When I was in college, back in the days when the earth’s crust was still warm, we saw Emily Brontë as the preserve of intellectuals. Charlotte, her sister, was for the middle-of-the-roaders. How we knew it all then. Wuthering Heights (15A) has been filmed over forty times. The latest version has Margot Robbie and Jacob…
Genesis 12:1-4 2 Timothy 1:8-10 Matthew 17:1-9 There is always a certain tension between ideals and reality of life. Let us be honest about that. Only those who have flattened their ideals beyond recognition do not experience it. The rest of us live in that space between what we profess and what we manage…
Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 33 (32); 2 Timothy 1:8-10; Matthew 17:1-9 Matt 17:1 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. Matt 17:2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling…
Former Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Nuala O’Loan has expressed concern over the reduction in Catholic applicants to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The latest PSNI recruitment drive has reported that only 27% of applicants identified as Catholic; the lowest percentage since 2013. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Baroness O’Loan asserted that “there…
The heart of the Father is rich in mercy, and he is now calling every human being to a change of heart. “Repent!” was the first word out of the Lord’s mouth in his public preaching, “and believe in the Gospel” (Mt 4:17; Mk 1:15). The Gospel is the happy announcement that the good God…
Bishop Kevin Doran and Bishop Michael Duignan, who also unite dioceses in persona episcopi welcomed the appointment of the new Bishop of Killala. With the appointment of Archbishop Francis Duffy of Tuam as the new Bishop of Killala, the West of Ireland now has officially three faith communities led by the three bishops. In a…
The other week, Sunday Mass was cut short. Or it was for my family, anyway… My newborn was fussy and my toddler got grumpy with his father when he saw me take his younger brother outside. We were back in the car before the final blessing. Sundays like that may be rare, but no less…
Church leaders and parishioners in the Holy Land have appealed for Irish Catholics to come and follow in the footsteps of Jesus both to deepen faith and support the hard-pressed local Christian community. Many Christian families, who rely on working with pilgrims, have lost their incomes since the beginning of the war triggered by the…
This Lent, Irish Catholics are invited to join in a new set of weekly prayer and reflection resources, Baptised and Sent in Lent, inspired by the preparatory document for Ireland’s National Pre-Synodal Assembly titled Baptised and Sent. “Each week in Lent, Baptised and Sent explores themes such as belonging, healing, renewal and mission – drawing…
A prominent Irish Jesuit has publicly urged bishops, including those in Ireland, to ask Rome to place the question of women’s priestly ordination on the agenda of the study groups accompanying the Synod. “I repeat my proposal,” Fr Gerry O’Hanlon SJ writes in February edition of The Furrow, “that bishops, including Irish bishops, who have qualms…
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