Mags GarganDear Editor, I am delighted to see that the St Vincent de Paul Conference in Galway is reaching out to gay people. The charity is based on helping the most vulnerable in our society. Can any Christian person seriously argue that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are not vulnerable, particularly given…
Month: September 2014
Primate calls for new missionary movement
Cathal Barry‘Join me in this humble renewal of our Church’
Priest from 1916 family celebrates his 101st birthday
Fr Mallin, now one of the oldest Irish priests in the world, was one of five children.
Bishop urged to re-think issue of permanent diaconate
Fears expressed by some parishioners that it will hinder greater lay involvement.
Crash widow finds forgiveness through faith
“I am blessed I have a strong faith, and I have an army in Heaven that kick me out of bed every day.”
‘Sweaty tourists’ may be damaging the Sistine Chapel
Recent accounts in the Italian press have complained that the chapel is “as crowded as a train station”
Jackie Kennedy’s letters: they also belong to future history
Mary KennyThe letters, at auction, might well have fetched five million dollars
Pope’s election ‘highlight of my life’ – Cardinal Brady
Tributes paid to Cardinal after Pope accepts resignation
Putting ‘fresh heart’ into the Church
The task of bringing the encouragement of faith to modern Ireland belongs to all believers, says Archbishop Eamon Martin
Religious people are happiest in Ireland – survey
The findings also reveal that people who are married with children are generally more satisfied than people who own flashy sports cars or too many houses.