It’s ironic how the course of events sometimes unfolds, and how change often brings unintended consequences. When the contraceptive Pill was introduced in the 1960s, it prompted a huge debate about the ethics – and side-effects – involved. As everyone knows, this culminated in the 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae, in which Pope Paul VI, against…
The Catholic Medical Association of Ireland (CMAI) will host its 8th Annual Conference on Saturday, November 22, 2025 in the St Charles Centre, Mount Argus, Harold’s Cross. The speakers include Bishop Kevin Doran, Bishop of Elphin, Éamon Ó Cuív, former TD and Minister, Dr David Albert Jones, of St Mary’s University, and formerly of the…
On November 4 Minister for Education and Youth, Helen McEntee, announced a landmark initiative in the primary education system in Ireland with the launch of an online survey of parents, guardians and primary school communities. The survey is giving voice to parents and guardians of children at pre-school level and currently in primary schools in…
When picturing a cathedral, you may imagine the skyscraping towers of Notre-Dame or the grandiose dome of St Paul’s. Although these buildings are synonymous with resplendent architecture, jaw-dropping scale and profound histories, somewhat unassuming churches, such as St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in the heart of Dublin, can still hold deep-seated influences in their respective communities.…
Shortly after the recent presidential election, Tánaiste Simon Harris said something a bit surprising. He told reporters: “Immigration is too high”. His statement was not surprising because he said immigration is high, it is and that’s a fact. What was surprising was that he said it at all. Immediately and predictably he was compared with…
The world today desperately needs Christians who reflect the kingship of Christ, writes Fr Dominik Domagala Samuel 5:1-3 Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43 God is love… God is Father…” These are words that reveal much about God—but they can also conceal the truth, if we reduce them to our own limited ideas of love or fatherhood.…
‘We need to re-present the faith and be a renewed Church that goes out to meet people’ When Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Niall Coll as Bishop of Raphoe, it marked not just a homecoming, but the beginning of what he calls “a renewed sense of mission” for the Church in Donegal. Speaking of…
This feast has its origin in 1920 when the Pope at the time realised that there was the threat of much social chaos in Europe – in fact it was already present, at the overthrow and assassinations of kings and emperors in Portugal, Spain, Austria-Hungary and Russia – in the previous decade. Hence the decade…
Many braved the stormy weather on Saturday, November 15 to gather at Ardee Parish Centre, Co. Louth for ‘Hopefest: A Day of Praise and Worship’, an event filled with inspiring speakers, musical performances, and community. Around 350 attendees joined in the celebration, getting the chance to listen to testimonies from John Pridmore and Meabh Carlin,…
Jesus said: Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise Luke 23:32 Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. Luke 23:33 When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his…
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