Breaking News: An Autobiography by Jeremy Thompson (Biteback Publishing, £20.00) Peter Hegarty Thompson’s writing is as assured and informed as his reports for Sky News were. He has a keen eye for the haunting details of a story, describing the scorched shapes of Iraqi soldiers, ‘sightlessly staring’ from the cabs of their burned-out trucks. During a…
Vatican: Pope Francis speaks before eating lunch with the poor in the Paul VI hall after celebrating Mass marking the first World Day of the Poor.
USA: Jeanette Vizguerra, a mother of four who lived in Denver churches for 86 days to avoid immigration authorities, is hugged during an immigration rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
I am infinitely loved: A month of meditations by Brian Grogan S.J. (Messenger Publications, €4.95) The title of this little pamphlet is taken from a remark by Pope Francis: “When all is said and done, we are infinitely loved.” Brian Grogan reapplies this to draw out in a month’s course of meditations the idea that each…
Q: My two sons have had a falling out and are no longer talking. They usually both bring their families to our house for Christmas Day dinner. This year my wife and I are facing the devastating prospect of having no grandchildren here for Christmas day. We have already tried to get them talking, as…
With Francis due this weekend, hopes are high that his visit can inspire reconciliation, writes Chai Brady from Myanmar The development of diplomatic relations between Myanmar and the Vatican are at infant stage as the Pope prepares to travel to the embattled nation this weekend, during a time of international condemnation and ongoing conflict…
Integrity was central to a major international formation conference at the national seminary, writes Greg Daly. If there were recurring themes in last week’s international priestly formation conference in Maynooth they were ones of integrity and integration. Opening comments from Armagh’s Archbishop Eamon Martin on identity and closing ones from Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin…
There’s a growing body of literature today that chronicles the experience of persons who were clinically dead for a period of time (minutes or hours) and were medically resuscitated and brought back to life. Many of us, for example, are familiar with Dr Eben Alexander’s book, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife.…
The man credited with playing a major role in an upsurge in candidates for the priesthood in Britain has said those involved in vocations promotion need to understand that many young committed Catholics now consider a vocation after a conversion experience. Addressing a major conference on priestly formation in Maynooth at the weekend, Fr Christopher…
Italy: Seminarian Samuel Bass from the Diocese of Austin greets a woman as poor people leave after eating lunch at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.
Peter Costello
Wendy Grace
Chai Brady
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