Michael Kelly“The challenge of Christmas is to allow ourselves to once again fall in love with the Christ child”, writes Editor Michael Kelly
Month: December 2015
Bishop rejects claim Catholic schools are not diverse
Mags GarganThe Bishop of Waterford & Lismore has accused the Minister for Education & Skills of attempting to secularise the national school education system and to create a ‘one-size-fits-all’ model of school. Bishop Phonsie Cullinan also insisted that it is not true that Catholic schools are unreflective of a diverse society. He was reacting to the…
‘Be envoys of Christmas hope’
Cathal BarryChristians in Ireland have been urged to unite and take up the challenge of bringing fresh hope to society this Christmas. Primate of All-Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin says that hope is needed now more than ever to counter the doom and gloom in the news in recent months. In a joint Christmas message with his…
St Gabriel’s Church Crib
Courtney McGrailRuairí (4) and Clodagh (2) Connor pictured at the crib in St Gabriel’s Church, Dollymount Parish, Clontarf, Dublin.
Books of the Year 2015
Peter CostelloSome of our regular reviewers share with readers their choices among the books published this year, which most impressed them during their reading and reviewing through the course of 2015. The prices quoted are the publishers’ recommended prices, in either euros or pounds, and they may vary from outlet to outlet. FELIX M. LARKIN…
Kudos & wooden spoons
Aubrey MaloneAubrey Malone reviews the year in film
Living the love of Christmas
Nuala O’Loan“we are made for love… we are made to love”, writes Nuala O’Loan
The astonished silence of the universe
“On Christmas Eve, as though in some cosmic collaboration, we are all afforded a brief moment of stillness, peace and quiet”, writes Andrew O’Connell
Why I’m choosing an austere Christmas this year
Mary Kenny“I don’t want to be worrying about when to put on the Brussels sprouts: I want to have time and space to think about one of the important issues of our time – refugees”, writes Mary Kenny
Inappropriate for parish schools to support Amnesty – claim
A leading member of the SDLP has warned that it would be inappropriate for any Catholic school now to indicate full support for Amnesty International considering the organisation’s policy on abortion. Declan O’Loan, SDLP Councillor for Ballymena, said if a Catholic school “wishes to engage with Amnesty on its traditional human rights concerns, it would…