Mags GarganThe papal nuncio to Ireland has said that young Irish Catholics need “to have the courage to be different” and rebel against a society that “is distancing itself from God”. Speaking at the closing Mass of the Youth 2000 Summer Festival in Roscrea on Sunday, Archbishop Charles Brown told the over 1,000 young people that…
Month: August 2015
‘Empathy education’ already exists in Christianity
Mary KennyMary Kenny considers the Golden Rule as a means to combat bullying
Catholics are ‘obliged’ to welcome migrants – UN
Cathal BarryCatholics have a responsibility to offer “sanctuary and welcome” to asylum seekers fleeing war-torn parts of the world, the United Nation’s special envoy on migration has said. Speaking at this year’s novena at Knock, Peter Sutherland insisted there is “no room for ambiguity, let alone opposition amongst Christians, to the phenomenon of migration”. “Apart from…
Internment was nothing less than torture – priest
A prominent Belfast priest has said that internment, which is commemorated by marches in the North this month, effectively marked the end of British rule in Northern Ireland because it facilitated torture. Internment was a British army operation in the North in August 1971, when 342 Catholics suspected of being involved with the IRA were…
Chips are down at Y2K Summer Festival
Courtney McGrailParticipants at the Youth 2000 Summer Festival, Katie Ascough, Kevin McElroy (a seminarian in Maynooth) and Clare McCarthy share a bag of chips during a break in the festivities in the Cistercian College in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary at the weekend.
Unrepentant Fenian or reluctant Redmondite
Dear Editor, The picture on your front page (IC 06/08/2015) of Fr Robert McCabe honouring the “unrepentant Fenian” raises a question for at least one reader. According to reports, O’Donovan Rossa in his later years was converted from dynamite to dialogue, embracing constitutionalism as a reluctant Redmondite. His lapse into peaceful means is explained by…
Actions will speak louder than words
Paul KeenanHow much worse would the migrant crisis be without the Church, asks Paul Keenan
Rise of the Roses complete tour of convents
Religious sisters have provided “inspirational” insight into the “power of faith in Ireland” to a group of young women who completed a tour of Irish convents last week. The Rise of the Roses, a new movement aimed to support and inspire young women as they explore and discern their vocations in life, ended a 10-convent…
Maynooth president ‘gratified’ as theology points soar
The required entry points for studying theology at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth have soared this year. Points for students applying for the Baccalaureate in Theology (BTh) through the CAO rose 100 points to 425 this year from 325 in 2014. Acknowledging that although the points surge may not signify an increase in demand for the…
Praying in solidarity with persecuted Christians
Fr Robert McCabe pictured with boat crew, refectory, reception, kitchen and laundry staff near the Bell Tower at St Patrick’s Purgatory, Lough Derg following their staff Mass in memory of Fr Ragheed Ganni – murdered by Islamic extremists continue to suffer because of their faith.