Notebook In recent days, I attended a class reunion of my Maynooth ordination class (1987). We have managed to meet every year since we left Maynooth. Like everything else, Covid had its say, so we have not met since 2019. In earlier years, we moved around the country, with a different classmate arranging the reunion…
Not being British or a monarchist I didn’t feel too drawn to the platinum jubilee celebrations in the UK at the weekend, but I dipped in to the coverage from time to time out of curiosity. The Platinum Party at the Palace (BBC One, Saturday) was certainly a spectacular concert – the light shows in…
The Sunday Gospel As he was about to ascend to heaven, the Lord Jesus instructed the apostles to go, make disciples of all nations, Baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. In those days, baptism meant being immersed in water, plunged into the triune life of…
The town of Oberammergau (the district “above the river Ammer”) is situated in the Bavarian Alps of Southern Germany. It is best known world-wide for its decennial Passion Play. The 42nd Oberammergau presentation of the play opened on May 14, 2022 and performances will continue up to October 2, 2022. According to the local legend the staging…
Children’s corner Can you control a ping pong ball as it floats above a hair dryer? The task probably sounds quite difficult but for reasons of science it may not be too hard! Put your hand-eye coordination skills to the test while learning the important role that forces such as gravity and air pressure play…
Editor’s Comment The Irish synodal process is continuing apace. Interest has been patchy; some parish gatherings have attracted only a handful of people – others have seen hundreds of people eager to have their say on the future of their faith community. Priests and even bishops have varying levels of interest in the process, with…
Vatican finance trial highlights pressure to finalise London deal The deal to acquire control of a London investment property was finalised under intense “psychological pressure,” according to Fabrizio Tirabassi, a lay official at the Secretariat of State who was questioned during a Vatican finance trial hearing on May 31. Enrico Crasso, a longtime investment manager…
Dear Editor, Anyone who has been following the live streaming of Masses during the pandemic and after, could not fail to have noticed that not only are many of the priests elderly, but almost without exception, regular congregations are made up of elderly men and women. Pope Francis is challenging us to look to the…
Pilgrimage to Matt Talbot shrine organised A pilgrimage to the shrine of Venerable Matt Talbot to pray for freedom from addiction will take place June 12 from 2-4:30pm. The pilgrimage, which will finish in the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Sean McDermott St, Dublin, is to pray for freedom from addictions including alcohol,…
Mary McAleese, the former President of Ireland, is scheduled to speak on the Feast Day of the Irish Martyrs on Monday, June 20 at 7pm at All Hallows College in Dublin. Drawing from revelations explored in her latest release, The 17 Irish Martyrs, Dr McAleese will evocatively uncover the stories of the Irish martyrs beatified…
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