For one hundred years, St Therese Church of the Child Jesus on Donore Avenue has stood on the basis of hope and faith guided by the little way of their patron saint, St Thérèse of Lisieux. As parishioners gathered on the centenary day of May 16 for a beautiful celebratory Mass, they honoured the generations…
The former private secretary to the German Pope Benedict XVI continues to reject the course of reform being pursued by the Church in Germany. In an interview with KNA, Archbishop Gänswein also takes issue with the traditionalist Society of St Pius X. *** The papal ambassador to Lithuania, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, sees the Ukrainian flag…
Nobody is responsible for everything; responsibility calls for discernment, writes Fr Chris Hayden *** When we feel overwhelmed by circumstances, we are vulnerable to negative emotions of all sorts. The more of the weight of the world I carry on my shoulders, the more likely I am to feel crushed by sadness and anxiety.…
France’s bishops are strongly criticising a “radical choice” made by French lawmakers to legalise “assisted dying.” A watershed vote by the National Assembly July 15 legalised assisted dying, including euthanasia and assisted suicide in certain cases. Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille and president of the bishops’ conference, lamented that “members of parliament have enshrined in…
Catholic leaders and immigrant advocates called for prayer, accountability and compassion after two fatal shootings involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in less than a week, incidents that have prompted protests in Maine and Texas. In Maine, 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was shot and killed by an ICE officer July 13 while driving…
A newsletter I read signs off the same way every time: “To a future of Abundance.” The writer, futurist Peter Diamandis, is one of the leading evangelists for what artificial intelligence is about to do for us, and I read him because he gives confident voice to the optimism our culture now takes for granted.…
Amnesty International UK has expressed regret for releasing a report that included the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) and many Christian and Catholic organisations on a list of “anti-rights” organisations. The report, titled A Growing Threat: The Anti-Rights Movement in the UK, was published last week and immediately caused a furor as…
I turned on the radio last Friday morning and heard Ryan Tubridy speaking – what was this, a time warp? It’s a long time since he’s had a morning radio show. But no, I was indeed in the present moment – he was a guest on Times Radio Breakfast, and what he was saying was…
Panama’s Catholic bishops have questions about a controversial river dam project that could disrupt the lives of thousands in the Central American country. The project proposes to expand the availability of water for both human consumption and the operation of the Panama Canal. Advanced by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and fully backed by the…
I recently alluded to the fact that the ratings films receive are often misleading regarding advisory content for parents. The battle against censorship has long been won, which means that substandard films with strong sexual and/or violent content have come through the system as prolifically as artistic ones. We can’t prevent this. If you pass…
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