One of the deepest things being lost today is the sense of wonder before the mystery of existence and reality as a whole, writes Philip Gonzales For both Plato and Aristotle philosophy begins in wonder. But, with Plato, I also think that philosophy should never seek to dispel wonder. Wonder, then, should be the very…
Spiritual renewal is available right under our noses this Lent, writes Jason Osborne Lent may pose a challenge for us this year – what more is there to give up? We’re already devoid of so much, it may seem that giving up more is the last thing that God could be asking of us. However,…
While we are constantly being told we will learn from the pandemic, we haven’t changed our understanding of death, writes Ruadhán Jones Crises, whether natural disasters like pandemics or man-made ones like war, force us to confront the unthinkable; what does my death mean to me? What does the sudden eruption of death mean for…
A new million-euro initiative hopes to ‘imagine a future’ for Catholic education in Ireland, Fr Eamonn Conway tells Ruadhán Jones Mary Immaculate College (MIC) recently announced it is leading an “exciting” new global project on Catholic education after receiving €950,000 in funding. Their aim is to make a “decisive contribution to the repositioning of Catholic education…
Fr Franz Jalics, a Hungarian Jesuit whose 1976 detainment by Argentina’s military dictatorship raised questions about Pope Francis’ role during his country’s Dirty War, has died at age 93. The priest died on February 13 in Budapest. Jalics found himself reluctantly at the centre of a controversy in March 2013 when Jorge Bergoglio, his former…
Counsels of Imperfection: Thinking through Catholic Social Teaching by Edward Hadas (Catholic University of America Press, $34.05/£36.50 paperback) Frank Litton This is not a propitious moment for Catholic social teaching (CST) in Ireland. Not only is there no serious conversation on the condition of our society and the future of our politics; if there were the…
A Cork Redemptorist community has received “very positive” feedback after posting a video of themselves taking part in the Jerusalema dance, which members of An Garda, Ireland’s fire department and defence forces have all taken part in. Fr Gerry O’Connor CSsR and three other priests in the Scala community participated. The video has received thousands…
Letter from Rome A Vatican tribunal last Wednesday heard testimony from the accused party in an unusual sexual abuse case, one involving a charge that one minor abused another during their time at a pre-seminary on Vatican grounds that provides altar boys for liturgies in St Peter’s Basilica and that’s produced roughly 200 priestly vocations…
California’s strict coronavirus rules banning indoor worship were blocked and revised by a US Supreme Court injunction late February 5 night, drawing praise from figures like Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. He emphasised the importance of in-person religious gatherings and stressed that the Catholic Church is following “reasonable measures” to limit the epidemic. “This is a very…
The Moyross community is celebrating a “victory for the grassroots” after Green Party leader Eamon Ryan signed off on a promised road which is integral to developing the community. The Green Party’s decision came after pressure mounted on Eamon Ryan over his failure to progress a link road between Coonagh and Knockalisheen at Moyross, Limerick.…
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