Mags GarganFormer BBC political correspondent Martina Purdy to join a religious order based in Belfast
Month: October 2014
‘No evidence’ Govt is serious about homelessness – claim
Peter McVerry Claims…
Paul VI beatification highlights the importance of dialogue
Pope Paul VI will be remembered as a man who loved the Church
There is no such thing as a late vocation
Martin O'BrienIreland’s oldest newly-ordained priest tells Martin O Brien about his vocation journey
Ireland is a beacon to the World for its care of mothers and babies
Cathal BarryPro-Life Campaign hosts annual conference
Ireland must face up to its obesity pandemic
William RevilleThe most important thing you can do for good health is to get aerobically fit, writes Prof. William Reville
Declining US religious outlined in new report
A longtime trend of declining numbers of women in religious orders is unpacked in a new study by Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA). In the report, the social science researchers of CARA observed that the demographical story of women religious in the US takes some disentangling. Although past studies have…
University chaplains have to minister in a pluralist context
Dear Editor, Please allow me to make the following reply with reference to Fr David Barrins’ comments in his recent interview with The Irish Catholic (02/10/2014) concerning what he terms as the “intolerant” posture of UCC and third level institutions in dealing with a lack of “plurality of opinions properly represented on campus”. Third level…
Promoting authentic girl power
Wendy GraceA barrage of sexualised imagery and lack of suitable role models can lead to incredibly low self-esteem in young women, writes Wendy Grace
From one green land to another
Mags Gargan speaks to a missionary priest from Congo based in Dublin