In his Master’s Footsteps: The Way of the Cross in the Company of St Oliver Plunkett, Archbishop and Martyr (St Paul’s Publishing, €5.50 / £4.60) This aid to making the Stations of the Cross has been written by Canon Benedict Fee, the parish priest of Clonoe, in Co. Tyrone. It is built around the example…
A Parent’s Perspective The words “New year, new me” can ring a bit hollow for us and for our families if we know that so many resolutions and plans that we made in other years were quickly forgotten or abandoned. Left to ourselves, we human beings can often find life a struggle or, even if…
Fr John Joe Duffy said the “living Church” was very active in the parish of Creeslough after their church suffered a possible €250,000 worth of storm damage. Fr Duffy was “shocked” when the sacristan of St Michael’s Church, Creeslough contacted him to say the church was “a terrible mess” after gale-storm winds overnight had damaged…
Tuam’s new archbishop Dr Francis Duffy is looking forward to taking up his role, he tells Ruadhán Jones The tasks facing any new Irish bishop or archbishop are likely to be similar; declining vocations, a shrinking Church and a global pandemic. But despite the challenges, Archbishop Francis Duffy is looking forward to getting started, hoping…
Pope sends Christmas greetings to Oriental Churches With Eastern rite Catholics and Orthodox Faithful celebrating Christmas on January 7, Pope Francis sent his best wishes for “peace and every joy”. Greeting the Faithful after the prayer of the Angelus last Thursday, Pope Francis sent his greetings to Orthodox Christians and Eastern rite Catholics who celebrated…
No one is an island; indeed, no one is ever really alone. If you are a person of faith or even just someone with a highly attuned intuitive sense, you will know that there is no such thing as a truly private act, for good or bad. Everything we do, no matter how private, affects…
The early days of the pandemic long behind us, loneliness continues to plague many with force, writes Jason Osborne Loneliness has been a problem since people began walking the earth – God creating Eve after noting that it wasn’t good for man to be alone. Unfortunately, despite the heart’s deep desire for communion, with God and…
Staff reporter There have been no complaints submitted to maternity hospitals about pro-life protestors despite claims women are being harassed as they access facilities that provide abortion. An investigation conducted by Gript revealed that of the 16 out of 19 relevant hospitals, none had received a formal complaint from staff or patients regarding pro-life protestors…
Stolen Moments by John Quinn (Veritas, €16.99 / £14.50) Over recent years John Quinn’s books have proved popular and for good reason. This new book is a sort of sequel to an earlier book Moments (which appeared back in 2011). In this book I can see why. These days I find I do not sleep quite as…
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has deemed physician assisted suicide and euthanasia poor medical practice in a new paper, writes Jason Osborne The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI), the professional body for psychiatrists in Ireland, has come out against the proposed introduction of physician assisted suicide and euthanasia (PAS-E) to Ireland in a…
Peter Costello
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Ruadhán Jones
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