In his inaugural homily to the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV said that he had chosen his name partly because of the previous Leo who “addressed social questions in the context of the first great industrial revolution.”The Church today, he says, must offer her social teaching as a response to “another industrial revolution and…
What’s in a name? The name chosen by a new Pope is always eagerly anticipated and, when announced, it is analysed and speculated upon. What does it say about the new Pope? What can we expect to be his priorities? I’ve often wondered if an Irishman was chosen to be Pope what would he be…
The Irish Church celebrated three separate ordinations in the island of Ireland last weekend. Rev. Anthony Moffett was ordained deacon in Newry on May 11. On the same day, now Fr Tim Collins was ordained to the priesthood in Limerick, and the day before now Fr Antony Kurian was ordained to the priesthood in Dublin.…
There are hopes spreading that the newly elected Pope Leo XIV will visit Ireland, particularly to the North as a proposed visit from Pope Francis was shelved in 2018 when he came for the World Meeting of Families. Writing in this week’s paper acclaimed journalist and columnist with The Irish Catholic Martina Purdy said there…
Legislation aimed at tackling the “appalling practice” of seeking sex in lieu of rent has been welcomed by an Irish charity who support women impacted by sexual exploitation. Ruhama told The Irish Catholic that the legislation being drafted was “long awaited”, and the issue has been exacerbated by the housing crisis. “These appalling practices impact…
Over 200 members of parish pastoral councils (PPC) from the Diocese of Clonfert and the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, gathered in Loughrea for the Le Chéile formation day on May 10. The event focused on supporting lay leadership and deepening co-responsibility in parish life, as discussed by speakers, was led by Patricia Carroll,…
Seamus Cashman Plenitude, by Thomas McCarthy (Carcanet Press, £11.99 / €14.99) Tom McCarthy’s new collection Plenitude has that centrality of ‘pleasure’ and ‘vocation’ at the heart of poetry’s creative energies which Auden once alluded to, as indeed do so many of his recent prose works. Plenitude completes a trilogy of collections, the previous books are Pandemonium (2016) and Prophecy (2019), all…
Seven Prophets and the Culture War: Undoing the Philosophies of a World in Crisis, by Alexandre Havard (Scepter Publishers, $17.95; available online through Amazon) This is a study which should be in the hands of every thinking person, university graduate and those who influence public opinion. At the outset the author describes the culture war which…
Fr Alan Hilliard may well be familiar to many readers who are out of bed early enough through his contributions to RTÉ’s ‘A Word in Edgeways’, 3 minute long broadcasts at 6.15am in the mornings from which the pieces in this new book of his derive. Having got up that early he spends much of…
Do you remember where you were when the planes hit the Twin Towers in New York? Most people do. You may also remember where you heard the news of Princess Diana’s death. I remember both. And I also remember hearing the news that Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was on fire. I was having my…
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