While millions of Catholics around the world kept their eyes glued to the Sistine Chapel for the election of the new Pope, 73-year-old Cardinal Sebastian Francis of Malaysia silently entered the heart of history. Hailed as a national hero, he became the first Malaysian citizen to participate in the sacred assembly that decided the fate…
Since September 2021, we here in Ireland have been on a synodal journey with our brothers and sisters across the globe. Over nearly four years of listening, dialogue and discernment, we have been learning what it means to walk, listen and decide together as Church. One of the biggest challenges has been the complexity of…
Recently, former students of All Hallows gathered to celebrate the college’s Jubilee Day. Traditionally, the Jubilee Day is held on the third week of July, and is when ordained and non-ordained All Hallows past men return to their Alma Mater to celebrate their respective jubilees of ordination. Speaking with The Irish Catholic, former student and…
Each pilgrimage has marked a turning point in my vocation. This Jubilee in Rome, my first as a priest, was no different, says Fr Barry White From July 28 to August 3, I joined thousands of young pilgrims in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth—a festival of faith, fun and friendship. From the vibrant opening…
Is there true Christianity in the Philippines? Philippines is a nation full of kind, generous, resilient and long-suffering people who, for centuries, have been misled by and burdened with the corruption and injustice committed by dynastic families. The Spanish colonisers brought with them a version of ‘Christianity’ that fell far short of what Jesus…
Perhaps in its ideal form, innocence might be described as a human heart stripped of ego and lust, something akin to what James Joyce describes in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man when his hero, young Steven, sees a half-naked girl on a beach and instead of being moved by sexual desire…
Sandra Adams writes about the announcement of a National Convention on Education being established in Ireland On July 25 Minister Helen McEntee posted a video on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram announcing the establishment of a National Convention on Education. In this scripted presentation, she explained that the convention will explore how “students, teachers, school staff…
When I texted my brother to ask if he would like to go to Lough Derg, he responded that he’d already been in 2015, and it would be still another ten years before he would go through that again. Lough Derg is trauma. I remember the first time I was there as I walked round…
In the two previous articles, we considered Knock as a uniquely silent apparition. We saw firstly the importance of silence as a necessary preparation to ponder and reflect. We focused on the absolute silence of The Lamb of God. But there is a third reason for the silence of the vision before us. Silence accompanies…
Over 600 young people from across the Irish dioceses travelled to Rome for the Jubilee of Youth (July 28 – August 3), joining over 1 million peers from around the globe for a week filled with prayer, catechesis, reconciliation, and celebration. Pilgrims took part in major events including a Penitential Day at the Circus Maximus,…
Renata Steffens
Fr Barry White
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Fr John McCarthy