The Sunday Gospel Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap. In today’s Gospel (Matthew 18:21-35) we continue the moral teaching of how to follow the ideals of Jesus Christ if we wish to be true followers. One of the greatest signs of genuine Christianity is the ability to forgive. Today’s first reading tells us “resentment and anger,…
Dear Editor, Our Lady of Guadalupe was responsible for the conversion of Mexico to Catholicism following on her apparitions to a shepherd boy, Juan Diego, which started on December 1, 1531. As a result, Mexico became Catholic, thus snuffing out the practice of human sacrifice which was prevalent amongst the tribes of that country. Abortion…
Shrine in memory of aborted children dedicated in Mexico The Mexican pro-life association Los Inocentes de María (Mary’s Innocent Ones) has dedicated a shrine in Guadalajara last month in memory of aborted children. The shrine, called Rachel’s Grotto, also serves as a place for reconciliation between parents and their deceased babies. In an August 15…
As Co. Kildare was unexpectedly freed from lockdown on Monday, the Dominicans at St Eustace Priory in Newbridge moved swiftly to open up for public Mass just 90 minutes after the easing. Parishioners commented on social media about how impressed they were with the quick thinking friars. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Fr John Harris O.P…
Internet star Bishop Robert Barron this week delivered a homily in support of St Junipero Serra, an 18th-Century Franciscan missionary whose legacy has drawn renewed scrutiny in recent months from some who consider him a symbol of an oppressive colonial system. “We are gathered here today in defence of the statue,” Bishop Barron said in…
A Traveller family’s claim of discrimination against the former Bishop of Galway regarding how they were treated at a Communion Mass has been dismissed by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The family, including six children, said they were harassed at the ceremony and that the women were excluded from the Mass based on a dress…
Abby Johnson, former director of Planned Parenthood and convert to Catholicism, addressed the Republican National Convention in a video message that emphasized President Donald Trump’s actions for the pro-life cause. The outspoken pro-life advocate said: “For most people who consider themselves pro-life, abortion is abstract. They can’t even conceive of the barbarity…but for me, abortion…
Scotland has reported its second-highest annual abortion figure on record. Public Health Scotland announced on August 25 that 13,583 abortions were performed in 2019, with a termination rate of 13.2 per 1,000 women aged between 15 and 44. Last year’s figure is the highest since 2008 and represents an increase of 297 from 2018 when…
The Missionaries of Charity cancelled their customary birthday celebrations for their founder, Mother Teresa, this year after nine religious sisters tested positive for Covid-19. Wednesday marked the 110th birthday of Saint Mother Teresa, who died in 1997. Among other celebrations, the Motherhouse of the Missionaries of Charity, which houses the saint’s tomb, was forced to…
More bishops are pleading with their governments to give priority to ethically developed coronavirus vaccines, but many also are telling Catholics that not getting vaccinated is a more serious moral problem than using the problematic vaccines. Australia is among many governments trying to secure access to a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford…