Ruadhán Jones learns about Frank Duff from those who knew him personally Having read this far through the paper, you may have a sense of Frank Duff through his great achievements: the legacy of his lay apostolate; his remarkable outreach to the poor and vulnerable; and his spiritual vision. But what of Frank Duff, friend…
Former envoy to South America, Noel Lynch reflects on one of the Legion’s brightest lights Alfie Lambe was a typical youth of his day. When he was a teenager, he joined the Irish Christian brother’s novitiate, but after a few years he was asked to leave. He used to get fainting fits. He returned home…
Raymond Mulrooney writes about the longest serving manager of the Morning Star Hostel In this year of the Centenary of the Legion of Mary, it is right and proper to remember the many stalwart members who forged the way that led to the solid foundation of the future Legion of which we are proud to…
Gerry Adams said the IRA’s 1994 ceasefire would not have been possible without Fr Alec Reid CSsR, according to a letter he wrote to the rector of the Clonard Monastery at the time. Then Sinn Féin president, Mr Adams praised the whole Belfast-based Clonard Redemptorist community for their role in the peace process, signing off…
European bishops have warned that attempts to supress religion damage the image of the EU and its institutions, and support for the “European project in the member states”. This comes after an internal European Commission document was picked up by Italian newspaper Il Giornale which showed guidelines that proposed replacing “Christmas period” with “holiday period”…
Annette Mulrooney tells the story of the famous legionary’s valiant mission to Africa The story of Edel Quinn (September 14 1907 –May 12 1944) and her apostolic work in Africa as envoy of the Legion of Mary is now well known, but what sort of person was she in herself? The impression given by Cardinal…
Staff reporter The traditional highlight of the Maynooth year will go ahead later this month with people being invited to join the carol service online from the historic college chapel. Following revised public health guidance, a much-reduced congregation will attend this year’s carol service, which will be livestreamed on Wednesday December 15 at 7.30pm on…
The story of the Legion’s extraordinary, though short-lived, success in China The story of the Legion of Mary in China is markedly different from any other of the 170 countries in which it has started in these past 100 years. It is different because of how the authorities in China reacted to its presence; it…
The Archdiocese of Dublin has announced that a synodal process of discussion and discernment will begin across the diocese in the New Year, according to a letter sent by the archbishop. Archbishop Dermot Farrell also announced that a taskforce aimed at developing their pastoral plan has been created. He said: “It is my intention to…
My first experience with the Legion was going door-to-door as a missionary, writes Bishop Fintan Monahan I often think of the comment of a religious sister who taught us at school, who claimed that the reason we were created is that God likes stories. The stories told at the Pearly Gates must indeed be interesting…
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