Courtney McGrailBrutal violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must stop, and the Church can help by reaching out to those committing the violence, according to religious congregations working in the conflict-torn country. The congregations based in the Diocese of Butembo-Beni say in a joint statement that armed men in the northeastern area of Beni…
Month: April 2015
Derry’s ‘Sport & Faith’ Lenten programme a success
Bishop Donal McKeown paid a visit to Year 8a's PE lesson in St Joseph's Boys' School in Derry to see a new ‘Sport and Faith’ programme piloted in three schools over the past six weeks. The programme, which integrates Gospel meditation into PE lessons, was created by the Diocesan Catechetical Centre and PE teachers, Emmet Thompson, St Joseph's Boy's…
Kenyan Christians horrified by extremist attack – Irish priest
Mags GarganAn Irish priest based in Kenya has said the “horrifying massacre” at Garissa University College overshadowed the country’s Easter celebrations, but Christians have vowed not to allow the atrocity to create tension with the Muslim community. Fr Patrick Devine SMA, originally from Co. Roscommon and with over 25 years’ experience in Eastern Africa, said the…
Bishop impressed by youth interest in synod
Bishop Leahy struck by “youthful honesty and passion” in Limerick
Business owners should be able to follow conscience
Dear Editor, The Tanaiste, Joan Burton, said there will be legislation to ensure that same-sex couples are not denied goods and services by businesses. No doubt she was referring to Ashers Bakeries in Belfast, a well-known Christian business. Ashers were asked to make a wedding cake bearing the slogan Support Gay Marriage. They refused on…
Resurrection always eventually trumps crucifixion
Fr Ronald RolheiserSomething there is that needs a crucifixion. Everything that’s good eventually gets scapegoated and crucified. How? By that curious, perverse dictate somehow innate within human life that assures that there’s always someone or something that cannot leave well enough alone, but, for reasons of its own, must hunt down and lash out at what’s good.…
The Church is apostolic
Cathal BarryThe apostles gave their successors the duty of completing their work, writes Cathal Barry
The Gift of Grace
Greg DalyA Cavan couple’s fifth child proved to be anything but ‘incompatible with life’, Greg Daly learns
Struggling with the wonder of Easter
Bairbre CahillThomas needed to believe at the level of his own human experience
Dad’s Diary
It was going to be a big, and very emotional, adventure. The older two kids were going to have their first full weekend away on their own without one or other parent with them. They were going to Cork to stay with their nana and grandad for a whole weekend alone. They’re very close to…