Organ donation is a beautiful act of altruism Dear Editor, the article titled ‘Rescind new organ donation law says leading theologian’ was published on page 3 of the June 19 edition of your newspaper. In the piece, Fr Vincent Twomey is quoted as saying: “In the first place, it assumes, that after death, our bodies…
This can be good news to many readers who believe in and act on the phrase “the truth will set us free.” Free from what? From not knowing the danger certain things pose to our lives and that of our children. We all want our children to lead a full life and be the brightest,…
By Julieann Moran In this Jubilee Year, we are invited to be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, purposeful travellers on a path guided by the Holy Spirit. That path, for the Church today, is called ‘synodality’. But what is Synodality? Synodality is the way the Church listens, discerns, and walks together. For me, synodality is not simply…
Christians in Syria are reeling after a suicide bombing struck a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus during a June 22 Divine Liturgy. At least 20 were killed and more than 60 injured on Sunday after an attacker, reported to be armed and wearing an explosive vest, entered Mar Elias church in the city’s Dweila neighbourhood.…
For almost a year now, the Via Appia Antica has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To this day, the 2,340-year-old road is an important traffic artery from Rome to southern Italy – and holds exciting archaeological evidence. Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a church around 50 kilometres south of Rome, which could provide…
Sacrifice is the most important of the external acts of religion writes Fr Kevin E. O’Reilly It might come as a surprise to many to learn that religion is in fact a virtue. It in fact pertains to the virtue of justice. To be more precise, it is a potential part of justice. Justice involves…
What do you do when a wound or a loss leaves you hopelessly disconsolate and there’s nothing you can do to amend the situation? As well, what do you do or say when you are trying to console someone who is paralysed by loss? For example, what do you say to someone who is keeping…
Q: Recently, I heard a priest speak on the importance of supporting your “territorial parish,” which he made sound like whatever parish happened to be in your neighbourhood. But I have been an active member of a different parish for years, and I don’t understand the need to support a parish I didn’t choose to…
On this Feast Day of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the Church presents us first and foremost with the Reading from the Gospel of St Matthew, which is particularly interesting on its own. This biblical Book stands out when compared to the other gospels, as it provides us with well-structured and carefully selected details…
The Knock apparition is a jigsaw puzzle of sorts. In this and subsequent articles I will attempt to assemble the puzzle of the Knock apparition that will yet remain a mystery to us this side of heaven. I have identified eleven elements that I think make up the apparition as whole. These will each be…
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