In the February 5 issue of The Synodal Times outlining the Apostolic Works of Mercy published last October by Pope Leo XIV, Bro. Donatus Forkan OH wrote about the extraordinary life and legacy of St John of God, founder of the St John of God Order of Hospitallers. Born Joao Cidade, better known today as…
Two prominent Catholic cardinals have expressed their profound concern and sorrow over a recently announced decision by the Society of St Pius X — which rejects the authority of the Second Vatican Council — to ordain bishops this summer without papal approval. “The only solution possible in conscience before God is for the Society of…
The GAA has never been just about the glory of championship wins or the shine of All-Ireland medals. At its most basic, it has always been about characters, the kind of men and women who turn dressing rooms into theatres, parish pitches into stages, and ordinary Sundays into stories retold for decades. The humour stitched…
It is the truth, spoken quietly but with conviction and clarity by children who are victims of sexual abuse, that wins justice for them in courts of law and by which they gain freedom from the domination of their abusers. Their abusers are frequently their biological father, stepfather, live-in partner of their mother, grandfather, brother,…
A conversation with the former national leader of Youth 2000 The role of the laity is to evangelise the world, to live and share the gospel out in the world. And I suppose … young people have a particular gift for that,” said Helena O’Shea, Galway Cathedral’s Operations Manager and former Youth 2000 National…
It is not enough to love the young, they must know that they are loved,” St John Bosco once famously said. Christine O’Hara, a secondary school teacher at Coláiste Chríost Rí in Cork has applied the saint’s advice in her work as a Catholic educator, providing a safe and reflective space for her students in…
Lent invites us to journey through the landscapes of Matthew’s Gospel, where Christ enters every terrain of human experience says Fr Barry White While exploring Southeast Asia—especially Cambodia and Vietnam—I discovered how travel opens a window into the soul of a people. The ancient temples of Angkor Wat, Buddha statues, incense, and lotus flowers revealed…
I have been standing at lecterns for most of my adult life. As a drama student in Manchester in the 1970s, as a performer of traditional Irish music in pubs across Spain, as an executive coach teaching people to speak with confidence and clarity — and, for many years now, as a lector at Sunday…
The Sisters and Brothers of St John of God have made an immense contribution to the Irish and Universal Church in the areas of education, physical and mental health care. As their numbers declined, they looked forward to the future to ensure that the ethos of mercy and care would continue in the same spirit…
The Vatican on February 25 announced a busy and lengthy foreign travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV in the first half of 2026, confirming the pontiff will visit Monaco, Spain and four African nations — Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The announcement sets the stage for one of the busiest papal travel schedules in…
Renata Steffens
Fr Barry White