargan about his ministry
Ordination in Raphoe and Down & Connor
Two parishes welcome new priests to the priesthood
Lord Patten to lead Vatican communications strategy
Paul KeenanNew media body unveiled in Rome
A truly wicket notion as churches take up their bats
The Catholic Church and Church of England will ‘do battle’ this September, but only to decide whose cricket team is best on the field of play. On September 17, the Vatican St Peter’s team will travel to England’s Kent County Cricket Club at Canterbury Cathedral for a match fixture against a team drawn from members…