Trinity College academic Dr Fáinche Ryan, has been elected President of the prestigious European Society of Catholic Theology at the International Congress of the European Society of Catholic Theology hosted in Dublin from August 22-24 by the Loyola Institute, Trinity College, Dublin The European Society for Catholic Theology (ESCT) is the preeminent organisation in Europe promoting the…
In a Facebook post viewed by thousands and posted on August 22, The Irish Catholic readers gave their opinion on the presidential speculation around Maria Steen. Prompted to comment their thoughts on whether Ms Steen should be the next President, many praised her calm and collected demeanor. Sinead Tracy described Ms Steen as “A very…
The European Society for Catholic Theology’s international congress, held at Trinity College Dublin last week, opened with a keynote lecture from Prof. Janet Martin Soskice, Emeritus Professor of Philosophical Theology at the University of Cambridge. In her address, titled ‘Have We Forgotten God the Creator?’, Prof. Soskice urged theologians to recover a deeper understanding of the…
Primary schools have been in the news for months due to historic levels of underfunding, which the cost-of-living crisis has exacerbated. In general, primary schools in Ireland, 89% of which are Catholic, inspire high levels of trust and affection in local communities. There are some exceptions, most notably where schools are over-subscribed and parents find…
Every August, Knock beckons and my friends and I hit the road for County Mayo and the annual Novena to Our Lady of Knock. The forecast was for sun – a treat as I often joke that even Our Blessed Mother went to Knock in rain. Family day at Knock was a scorcher. When it…
The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) has raised a very important issue, namely, should the Catholic Church sever its links with the insurance company, Allianz, because of business and investment links the company has with Israel? Allianz is a giant German company that took over Church & General Insurance in the 1990s. It is one…
Pregnancy was once considered such a private process that novels referred to ladies “in a certain condition.” Until relatively recently, maternity clothes were designed to discreetly conceal an expectant mother’s shape. There’s a famous picture of Jacqueline Kennedy with a lineup of the Kennedy clan before JFK’s election, and she is seated in such a…
There are few names that echo through the GAA with quite the same resonance as Michael ‘Babs’ Keating. The mere mention conjures images of a powerful Tipp man with fire in his eyes – whether barefoot on All-Ireland final day in 1971 or patrolling the sideline in his transformative spell as manager of Tipperary. From…
The National Novena to Our Lady of Knock took place from August 13-21, drawing pilgrims from across the Irish Isle and beyond to the famous Mayo Shrine. August 21 was the anniversary of the sighting of the 1879 Apparition in which 15 local witnesses described a silent vision of Our Lady, St Joseph, St John…
People must return to community and leave their online bubbles, Fr John Harris tells Chai Brady When Fr John Harris OP looks at the Irish Church today, he does not see a story of inevitable decline. Instead, the Provincial of the Irish Dominicans insists that this is a moment of transition, of “painful” change…
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