Cathal BarryThere hasn’t always been such furore around the publication of papal encyclicals, writes Cathal Barry
Month: June 2015
Creating a home from home
The tragic loss of lives in Berkeley has revealed just how vital Irish chaplaincy services abroad are, writes Cathal Barry
Lough Derg is a ‘place of miracles’
Michael KellyIn the second of a two-part feature on St Patrick’s Purgatory, Michael Kelly writes about this compelling place
Caring is a costly business
Courtney McGrailThe Pope’s environment encyclical is one of most important papal documents in over a century, writes Fr Seán McDonagh SSC
Pope’s encyclical a ‘powerful wake-up call’ to whole world
Pope Francis has penned a stinging critique of humanity’s treatment of the environment, urging people to take action to combat the reality of climate change. In his much anticipated encyclical, Laudato Si (Praise be to you), the Pope sets out an “urgent challenge” to protect the environment from any further destruction, calling on society to…
PLC challenges United Nations on its ‘biased’ abortion report
Greg DalyThe Pro Life Campaign (PLC) has condemned as hypocritical the recommendation of a United Nations committee that Ireland should conduct a referendum on abortion in order to liberalise what it called the State’s “highly restrictive legislation on abortion and strict interpretation thereof”. The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights had recommended that Ireland…
Environmentalism is nothing new to society
Mary Kenny“The danger area of modern environmentalism is not the love of nature, but a hatred of people”, writes Mary Kenny
‘We need to hear the cry of the Earth’
Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment is a stinging critique of humanity’s treatment of the environment, writes Cathal Barry
Clonard novena continues to attract huge crowds
Mags GarganThe new rector of Clonard Monastery in Belfast has described the annual novena as a real “phenomenon” with more than 15,000 people attending the services daily. “It is a phenomenon,” said Fr Noel Kehoe. “We estimate that more than 15,000 people are attending daily this year. At the first session at 6.45am we have 1,500…
RTÉ’s tone deafness on eternity was audible to all
Poets and creative writers provide comforting words in times of grief