Mags GarganMags Gargan visits Don Bosco Care, a residential care, aftercare and outreach service for young people in Dublin
Month: December 2014
Faith is the framework for life – X Factor star
Presenter attributes ‘moral framework’ to Catholic upbringing
Pope declined meeting with Dalai Lama
Courtney McGrailPope Francis declined to meet the Dalai Lama because of the "delicate situation" with China, the Vatican has said. The exiled Tibetan leader, who was in Rome at the weekend for a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize winners, had requested a meeting with the Pontiff. A Vatican spokesman said that although the Pope held him…
Books of the Year
Our 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.
New K&L Diocesan Eucharistic Adoration committee
Following four months of training, a group of lay people from parishes throughout the Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin has formed a new diocesan Eucharistic Adoration committee. This was organised and conducted by John Howard and Brendan Cleary of the National Committee of the Apostolate of Eucharistic Adoration, with the encouragement and support of Bishop Denis…
A helping hand at Christ’s birthplace
A group of Irish midwives is helping to change lives in Bethlehem, writes Louise McCarthy
It’s the little things in life
Francis Brennan tells Mags Gargan about his philosophy for a happy outlook
Festive smiles launch fundraising fast
Eabha (3) and Katie Ann (7) Moloney from Rosscarbery at the opening of the SHARE crib at Daunt Square, Cork which marks the beginning of a ‘Fast & Fundraising’ campaign by the young people of SHARE (Students Harness Aid for the Relief of the Elderly), which will run in Cork City and shopping centres in…
Remember your priest at Christmas
Dear Editor, It’s the season of giving, when we remember how God sent his son to live among us. The Church’s sacraments are administered to us by the hands of our local priests. Why not show them how much their sacrificial vocation and care is appreciated, with a card or small gift, e.g. book token/invitation…
The Church offers plenty of pastoral help
Dear Editor, Margaret Hickey in her letter (IC 20/11/2014), commenting on the apparent confusion on the synod and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin’s comment on the “longing for certainties”, asks for “the greatest charity from bishops to instruct the faithful in their faith”, saying that the issue is that of “teaching and fidelity to teaching”. I have…