Courtney McGrailThe first in a series of contemporary spiritual music concerts at St Paul’s Church, Arran Quay in Dublin will be performed by liturgical composer, Ian Callanan. Ian, who is known for his work with the Emmanuel, Seinn and Music Ministry Together initiatives, will perform a concert on Thursday, November 26 at 8pm. The support act…
Month: November 2015
Deaths of priests far greater than official records show
Cathal BarryThe fall-off in the number of priests is significantly greater than official statistics show, The Irish Catholic can reveal. Figures listed in the most recent edition of the Irish Catholic Directory record the number of deaths of priests and some religious brothers at 160. However, figures compiled by Fr John Leogue of the Diocese of…
Girl guides reaching for the stars
Pictured at the announcement that Gaisce – the President’s Award – and Irish Girl Guides (IGG) have launched a partnership to encourage young women to reach for the sun, moon and stars were Griff een Valley Rangers Erin McElwee (17), Sarah Connolly (16) and Amy Dunne (16) at Dunsink Observatory in Dublin. Recognising the similarities…
Homelessness spreading far beyond Dublin – charity
Greg DalyThe homelessness crisis is spreading well beyond the capital, a charity at the forefront of helping hard-pressed families has warned. According to Focus Ireland’s Roughan MacNamara there are now a constant number of between 70 and 80 families in Dublin becoming homeless every month, and, he warned, “this situation is starting to develop in other…
Irish priests in Paris: grieving city trying to return to normal
Mags Gargan“It will change the way of life here in the short term, but God only knows what the longer term is going to be.”
State now pays less than SVP for ‘exceptional needs’
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) is now spending more than the Department of Social Protection on helping people tackle the cost of “exceptional needs”. Since 2008, the department’s expenditure on exceptional needs has dropped from over €80 million to just €29 million this year. The number of payments each year has also…
Meeting the new face of Trócaire
Maura Garrihy (Youth Ministry Director, Galway diocese) and Siobhán Bradley (Youth Ministry Director, Tuam archdiocese) were among nine Irish delegates who travelled to Kenya on a Trócaire mission trip last week to meet the family, including Daisy (pictured), who will be the focus of the charity’s 2016 Lenten campaign.
Taking Pope Francis to the classroom
Cathal Barry speaks to a student teacher about using papal encyclicals in lesson plans
End of an era
Greg Daly finds out about ambitious plans to mark the closure of a beloved historical school
May they rest in peace
November is the traditional month to remember and pray for the dead. Here we publish the names of priests who have died over the last 12 months in remembrance,thanksgiving and commendation of their souls to Almighty God.