Bishop Donal McKeown has asked Catholics to embrace the Faith as God has revealed it, rather than a more sanitised version offered by the world. In a homily at the weekend, Dr McKeown reminded Massgoers that suffering is part of life. “The Cross is the only road to the Resurrection for Jesus and the only…
Chadwick Boseman, best known for playing the Marvel superhero Black Panther, died late last week after a long struggle with colon cancer. While best known for his role in film, Mr Boseman is also being remembered for his deep devotion to God and his lifelong faith. In a tribute to the actor, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler said:…
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has welcomed Fine Gael’s ‘baby box’ initiative but says that a cute video on social media does little for struggling families. Deputy Tóibín said: “It’s all well and good for a Fine Gael senator to put up a cute, well-choreographed video of himself talking about the struggles of parenthood, but…
Surely the best health news announced recently was that wild polio has now been officially eradicated from Africa. This was an ambition declared by Nelson Mandela in 1996, and it has now been achieved: the 47 countries in the continent of Africa have been certified by the World Health Organisation as “free of polio”. ‘Wild…
Internet star Bishop Robert Barron this week delivered a homily in support of St Junipero Serra, an 18th-Century Franciscan missionary whose legacy has drawn renewed scrutiny in recent months from some who consider him a symbol of an oppressive colonial system. “We are gathered here today in defence of the statue,” Bishop Barron said in…
The View A man I have known for many years died last week in our parish. He was a genuinely good man – husband and father of four children, very talented, a former vice-principal at our local grammar school, but what marked Declan Martin out was his consistent service to and care of others, and his…
A Traveller family’s claim of discrimination against the former Bishop of Galway regarding how they were treated at a Communion Mass has been dismissed by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The family, including six children, said they were harassed at the ceremony and that the women were excluded from the Mass based on a dress…
Abby Johnson, former director of Planned Parenthood and convert to Catholicism, addressed the Republican National Convention in a video message that emphasized President Donald Trump’s actions for the pro-life cause. The outspoken pro-life advocate said: “For most people who consider themselves pro-life, abortion is abstract. They can’t even conceive of the barbarity…but for me, abortion…
With restrictions ongoing, many parishes are in deep financial trouble, writes Chai Brady While the tired old canard of priests always talking about the need to raise parish funds persists, many clerics are in fact reluctant ever to raise conversations about money. The fact remains, however, that parishes cannot run on goodwill alone and the…
The demand for Eucharistic breads has collapsed since the Covid-19 pandemic forced the country into lockdown leading to a precarious financial situation for the nuns who rely on this income. Since March, the country has experienced varying levels of restriction, with Masses being curtailed from late March to late June. While many churches remained open…
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