There’s a difference between emotion and emotionalism, between sentiment and sentimentality, between pathos and bathos. Unfortunately, Morgan Matthews’ 500 Miles (12A) loses out on all three counts. If Maeve Binchy was still with us, it’s the kind of thing she’d probably be penning, giving us an Ireland that’s not so much the way we see…
Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47 (46); Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28:16-20 And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age The Gospel Matt. 28:16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. Matt. 28:17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Matt.…
here is no lack of hot button issues. As soon as one is discussed and fades, another lands to take its place. It’s a queue of controversies. Last week RTÉ seemed to be throwing its weight behind moves to progress surrogacy legislation. No fewer than three speakers in favour were interviewed last Wednesday morning, while…
Discussions among experts about the impact of modern technologies on young people and children are becoming increasingly complex. A mother of three, Inna Mastiuk, tries to reduce her children’s screen time. She allows them to use gadgets for no more than three hours a day. “I have set up parental controls that allow me to…
Fr Gerardo Fortich Saco Jr, 60, was supposed to be the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran, in the central Philippines, after his ordination and installation on May 26. But at 6am on May 5, Fr Saco jolted the Diocese of Tagbilaran — and sent shockwaves nationwide — when he announced that he was…
Israel has begun construction of a bypass road in the West Bank. According to Transport Minister Miri Regev, the aim of the new transport link is to “bring a million residents to Judea and Samaria”, as reported by Haaretz on May 6. The biblical names of these regions refer to the land occupied in violation…
When Charlie Guy first began to pray the rosary aloud in his van, it was spontaneous. He didn’t set out in search of a new business idea, nor to become known online. He was, as he put it, simply heading off to do a delivery for his confectionary distribution business. When somewhere along the road,…
Joseph does not draw attention to himself. He listens, and he acts, exemplifying the disciple as one who hears “the word of God and acts on it” (Lk 8:21). Whenever we turn to Joseph, we are led, through him, to discover the God he obeyed and the mission he served. The Litany of St Joseph…
Last week I had the privilege of addressing the patrons of Catholic schools in Ireland at a gathering organised by the Association of Patrons and Trustees of Catholic Schools at the Marino Institute of Education. I was acutely aware of the responsibility involved in addressing such a gathering and I was conscious that I was…
The political ground beneath Ireland’s abortion debate is shifting, bringing both risks and opportunities, writes Eilís Mulroy In the short term, given the arithmetic and make-up of the Dáil, there is a real possibility of further setbacks for the pro-life side. Pro-abortion advocates will continue to introduce opportunistic and reckless bills aimed at widening abortion…
Aubrey Malone
Brendan O’Regan
Eilis Mulroy