Does Sadlier really believe his teachings will lead to sexual nirvana? David Quinn asks The programme opens with a shot of a cross and the presenter informing us: “As a predominantly Catholic country, Ireland always had a complicated relationship with sex and sexuality.” Immediately, there is a problem with the narrative. It is predictable, cliched,…
The Daughters of Charity will stay serving the poor in Tigray despite the risk of death, Chai Brady hears An Ethiopian sister awarded by Trócaire for her devotion to the poor and marginalised has said the Daughters of Charity never abandoned their people, and never will, in conflict- ridden Tigray. Sr Medhin Tesfay DC, who is…
There was great excitement last week as pilgrims swarmed to Dublin Airport to board five chartered aircraft set to bring them to the world-renowned shrine at Lourdes in France. More than 100 sick pilgrims from parishes across the archdiocese took part in the five-day pilgrimage led by Archbishop Dermot Farrell, his first time to do…
Jenna Marie Cooper Q: Regarding the people Jesus raised from the dead, where were their souls while they were dead? A: Among the many miracles Jesus performed as part of his public ministry, some of the most remarkable include his raising several recently-deceased people from the dead. In the Gospels we read of the raising…
Yesterday Crux carried two stories which, at first blush, appear unrelated. The first concerned the latest Ukrainian backlash against Pope Francis’s praise of “Great Mother Russia,” while the second covered the discovery of a previously unnoticed bit of anti-fascist graffiti from the WWII years in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State. Yet pushing beyond the headlines, the two stories do actually…
The subtlety of hypocrisy! How easy it is not to see our own inconsistencies, even as we so clearly see the faults of others. Are we wilfully blind, or is it that we just don’t see? Is this a moral problem or a visual one? Consider these examples: In his travels, the 18th Century explorer,…
Paulina Guzik In one of the most significant moments in Polish post-war history, the Ulma family was beatified in Markowa, September 10. “I think it will only get me at night, when I come back home, because now I still can’t believe it,” Jerzy Ulma, nephew of Blessed Józef Ulma, told OSV News. His uncle Józef,…
Hundreds turned out in their finest for the seventh annual Ceiliúradh Cois Life Dinner for Pro-Life Education which took place in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, in Dublin on Saturday. An evening of celebration, live music and dancing, newcomers were introduced to the pro-life cause while old friends and colleagues in the fight for life were reunited. The guest speaker…
Gabriel Fitzmaurice Choice/Rogha: A selection of poems by Desmond Egan, translated into Irish by Michael Hartnett (Goldsmith Press, €20.00/ £17.50) Desmond Egan is one of our greatest poets, certainly our greatest Catholic poet which, among other things, means that he contains multitudes. Michael Hartnett, a poet of equal stature, is a gifted translator from the…
The order is working to maintain its presence but vocations are dwindling, Fr Aidan McGrath OFM tells Ruadhán Jones Earlier this year, the Irish Franciscans closed two of its houses in Ireland, one in Clonmel, another in Waterford. The order continues to maintain eight houses around the country, but with vocations dwindling and an aging…
David Quinn
Chai Brady
John L. Allen Jr.
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Ruadhán Jones