I’ve been taking part in the annual conference of the Council for European Studies (CES) at Temple University, Philadelphia, June 25-27. The theme this year is ‘Legacies and Ruptures: Making Sense of Europe’ and within that there’s a special focus on the transatlantic relationship. I gave a presentation on Day 1 entitled, ‘An Ocean Apart:…
The Rosary can help us meditate on the world which awaited Christ, writes Pedro Esteva The first time I encountered the Hopeful Mysteries, my immediate reaction was – can they do that? I was casually browsing Catholic blogs and articles when I stumbled upon this devotion recently approved for public prayer in the Diocese of…
Q: One of the Protestant churches I attended in the past said that when the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, it came to every believer in Jesus, including down to today, which they said meant we all ought to be able to do miracles. Another church taught the Holy Spirit came to the Apostles only,…
Last few Sundays, I have noticed more youth coming into church each week. I was more than thrilled to see this happen, especially in my parish which is the Rathmines parish. The Young Adults Rathmines was founded by Eoin McCormack, who is a contributor to The Irish Catholic. The youth group in the parish is…
The Church’s sacred liturgy is the most exalted bearer of Sacred Tradition and was always understood to be beyond human tampering, writes Fr Kevin E. O’Reilly The future in effect comes to us from behind. In other words, our future is in important respects shaped by the past. The past prefigures the future and is…
Last week I wrote about Cecil B. De Mille vis-a-vis Catholic ideology in his films. One of the scenes in his 1932 feature The Sign of the Cross contained an erotic dance. Catholic audiences were outraged, so much so that Presbyterian deacon Will H. Hays, who’d been employed by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors…
Joe Duffy’s departure from Liveline (RTÉ Radio 1) last Friday was the end of a media era. Some will be sad, some will be happy. The final episode with Joe at the helm was rightly a cheerful and celebratory affair and the essence of it was well captured on Playback (RTÉ Radio 1, Saturday). Joe…
The Papers of Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry: Volume 1: Disillusioned Unionist; Vol. 11: Rejected Emancipationist, edited by Adrian FitzGerald (Kingdom Books, €50.00 / £43.00) By Thomas McCarthy The life and public career of the 18th Knight of Kerry, Maurice FitzGerald, spanned the most turbulent last years of the Irish Parliament, the passing of the Act of…
Gaelic and Free: Memoirs of Pádraig O’Callaghan, edited by Elizabeth Scanlan & Brendan O’Callaghan (Lettertec Publishing, €20.00 / £17. 20 plus p+p; Lettertec, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork T45 NX81; infor@lettertect.com) J. Anthony Gaughan Two issues dominated the life of Pádraig O’Callaghan: teaching and promoting the Irish language and striving for “an Ireland, Gaelic and Free”. O’Callaghan was…
Maynooth College Reflects on the Catechesis in the Life of the Church, edited by Jeremy Corley, Andrew Meszaros & John-Paul Sheridan, foreword by Bishop Michael Duignan (Messenger Publications, €14.95 / £12.95) This book consists of some 18 papers by writers directly associated for the most part with Maynooth College, and as such it represents…
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