Courtney McGrailThe relic of the saint who was martyred to save the life of another prisoner at Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland will be in Ireland for the first time in October. The relic of St Maximilian Kolbe will be present at the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fairview, Dublin on October…
Month: September 2016
Plan to merge Catholic Central Library with DCU now ‘in danger’
Staff Reporter A plan to let Dublin City University take on the running of the historic Catholic Central Library in Merrion Square, Dublin, now looks to be danger after the Annual General Meeting of the members of the library last week. New members were elected to the board of the library and a majority appear to…
‘Live by faith’ says former head of US school where massacre occurred
Susan GatelyCounselling and faith were what got the principal of Columbine High School through the horrific events and aftermath of September 20, 1999 when 14 students of a high school and a teacher were massacred by two shooters. Frank DeAngelis (62) came to prominence as the principal who stood with the school and rebuilt a broken…
Strong-willed figures dominate the airwaves
Brendan O’ReganThe Church is at its most attractive when faith is combined with service, at its worst when it is combined with arrogance or domination. I was prompted to these thoughts by Peter McVerry: A View From the Basement (RTÉ 1, Tuesday of last week), a worthwhile profile of the Jesuit human rights campaigner. Looking back,…
Henri Nouwen, prophet of love and kindness
Life of the Beloved & Our Greatest Gift, by Henri Nouwen (Hodder & Stoughton, £9.99)
Catholic teaching on saving the Earth
Peter CostelloOption for the Poor & for the Earth: From Leo XIII to Pope Francis, edited by Donal Dorr, revised edition (Orbis Books, distributed by Alban Books, £29.99)
Sir John Keane: A titled maverick
Sir John Keane and Cappoquin House in time of war and revolution, by Glascott J.R.M. Symes (Four Courts Press, €9.95)
The Muslim Schoolboy’s Prayer
The World of Books
The challenge for us in speaking the Truth
Our reluctance to cause division or dispute can lead to a ‘conspiracy of silence’, writes Fr Martin Delaney
Show solidarity with hard-pressed Christians of Bethlehem, Primate urges
Michael KellyMichael Kelly in Bethlehem Archbishop Eamon Martin has appealed to Irish Catholics to show their support for hard-pressed Christians in the Holy Land by undertaking pilgrimages of support. Leading 175 Irish pilgrims in a historic ‘Christian Solidarity pilgrimage’ to the Holy Land this week, the Primate of All-Ireland used a meeting with the Mayor of Bethlehem, Vera…