Cathal BarryThe Catechism of the Catholic Church notes that the religious authorities in Jerusalem were not unanimous about what stance to take towards Jesus.The Pharisees threatened to excommunicate his followers. To those who feared that “everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place and our nation”, the high…
Month: October 2014
Mercy Sister survives car crash
Mags GarganA Belfast Sister of Mercy is seriously injured in hospital after a fatal road collision on the same motorway where two sisters from her order were killed last month. The car of the 74-year-old nun was hit by a vehicle in which three young men were being pursued by the PSNI on the A1 near…
The ideal date movie played out with contrivance
Aubrey MaloneLove, Rosie (12)
Theological commission launches renovated and enriched webpage
Michael KellyThe International Theological Commission has renovated and enriched its page on the Vatican website, which offers all its documents in various languages, among the section of commissions linked to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. All the documents published by the commission are available for consultation, usually in 10 or more languages. The…
The spirituality of chastity and the rich legacy of Artemis
Fr Ronald RolheiserAncient Greece expressed much of its psychological and spiritual wisdom in its myths. The Greeks didn’t intend these to be taken literally or as historical, but as metaphor and as an archetypal illustration of why life is as it is and how people engage life both generatively and destructively. Many of these myths are centred…
Faith is an invitation into relationship
Bairbre CahillAny relationship that matters to us shapes who we are and the choices we make in life
Some horrid Halloween healthy treats
Erin FoxWith a little imagination you can transform healthy food into wicked snacks.
No reprieve for Asia Bibi in latest court ruling
Paul KeenanThe Christian woman’s last hope lies with Pakistan’s Supreme Court, writes Paul Keenan
Priest in dispute with ex-lover to take time out from ministry
Bishop John Fleming described the case as “a complete shock”
Religious groups to spearhead improvement in asylum system
Government working group to examine improvements to the direct provision system