An obscure border village in South Armagh has just received some famous visitors: St Paul the Apostle, St Teresa of Avila and St Agnes, among others. Actually, it was their relics that visited Meigh, a little village which rests in the shadow of Slieve Gullion. It was here that Shalom World TV decided, apparently for…
Shauna Rose Pickering The motto of the St Louis family — Ut Sint Unum — “That they may be one,” took on new life and deeper meaning this summer as 14 Year-13 students and five staff from St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena, journeyed to their sister school in Oku, Ghana. What began as a fundraising…
In this second article of the series on the Knock apparition we focus on the most important Person of the vision– the Son of God – the ‘Lamb of God.’ Jesus appeared then as He is now seen face-to-face in heaven. Last time we referenced the silent aspect of the Knock Apparition as a striking…
The only thing I can boast about is the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world” (Gal. 6:14). These words of St Paul lay bare the dynamics of the Christian life in which the Cross of Christ is central. The great mystics have…
In a book entitled Peculiar Treasures, the renowned novelist and spiritual writer Frederick Buechner reflects on the character of Judas, the man who betrayed Jesus with a kiss and then died by suicide. Buechner, who had lost his own father to suicide, speculates on the reasons why Judas dies by suicide. Referring to an ancient…
Members of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee last week heard strong opposition to the proposed Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill from representatives of Ireland’s Jewish community. The bill, which seeks to ban imports of goods — and potentially services — from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, has been…
The rebirth of Sri Lanka passes through the respect of values such as honesty, truth and justice. Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith, 78, Archbishop of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, is firmly convinced of this. Cardinal Ranjith is a leading exponent of the Catholic Church in what, 700 years ago, the Venetian traveller Marco Polo…
“They want something different to everyday life. They’re looking for something real, something rooted,” said Fr Simon Nolan, Carmelite Prior of Whitefriar Street Church, reflecting on the growing number of young people getting involved at the historic Dublin church. Speaking at the Carmelite Novena to Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Fr Nolan said he was…
Prior to 2018, Bernie Hartigan was one of the few figures in Limerick to have possession of the fabled Celtic Cross. Before the emergence of the great modern-day Treaty team, who bridged a 45-year gap and shattered nearly every record along the way, Hartigan stood as a rare link to All-Ireland glory in a county…
I am a native Irish speaker from Gaoth Dobhair in County Donegal — Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht. Grew up there during the 1970s and 1980s, immersed in a way of life that is now all but gone: one rooted in self-sufficiency, communal spirit, and the daily use of the Irish language. At the time, most households…
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