Fr Kevin Mullan lived out his priesthood in the service of others writes Michael Kelly Like many people across the island of Ireland, I was sad to awake on Saturday morning to the news that Fr Kevin Mullan had died during the night. It brought to mind the words from the Second Book of Samuel:…
On the path of these catecheses on old age, today we meet a biblical figure — an old man — named Eleazar, who lived at the time of the persecution of Antiochus Epiphanes. He is a wonderful character. His character gives us a testimony of the special relationship that exists between the fidelity of old…
Parents of children diagnosed with terminal conditions feel like the first thing that’s being offered to them is abortion, according to a spokesperson for Every Life Counts. Vicky Wall, speaking on behalf of the support network for families whose child is diagnosed with a life-limiting condition, confirmed that this can deprive parents of the opportunity…
Parents should demand to see the content of education on porn, writes Fr Chris Hayden A couple of months ago, an episode of RTÉ’s ‘Upfront’ programme with Katie Hannon caused consternation, with many viewers expressing surprise at how widespread pornography has become, and at how many children are viewing it. The facts are indeed troubling,…
Athanasius I of Alexandria (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Church Father and the 20th Pope of Alexandria. His intermittent episcopacy spanned 45 years (c. June 8, 328– May 2, 373), of which over 17 encompassed five exiles, when…
Anyone who falls foul of present orthodoxies is at risk under new laws to prosecute people accused of undefined ‘hate’, writes David Quinn One of the most overused words in politics today is ‘hate’. When someone disagrees with you, it isn’t enough to simply say you are wrong. You must also be condemned as a…
The Department of Education in the North will invest £70 million in building a shared education campus in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. The “state of the art” education facilities will be shared by Ballycastle High School and Cross and Passion College – a controlled or Protestant ethos school and a Catholic school. The scheme marks a…
Secrecy around major changes in the Vatican’s safeguarding body counterproductive, Marie Collins tells Ruadhán Jones Claims that the Vatican’s chief safeguarding body is experiencing “growing pains” as it develops a new methodology have been knocked down by a former member and survivor of clerical abuse. No one knows what the Commission for the Protection of…
A co-responsible Church will only thrive if priests facilitate, nurture and encourage it, writes Bishop Niall Coll The line from Scripture which I chose recently as my episcopal motto springs readily to mind – ‘Christ Jesus our hope’. It is in our shared hope, in our faith as it looks to the future, that we…
On the night before he entered into his Passion and death, Jesus gave all of us a compelling model to follow. Serve as Christ serves; give as Christ gives, freely and fully. Jesus asks us – priests, deacons, religious, married, single – to follow in his footsteps. We know that Jesus’ footsteps led him to…
Michael Kelly
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Ruadhán Jones