Courtney McGrailAt least one magazine is happy to follow Papal advice Would-be cutting edge stuff in the latest issue of The Phoenix, with the ‘Clerical Errors’ column taking a rusty scalpel to the timing of papal nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown’s August 22 Irish Times interview, risibly billed at the time as the nuncio’s “first Irish interview”.…
Month: September 2015
ACP may seek sponsorship for lay staff member
Cathal BarryThe Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) has said it may seek sponsorship from “lucrative” groups and individuals in order to employ a full-time lay member of staff. ACP co-founder Fr Sean McDonagh told The Irish Catholic that the suggestion to hire a staff member to ease the burden of work on their leadership team was…
Cobh holds candlelit vigil for refugees
Cobh parish held a candlelit vigil on Sunday to remember the thousands of refugees who have lost their lives at sea and the suffering of those fleeing conflict in Syria and Iraq. The event, organised by Cobh solicitor Don Ryan in association with Trócaire and Cobh Cathedral, followed a Mass celebrated by Bishop William Crean.…
Derry parish offers ‘big invite’ to lapsed Catholics
Mags GarganLay visitation teams are setting out two-by-two this week to call to all the homes in a Co. Derry parish, in an initiative to reach out and welcome people back to the Church. The aim of the ‘Big Invite’ is to offer a personal invitation to return to the Faith to the more than 80%…
Dialogue with other faiths is not just for theologians
Christians and Muslims should rejoice in our common humanity, writes Fr Martin McGee OSB
Reflecting with Roma
Faith plays a vital role in her life, Irish actress Roma Downey tells April Clare Welsh
Archbishop wanted reasonable debate
Dear Editor, Fr Andrew McMahon’s September 10 article on confusion and Church communications during the marriage referendum helped shed valuable light on why the referendum was lost. It seems unfair, however, to blame the Archbishop of Dublin for claiming that he wanted to express his intention to vote ‘no’ through “the reasoned language of social…
Dating in the digital age
Wendy GraceDating apps are encouraging our increasingly shallow culture to place most value on appearance, writes Wendy Grace
Bridie Rochford RIP
The Irish Catholic would like to express our sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Mrs Bridie Rochford, a faithful reader and promoter of The Irish Catholic for over 60 years in John’s Lane Augustinian church in Dublin. May she rest in peace.
Stormont politicians urged to set aside old tribal battles
The Bishop of Derry has appealed to politicians in the North to set aside their tribal differences and concentrate on tackling real issues affecting everyday lives. The power-sharing executive in Belfast is facing collapse over allegations that the IRA still exists and killed one of its former members, Kevin McGuigan, last month. Sinn Féin…