Renowned adventurer Bear Grylls will headline Flame 25, a sold-out gathering of 10,000 young Catholics at OVO Wembley Arena on March 15. The event, themed Unstoppable: Fan the Flame of Hope, is a celebration of faith featuring powerful worship, dynamic performances, and uplifting talks. Bear Grylls, OBE, known for his survival skills and a former…
There are times when our world unravels. Who hasn’t had the feeling? “I’m falling apart! This is beyond me! My heart is broken! I feel betrayed by everything! Nothing makes sense anymore! Life is upside down!” Jesus had a cosmic image for this. In the Gospels, he talks about how the world as we experience…
Eighty adults from different backgrounds were welcomed to the Catholic Faith at the Rite of Election in the Pro Cathedral with Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin on March 9. Dublin diocese witnessed an increase of 100% from the 40 catechumens elected in 2024. “Something is happening in Dublin diocese as more young people want to…
Catechism of the Catholic Church According to circumstances catechesis will make use of all the richness of the mysteries of Jesus. Here it is enough merely to indicate some elements common to all the mysteries of Christ’s life, in order then to sketch the principal mysteries of Jesus’ hidden and public life. Many things about…
An Irish charity which supports two religious orders that help Lesotho’s poor has said Trump’s derogatory remarks at Congress last week were ‘inappropriate’. Mr Trump described Lesotho as a country “nobody has ever heard of” as he defended aid cuts, noting in particular a past US aid project of “eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+…
Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 or Philippians 3:20 – 4:1 Luke 9:28b-36 This Sunday’s readings seem to be all about wonder – in Genesis, we hear about a sky filled with countless stars, and then in Luke, we learn of Christ’s radiant transfiguration on a mountaintop. There…
As conflict continues to devastate eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (ACEAC) has warned of potential regional spillover. At a meeting in Tanzania, bishops from Burundi, DRC, and Rwanda called for peace, denouncing what they termed a growing “culture of death.” The M23 rebel offensive, backed by…
St Cyril of Jerusalem, born around 315, was a key figure in the early Church, renowned for his defence of Christian orthodoxy amidst the tumult of the Arian heresy. A committed bishop, he lived during a period of the Church’s life marked by theological turmoil and imperial politics. His contributions to the Church are significant,…
While many book reviews tend to focus on new releases it is of course important as well to call attention to works that, though they are long standing, still have much to offer. These foundational works of fiction, whether Catholic or not, can enrich the lives of readers of all ages and from all ages.…
A Dictionary of Irish Saints, Second Edition, by Pádraig Ó Riain (Four Courts Press, €65.00 / £55.00) This is a new edition of an important, indeed for some purposes, essential book, which was warmly welcomed by The Irish Catholic when it was first published back in 2011. At that time I wrote that this was…
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