‘To meditate on the manger of Bethlehem is to realise that our life is not some meaningless sequence of events’, writes Andrew O’Connell
Month: December 2014
We need each other to understand God
Fr Ronald Rolheiser‘Without recognising that the other too is carrying the divine, we will… be unable to truly release our own Magnificat’ writes Fr Ron Rolheiser
Webwatch
Greg DalyUsing social media for a good cause
Pick of the Christmas season
Brendan O’ReganMorning Movie: The Nun’s Story RTÉ 1, Sat, Dec 20, 7.55am (1959) Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch. Director: Fred Zinnemann. Gabrielle Van Der Mal gave up everything to become a nun. But her faith and her vows are forever being tested. In Concert: Sing Noel! A Christmas Concert EWTN, Sat, Dec 20, 11am & Christmas Day…
Creating a white Christmas
Erin FoxSo many things to make, inspired by a simple snowflake
Books of the Year
Courtney McGrailOur regular reviewers share with readers their choice of books which most impressed them in the last year. The prices quoted are the publishers’ recommended prices, and may vary from source to source.
Jesus in the manger is a powerful image
Bairbre CahillBairbre Cahill considers what the ‘beautiful baby in the manger’ really symbolises
Nuala O’Loan resigns over Northern abortion law move
Cathal Barry“I felt there was no scope for change”- Baroness Nuala O’Loan
‘Unreasonable’ to force adoption agencies to act against ethos – priest
High Court decision infuriates director of Family Ministry
Dancing around the red dragon on human rights
Michael KellyHiggins’ human rights concerns gagged by economic intentions?