Mags Gargan“It was a wonderful day for Waterford,” Cllr James Tobin, Mayor of Waterford City & County, told The Irish Catholic as people lined up to meet and pose for photos with Bishop Phoncie Cullinan, after his episcopal ordination in Waterford on Sunday. “How can Waterford put up with a Clareman,” Bishop Phoncie asked when he…
Month: April 2015
A shepherd with the ‘smell of his sheep’
Cathal BarryBishop Alphonsus Cullinan tells Cathal Barry he plans on putting his pastoral experience into action
Cause for Alfie Lambe moves to next stage
The cause for the canonisation for Servant of God Alfie Lambe, which was opened in 1978, was closed on March 26, 2015. A native of Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Alfie travelled to South America in 1953 to spread the Legion of Mary throughout many countries. He was of delicate health and died in 1959 at the…
Inaugural Mass for St Peregrine attracts large crowd
Despite adverse weather conditions, over 800 people attended the inaugural healing Mass in honour of St Peregrine, patron saint of cancer, in St Patrick’s Church, Skerries, Co. Dublin. Mass was concelebrated by Fr Richard Hyland PP, Fr Tim Flynn OSM (Servite Order) and Fr David Halpin. In attendance was Bro. Patrick Gettins OSM (UK). The…
Drogheda May Day procession to honour Holy Family
The Drogheda annual May Day procession of ‘Our Lady of Fatima & St Joseph the worker’ will take place on Friday, May 1 at 6.30pm. In light of the forthcoming May 22 referendum on same-sex marriage, the central theme of this year’s procession is to honour the names of Jesus, Mary and Joseph within the…
Roscommon youth conference to explore theme of Mary
A Catholic Youth Conference for those aged 18-40 is coming up on Saturday, April 25 in Horan’s restaurant, Racecourse Road, Roscommon from 9.30am – 4pm. The theme is ‘Mary, Cause of Our Joy’ and the programme includes talks by Frs Charles Benoit Reche and Bernard Murphy, Friars of the Renewal, Marian Carroll, and also personal…
Talpiot’s elusive truth
Paul KeenanThe ‘tomb of Jesus’ is back in the news, writes Paul Keenan
It beggars belief that Govt does not indemnify schools
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, It beggars belief that schools used as polling stations are having to foot the bill if a voter falls or injures themselves on election days. So many Catholic schools are already feeling the pinch after continuous Government cuts and now I read (IC 09/04/2015) the ones that are being used as polling stations…
Constitution accommodates other beliefs
Dear Editor, The ideal of the Christian family is embedded in the Irish Constitution and provides a template or framework for the family. Not all families are ideal, not all families are Christian, but Irish laws within the Constitution are capable of accommodating people of different belief systems. The forthcoming referendum on same-sex marriage will…
How you vote will affect future generations
Dear Editor, Shortly Irish voters will be asked by our Government to legalise same-sex marriage, with men marrying men, women marrying women and with children being adopted/surrogated into same-sex unions, as a new Irish norm. Should this same-sex referendum pass, will schools and teachers be forced to teach children that same-sex marriage is not just…