Maria ByrneI was fortunate enough to win a trip for two to Lithuania recently, the beautiful city of Vilnius to be exact. I was thrilled that my obsessive liking and sharing of Facebook competitions had finally paid off. Apart from an odd weekend away in Ireland, it had been several years since my husband and I had…
Month: October 2015
Journeying together
Courtney McGrailThe Synod on the Family has been of great value not despite its tensions and disagreements, but because of them, writes Fr Martin Browne OSB
Walking the path of grief
Bairbre CahillGrief is a personal journey, shaped by our life and relationships, but we all have to learn to live with the new reality, writes Bairbre Cahill
Richness in diversity
Cathal BarryThe Synod of Bishops was an attempt to capture different viewpoints, writes Cathal Barry
After the synod, can Catholics put Humpty Dumpty together again?
John L. Allen Jr.Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated a Mass to wind up an unprecedented, and wildly tumultuous, series of two summits of Catholic bishops. They were convened to debate matters related to the family, including the front lines in today’s wars of culture, such as homosexuality, divorce, and the meaning of marriage. On Saturday, the Vatican released…
Safeguarding an “evolving process” in decade since the Ferns Report
Ten years after the publication of the devastating Ferns Report into clerical abuse, child safeguarding in the Diocese of Ferns continues to be an “evolving” process. The Ferns Inquiry began in 2002 and lasted three and a half years, being published on October 25, 2005 with Ferns being described in the press as “the most…
Oliver Twist meets Harry Potter in magical mystery tour
Aubrey MalonePan (PG)
The World of Books
By the Books Editor
A week of great highs and terrible lows
Brendan O’ReganAbortion continues as the dominant topic of debate in Ireland, writes Brendan O’Regan
Young people must evangelise young people
Sharon Murphy shares her experience of working with the YOUCAT Development Project