Courtney McGrailDear Editor, As the homelessness crisis intensifies with another unnecessary death on the streets of Dublin I suggest, following Pope Francis’ suggestion regarding the current refugee crisis, that every Christian parish in Ireland would either house a homeless person or adopt such a person by providing decent accommodation for them. The professionals in all the…
Month: October 2015
Sportsmen of faith are great role models
Dear Editor, Robbie Henshaw’s admission that he says a “quick prayer” before a match may warrant a comment in your paper (IC 24/09/2015), but while anybody can say a prayer, it would have been more impressive if he expressed a faith commitment similar to that of Ulster/Ireland player, Andrew Trimble or Dublin’s Ger Brennan. To…
Our bodies are like machines that grow stronger with use
William RevilleScience of Life
A hibernation home for our prickly pals
Erin FoxWith the days getting darker, playtime is reduced to indoors. The upside to the darker evenings is that you are more likely to see wild animals. Go on an adventure with a parent or guardian and see if you can spot any wild animals. It depends on where you live but animals you are most…
Faith in the Family
Bairbre CahillOctober is the month traditionally associated with Mary and many people will make a particular effort to pray the rosary this month. Any time I talk to a group of people about faith, prayer and spirituality I am struck by how many of them have memories of praying the rosary. The same is true of…
You are not suffering alone
Depression is terribly limiting, but the love of God is limitless and when it seems like all is lost, God’s love is still there, writes Dominic O’Reilly
Holiness should not be identified with an unrealistic innocence
Fr Ronald RolheiserSome years ago, I officiated at a wedding. As the officiating priest, I was invited to the reception and dance that followed upon the church service. Not knowing the family well and having church services the next morning, I left right after the banquet and the toasts, just as the dancing was about to start.…
The seven sacraments of the Catholic church
Cathal BarryThe Church teaches that Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, writes Cathal Barry
Family reunification vital part of resettlement of refugees – bishops
Mags GarganUrgent reform of the direct provision system needed to address existing barriers to integration
Pilgrimage for peace on Korean divided peninsula
An ecumenical pilgrimage of Catholics, Anglicans, and other Christians by the border between North and South Korea has prayed for peace and reconciliation on the divided peninsula. The pilgrimage, organised by the Taizé Community, celebrated vespers at Paju’s Church of Repentance and Atonement near Panmunjeom, the village on the 38th parallel where the 1953 Korean…