Greg DalyProposals for religious orders to help tackle the housing shortage may hint at improved relations between Church and State, writes Greg Daly
Time for a mature Church-State relationship
Month: June 2016
Brexit and the future of the European project
We must not allow the decision of English voters to destroy what Europeans have built over 70 years of patient statesmanship, writes John Bruton
Vocations promoters launch new brand
The Armagh branch of a Church organisation dedicated to encouraging and promoting vocations to the priesthood has taken a lead from youth in launching a new logo. “We need to look to the youth as they are the future,” said David Greer, Armagh Diocesan President of St Joseph’s Young Priests Society. Describing how pupils of…
New ‘school of mission’ to prioritise youth ministry
Cathal Barry
A new “school of mission” in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore will prioritise youth evangelisation and family ministry, Bishop Phonsie Cullinan has said. The new Holy Family School of Mission is set to open later this year at Glencomeragh House, formerly the Rosminian House of Prayer, and will be manned by three trained staff…
A garden of ecumenical sharing
As well as being fortunate to be living in very beautiful surroundings and even more blessed to have a good community spirit, a stand out characteristic of Enniskerry (Curtlestown, Glencree, Kilmacanogue) Parish, according to Fr John Wall, is a close relationship with “our Church of Ireland sisters and brothers” including celebrating many common liturgies, especially during Holy…
Honouring clergy for Belfast peace work
The North’s Community Relations Council (CRC) has honoured a Catholic priest and a Presbyterian minister for their cross-community cultural work in Belfast. The CRC presented to Fr Martin Magill of North Belfast’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church and South Belfast’s Fitzroy Presbyterian Church’s Rev. Steve Stockman with the CRC Annual Award for Civic Leadership in front…
Thousands expected at Belfast’s Rally for Life
Paul Keenan
Thousands of people are expected to attend this year’s Rally for Life in Belfast, which takes place this Saturday, July 2. Centred on the city’s Custom House Square, the event kicks off at 2pm and will be addressed by, among others, Meabh McArdle, whose daughter Fionnuala was born last year despite being given a 1%…
Musicians can deserve applause
Dear Editor, Shane Lehane goes too far in ‘Mass is not a performance that requires applause’ (IC 23/06/2016) when he says applause in Mass is both unacceptable and undignified. Clapping can get out of hand, but a po-faced determination to quash expressions of gratitude for our choirs and folk groups is hardly the way to…
A centre of activity and teamwork
Balally parish was constituted in 1977 from Sandyford parish and comprises of more than 2,200 homes with a population of approximately 9,000 people. The Church of the Ascension of the Lord has served the people of Balally since its opening, but some items in the church building were not finalised until sale of land for…
Cabinteely parish asks ‘What really matters?’
In 2014 the parish community of St Brigid’s, Cabinteely launched a series of listening based workshops on the theme: ‘What Really Matters?’ The project began by asking 100 people, from all walks of life, the question: “Can you sum up, in a word, what matters to you?” There was no shortage of responses and while…