Personal Profile The family of Fr John Joe Duffy, parish priest in Creeslough/Dunfanaghy Co. Donegal, have been fishermen for generations. His father, his grandfather, his uncles – all were involved in the fishing industry in one way or another. But the priesthood was always Fr Duffy’s calling and today he combines his life and calling…
The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, thanked Pope Francis for his solidarity last Wednesday, after his prison sentences were annulled. Mr Lula was serving a 12-year sentence for corruption and money laundering. “I want to thank Pope Francis (@Pontifex_pt) that when I was in prison he made a point of sending…
The upswing: How we came together a century ago and how we can do it again by Robert D. Putman with Shalyn Romney Garrett (The Swift Press, £25.00) Frank Litton This is a book for anyone who is interested in the history of the United States of America. Covering the last 125 years, from the ‘Gilded…
It’s not easy to create something unique, but one artist has been making St Brigid’s crosses like no other, writes Chai Brady Many people are familiar with a St Brigid’s cross, usually small and crafted with rushes made on the saint’s feast day of February 1 but one Irishman has gone a step further using…
During the week we had the first session of our book club exploring the story of St Ignatius ‘The Pilgrim’ which Bishop Alan McGuckian had translated into Irish. We talked about the early life of Ignatius and the impact it had when he began to realise how present and active God was within his own…
John Lavenburg Flor Molina crossed the US-Mexico border with her trafficker in 2002. At the time, she was under the impression the trip would last six months, provide housing, and enough money to return to Mexico to open a sewing shop and provide for her three children. Instead, she found herself working 18-plus hours a…
One of Dorothy Day’s favourite saints was Therese of Lisieux, Therese Martin, the saint we call ‘the Little Flower’. At first glance, this might look like a strange affinity. Dorothy Day was the ultimate activist for justice, protesting in the streets, being arrested, going to prison, and starting a community and a newspaper, the Catholic…
Myself and my wife are both still working from home. We are trying our best to juggle managing work and the children but it’s not easy. Even though we are side by side for most of the day our communication has drifted. It’s totally understandable that the novelty of working from home has now well…
Vatican diplomat criticises ‘divisive’ UN report on Islamophobia A Vatican diplomat has expressed dismay at “the narrow scope” of a United Nations Human Rights Council report into the persecution of people of faith. Addressing the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Permanent Observer to the UN…
The Sunday Gospel Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap. “When I am lifted up from the earth, I shall draw all people to myself”. Lent is advancing rapidly and we are coming close to the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus. When I entered religious life more than 60 years ago, there was great…
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