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Month: August 2016
Archbishop Mannix biography scoops literary prize
Staff reporter A biography of Daniel Mannix, the Irish-born Archbishop of Melbourne, has scooped a major literary award in Australia. Penned by 85-year-old Brenda Niall, who knew Dr Mannix during his tenure in Melbourne, Mannix has won the National Biography Prize, worth Aus$25,000. It beat off competition from six other biographies shortlisted by the State Library…
Reflections on a difficult week
Is there a deeper question about the nature of priesthood at the heart of the debate around Maynooth, asks Fr Martin Delaney
A life handed over to God
Martin O'Brien
Martin O’Brien meets onetime BBC political correspondent Martina Purdy, now Belfast’s Sr Martina of the Blessed Sacrament
An over-simplification of Irish history
Mary Kenny
It is important to know the full story before forming an opinion, writes Mary Kenny
Traditionalists set for Knock pilgrimage
The National Traditional Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine will take place on Saturday September 3. The day’s pilgrimage will commence with a Missa Cantata at 2 p.m., followed by Stations of the Cross and Benediction. All events take place in the parish church of Knock. The episcopally-appointed spiritual director and leader of the pilgrimage is Fr…
Cyclists’ trip from Tipp to honour local priest
About 230 cyclists took part in a 60km cycle from Clonmel to Tramore on Sunday, August 6, to commemorate a much-loved local priest and raise money for charity. The Fr Colm O’Brien Memorial Cycle, now in its seventh year, began at St Peter and Paul’s Church in Clonmel and concluded at Tramore GAA club, where…
Olympic Games a boost to Brazil – Spiritan missionaries
Paul Keenan
Spiritan missionaries in Brazil have described the Rio Olympics as a positive step for the country despite recent media coverage of protests there. Speaking to The Irish Catholic this week as the 2016 Games were underway, Fr Seán Doyle, who has ministered in Brazil for 43 years, acknowledged that there had been some local opposition…
American seminarians to study at Irish College in Rome
The Irish College in Rome is to have its numbers significantly boosted with the announcement that 15 seminarians from Saint John Vianney College (SJV) Seminary in Minnesota are to transfer to Rome for the completion of their formation studies. The Board of Trustees of the Irish College, chaired by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin, approved…
Maynooth controversy described as ‘stumbling block’ to sharing the Gospel
A senior figure in the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) has said that current high-profile tensions about the national seminary have become a stumbling block for ordinary Catholics. Anonymous allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, have led to Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin withdrawing his seminarians from Maynooth to send them to…