The Vanishing: The Twilight of Christianity in the Middle East, by Janine di Giovanni (Bloomsbury, £10.99 /€12.99) The author of this most moving book, now a senior Fellow and professor at Yale’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, has been described “as one our generation’s finest correspondents”. This book alone illustrates her skill, insight and compassion.…
Church leaders in Norway have welcomed the award of the Nobel Prize for Literature to Jon Fosse, a Catholic convert, predicting the honour could raise Catholicism’s profile in the traditionally Protestant country. “Fosse gives voice, with elegance and beauty, to the mystery of faith… I think our country is blessed to have a poet of…
World Mission Sunday 2023 – Celebrating and Supporting the Legacy of Irish Missionary Work During the summer of 2022, Misean Cara CEO John Moffett travelled with staff to South Africa and Zambia to visit a range of projects run by Irish missionaries demonstrating innovation in tackling gender-based violence, access to education for migrant children, protecting…
A rare 15th Century Irish manuscript found in France has recently returned to Ireland and gone on public display. The ‘Rennes Manuscript’ is believed to have been brought to France by either a nobleman or an Irish army officer during the exodus of the ‘Wild Geese’ in the late 17th or early 18th Century. The…
The recent terror attacks in Israel have highlighted ongoing anti-Semitism around the world, writes David Quinn Ireland was one of the few parts of Europe not occupied by the Germans during World War II or that came under the rule of a puppet government, like in Vichy France. This meant we never had to witness…
There are different ways of being excluded in life. Earlier this year, one of my older brothers died. By every indication he had lived an exemplary life, one lived mainly for others. He died much loved by everyone who knew him. His was a life lived for family, Church, community and friends. Giving the homily…
The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing war have highlighted for many of us in Western Europe the fact that oppression and persecution have never been far from the people of Ukraine. This is certainly the case with regard to religious persecution. Yet they have remained committed to their Christian Faith and have…
World Mission Sunday 2023 – Celebrating and Supporting the Legacy of Irish Missionary Work Salesian missionaries proclaim God in word and deed to the marginalised, Fr Dan Carroll SDB tells Ruadhán Jones For almost 150 years, Salesian missionaries have been bringing God’s word and hope to the poorest and most marginalised in society, says Fr…
World Mission Sunday 2023 – Celebrating and Supporting the Legacy of Irish Missionary Work Missionaries, as Christ’s ambassadors, continue to give people tremendous hope, Missio Ireland’s director tells Chai Brady Irish missionaries are growing older and many have been forced to retire due to ill-health, but the fruits of their hard work remain, including the…
From November 18-19 this year, St Patrick’s College Maynooth will host a vocations ‘Come and See’ weekend, organised by the National Vocations Office. All of the places available have been booked. While it is important not to get too carried away at this early stage, it is definitely a sign of hope and evidence of…
Peter Costello
David Quinn
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Ruadhán Jones
Chai Brady