Mindful Living Derek Scally’s new book, wryly entitled ‘The Best Catholics in the World’, is a thought-provoking and timely book which raises some important questions for thinking people – why did the Irish for so long submit themselves to the authority of the clergy and the hierarchy? One of the lay people he interviewed for…
Up From the Ashes: A Syrian Doctor’s Story of Sacrifice and Hope by ‘Dr A’ with Samara Levy (Hodder & Stoughton, £16.99/€19.99) Anthony Redmond This is a truly incredible and inspiring story of a Syrian Christian doctor who decided to stay in his country and help as many people as he could after the horrific war…
Pope: Don’t forget workers left on to the margins by pandemic Pope Francis addressed an International Labour Organisation (ILO) summit last Thursday, calling for dignified working conditions and support for workers on the margins of the labour market still affected by pandemic losses. “In 2020, we saw an unprecedented loss of employment all over the…
Christina Malone The week after Easter I met with some of my work colleagues to record a video for children who are preparing for the sacraments. As we wished each other a happy Easter, I mentioned this Easter had been different. Normally I feel like I am part of the story. From welcoming Jesus in…
Several years ago, a colleague of mine suffered a crushing disappointment. Her instinctual temptation was towards anger, towards shutting a series of doors and withdrawing. Instead, wounded in spirit, she asked herself the question, “what is love asking of me now?” In answering that, she found that despite her every instinct to the contrary, love…
Notebook My uncle Syl (Cotter) had an unusual job. Every time his mother had another child, it fell to him to do the circuit of her siblings with the news. This was in the era of no phones, when even letters were slow (and expensive for poor people). When my father was born in 1917,…
Center Parcs planning €85 million Longford resort expansion Center Parcs is set to spend €85 million on an expansion of its Co. Longford resort, which will see the creation of 250 jobs with its completion. It also said 300 temporary positions are to be created during the construction phase of the expansion. Center Parcs revealed…
Bishop urges Nigerian government to unban Twitter Bishop Lucius Ugorji of Umuahia has joined other Nigerians asking the federal government to unban Twitter. In a homily June 13 at Mater Dei Cathedral in Umuahia, Bishop Ugorji said the nation’s economy would suffer a further slide as a result of the ban. He also said the…
It’s always good to see a new channel being launched, though the level of welcome depends on the quality. GB News (more opinions than news actually), which launched last week, has been described as ‘right-leaning’ or ‘anti-woke’ and has been compared by its detractors to being like Fox News (I hope it isn’t!). One of…
The Sunday Gospel Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap. Today we read about two miracles which show the divine power of Jesus. He healed the woman who had suffered from a haemorrhage for 12 years. And he restored life to a girl of 12 who had died. On some Mass leaflets the healing of the woman…
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