Q. In watching The Chosen, I noted a couple of demoniac episodes were included, as are in fact depicted in Scripture. No CGI effects were done to show the demons either going in or coming out of the victims, making the healed person seem to simply be someone with personality disorders. What does the Church…
Jonathan Luxmoore Priests and lay Catholics from Belarus said they still hope their Church’s situation will improve, despite the continued arrests of clergy and new religious restrictions that are imminent. “Priests are being targeted on various pretexts, and many Catholics feel pressured and harassed,” explained Fr Dzmitry Prystupa, from Baranavichy in Belarus’ southern Diocese of…
The Power of Thank You: Discover the God of Gratitude by Joyce Meyer (Hodder and Stoughton, £9.99 / €11.99) Each moment that you’re given,” Joyce Meyer writes, “is a precious gift from God.” How often were we told when small to ‘say thank’ on so many occasions? But how little it affects the adult world. Many are…
Silvio Cuellar This February, we celebrate Valentine’s Day, the day of love and friendship. February 14 is also Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. At first glance, many will think that we will not be able to celebrate with our partners, but there are interesting parallels between true love as a couple and Lent. During…
In a world that continues to grapple with the echoes of history, a recent report from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) sheds light on the remarkable resilience of a quarter of a million Holocaust survivors still living today. This report, based on data collected by the Claims Conference, provides a…
Ten children from Gaza in need of medical attention arrived in Rome on a military plane late January 29, the first group of young patients who will receive treatment in Italy thanks to the lobbying of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land and negotiations involving the governments of Italy, Israel, Palestine and Egypt. The…
Whenever anyone signs up for a research experiment in a film – especially if they’re locked in the kind of laboratory you associate with David Cronenberg – you get the sneaky feeling that things are going to go horribly wrong. Soon. Such suspicions are copper fastened when the person conducting it says things like, “You…
I don’t know anyone who approves of rudeness, though obviously there are people who are guilty of it. Maybe they don’t realise their behaviour is rude. Anyway, I’m not sure how many words we need to describe it. On Drivetime (RTÉ Radio 1 Thursday) there was a largely tongue-in-cheek discussion of ‘microaggressions’ – including eye-rolling…
Dear Editor, I write as others have already done to express my gratitude to Michael Kelly for his many years of dedicated service as editor of this paper. I wrote several letters during the unquestionable lockdown period and found any dealings I had with Michael Kelly very helpful and supportive. I am glad he continues…
An exhibition by Anthony Kelly, Seán McCrum, Peter Reid, and Paddy Sammon in the Irish Architectural Archives, 45 Merrion Square; run to 29 March 2024; free The Ariège is a French department that lies in the Pyrenees between Carcassonne and the mountain state of Andorra. It is one of the least populated regions of France,…
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