Courtney McGrailMercy and faith have shaped Latin American culture for centuries, Pope Francis said on arriving in Ecuador on the first day of his July 5-12 tour of Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, insisting that the Gospel continues to hold the key to our contemporary challenges. Speaking after a 12-hour flight from Rome, the Pontiff took part…
Month: July 2015
‘God never lets us down’
Mags GarganMags Gargan visits the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Wexford
Definitive judgment is needed on Medjugorje
Dear Editor, I simply cannot believe Paul Keenan’s remarks on Medjugorje (IC 02/07/2015)! He says: “To focus solely on questions of veracity around what is taking place at Medjugorje is to miss completely just what is taking place.” I should have thought that “questions of veracity” – that is, whether Our Lady is or is…
Berkeley tragedy shows need for prayer
Dear Editor, Dr Eamonn Conway’s reflection (IC 25/06/2015) on the tragic circumstances at Berkeley was perfect in its encapsulating of the current malaise concerning the expression of faith, especially that of the Catholic variety. That it took Enda Kenny the day after to even mention that dirty word, prayer, illustrates this! While society is…
Vote a victory of emotion over reason
Dear Editor, Notwithstanding the euphoria following the marriage referendum result on May 22, and the approval of this expressed by some writers in your letters page, and leaving aside specifically religious considerations, I believe any truly objective observer of the debate which preceded the vote would agree that the result was a victory for emotion…
The goal of the liturgy
Cathal BarryThe divine blessing is fully revealed and communicated in the Church’s liturgy, writes Cathal Barry
The value and power of ritual
Fr Ronald RolheiserToday we no longer understand the value and power of ritual. This is more than an individual failing. It’s the cultural air we breathe. In the words of Robert L. Moore, we’ve gone “ritually tone-deaf”. The effects of this can be seen everywhere. Allow me to give two examples. First, we see this today in…
Top five summer foods
The summer is an excellent time to make the most of the abundance of fresh, delicious and healthy food choices available to us. Many of summer’s fruits and vegetables are brimming with bonus health benefits. Here are a few that will leave your taste bud’s tingling: Corn Sweet corn is the ideal accompaniment to a…
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Killian Barrett explains what makes him continually go to World Youth Day
A potpourri of July movie releases
Aubrey MaloneThe silly season is here and film-makers are doing their best to drag you in from the sun. Here are some of the more high profile releases now showing in your local cinema: Faith of Our Fathers (PG) In 1969 in Vietnam, a man with a great faith went into battle with a religious sceptic…