Joe Sheridan’s GAA journey and an infamous afternoon in Croke Park The 2010 Leinster football final will probably always be remembered for what happened after the final whistle rather than what happened during the 70 minutes that preceded it. For much of the afternoon, it appeared that Louth’s 53-year wait for a Leinster title was…
Following in the footsteps of Sr Clare Crockett On August 8 2026, 12 pilgrims and two Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR), representing nine countries, gathered in Quito, Ecuador, for an extraordinary journey of faith, service and evangelisation. Inspired by Servant of God Sr Clare Crockett, our ‘All or Nothing Mission and Pilgrimage’ would take…
It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal A few weeks ago I wrote an article for The Irish Catholic urging the twenty-three (of twenty-seven) EU member states currently also members of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to leave NATO, giving this the sobriquet NEXIT. My…
Dear Editor, Commenting on the vocations downturn, a wise priest once told us eager students: “Gentlemen, we have enough priests to minister comfortably to practising Catholics. What we don’t have is enough priests to minister to cultural Catholics.” Increasingly, I think he was correct. Much of the present discussion about priest shortages begins with the…
Pope Leo XIV has been speaking about one of the hottest of hot-button topics in Catholic Church discourse lately: The so-called “liturgy wars” that have been going on for decades in the wake of Vatican II. As Crux Now’s Managing Editor has noted in May, one of Leo’s goals out of the gate has been…
The day the Leaving Cert results were published, Friday, August 21, was, we hope, a happy and memorable day for all students. At the end of a long straight road of five or six years in secondary school, they’re now starting off down a new one. Don’t all of us middle-aged adults feel again the…
As I’ve suggested in earlier reflections in this series, one of the ways in which we can protect ourselves from excessive anxiety is to be clear regarding what we might call a sensible ‘moral architecture.’ Our moral responsibility is limited; it does not extend to the whole world. Developing a wise and balanced sense of…
When I pulled up to the high school that my two oldest sons attend in downtown Minneapolis, the excitement was buzzing. Students were clapping and cheering for their classmates as they entered the doors for the first day. Teachers and staff stood on the pavement welcoming everyone to the new school year. I couldn’t help…
‘Dono di Maria’ or ‘Gift of Mary’ is a convent of the Sisters of Charity located close to the Holy Office near St Peter’s Square here in Rome. For six evenings of the week, the sisters welcome fifty-five homeless people into the convent where they gather for a meal. Recently, I have volunteered to help…
Q: Could you clarify the Church’s current stance on Freemasonry? Some seem to think that these days it’s “no different than belonging to Rotary” or any other service club. The local church has parishioners that belong to the local Masonic lodge. A: Despite what you might be hearing from your fellow parishioners, it is still…