Cathal BarryThe Church teaches that it’s by the conversion of bread and wine into Christ’s body and blood that Christ becomes present in the Eucharist, writes Cathal Barry
Month: December 2015
The pick of the Christmas season
Brendan O’ReganChristmas with Collin Raye EWTN, Saturday, December 19, 11am Country music star Collin Raye and Andrea Thomas presents some of the most cherished songs of the Christmas season. Christmas Big Sing BBC 1, Sunday, December 20, 4:45pm A feast of carols and festive music from the Royal Albert Hall as star guests Ronan Keating, Alexander…
A divided hierarchy
Greg DalyThe Church’s attitude to the Rising was far more complex than newspaper reports suggested at the time, Greg Daly discovers
A golden year
Greg Daly considers aspects of how the Rising was commemorated on its 50th anniversary
The last surviving child of a 1916 leader
Mags GarganMags Gargan looks at the life of Fr Joseph Mallin SJ
Ger Brennan is a good example for young people
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, I was extremely impressed by former Dublin footballer Ger Brennan in an interview which featured in The Irish Catholic recently. It was a real delight to read about how his faith journey developed alongside his footballing and professional careers. In our celebrity-mad world, young people ought to look to up to the likes…
Healthily integrating sexuality and spirituality
Fr Ronald RolheiserNo generation in history, I suspect, has ever experienced as much change as we have experienced in the past 60 years. That change is not just in the areas of science, technology, medicine, travel and communications; it is especially in the area of our social infrastructure, of our communal ethos. And perhaps nowhere is this…
Spiritual support and 1916
“Hopefully the centenary celebrations will find a space to remember the priests of 1916”, writes Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
Act quickly on climate change agreement, Pope urges
The international community must act decisively and follow the path mapped out at the Paris climate summit, Pope Francis has said. Speaking after the Angelus on Sunday, December 13, the Pope recognised how the agreement signed at the Climate Change Conference (COP21) had been “described by many as historic”, but stressed that “its implementation will…
Jesuits condemn removal of South African finance minister
The Jesuit Institute South Africa has expressed its concern about President Jacob Zuma’s removal of Nhlanha Nene as the country’s Minister of Finance, claiming that the decision “spells disaster for the stability of an embattled economy” and raises questions about President Zuma’s ability to lead the country. Although finance minister for just over 18 months,…