Being July, the silly season, there are many blockbusters as well as sequels and remakes on our screens now. With the children being off school there’s much fare to suit them too, animated features like Smurfs, The Bad Guys 2 and The Girl Who Leapt Through Fire. Scarlet Johansson is the draw for Jurassic World:…
Frank Duff, founder of the Legion of Mary once wrote, “Prayer is a communication with God. It must carry with it our mind, and in our mind a realisation of the great doctrines in which God reveals Himself to us and which make prayer meaningful”. This insight of the greatest evangeliser of the 20th century…
Pope Leo XIII described her as the most impressive woman he had ever met. The founder of the order, Francesca Xaviera Cabrini, left behind an impressive life’s work. There will soon be a cinema film about it. When Francesca Xaviera Cabrini stepped off the ship in New York in 1889, she found a country in…
Raid instead of church service: In California, worshippers with fear of deportation are allowed to stay away from mass. Bishop Alberto Rojas calls for a more humane immigration system. The bishop of the San Bernardino diocese in California has cancelled the Sunday obligation for people who are afraid of imminent deportation. The diocese published…
It is one of the most important pictorial representations of the High Middle Ages. At 68 metres long, the Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the only time in history that England was conquered. Thanks to its wealth of detail and sophisticated storyboard, the Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most important…
The percentage of baptised children making First Communion and Confirmation is declining, with one diocese putting the figure as high as almost one in three not receiving these Sacraments. The Secretary General of the Catholic Primary School Management Association (CPSMA) Seamus Mulconry confirmed to The Irish Catholic that there has been an “an increase” in…
Addressing a delegation of teachers and educationalists from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales last weekend, Pope Leo XIV told the teachers, “Children will look up to you as models of faith, particularly in how you teach and live.” The audience in the Vatican took place during the teachers’ pilgrimage to Rome to share experiences and reflect…
By Marion Hausmann The 400th anniversary celebration of the birth of St Oliver Plunkett, who was martyred for his faith in 1681, took place last Sunday at his national shrine in Armagh, following the procession of his holy relics through Drogheda led by the Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Eamon Martin. “He lived, and died, by…
The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association (PTAA) are preparing for their annual pilgrimage to Knock taking place on July 20. The Association’s President, Frances Egan said praying for those experiencing troubles with alcohol “gives them great courage in their time of distress and hassle.” “I think it’s very important that we do let people know that the Pioneer Associations are still…
Leading Irish religious figures have paid tribute to Bro. Kevin Crowley OFM Cap., founder of the Capuchin Day Centre, describing him as a fearless advocate for the poor who was unafraid to criticise Government policy and challenge societal indifference. Bro. Kevin, who died last week aged 90, was remembered by fellow founders of major faith-based…
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