The solar eclipse as seen from Pope John Paul II School in Hendersonville, Tennessee on August 21.
Magnificent eclipse
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New nuncio a welcome sight
Dear Editor, I was glad to see our new nuncio has arrived in Ireland (IC 17/08/2017). Perhaps now the elderly bishops awaiting permission to retire can finally be replaced with some young bloods who can lead the charge of the mission of re-energising the Irish Church. And dare I say it, could we also maybe…
Jesuits’ amazing survival of atomic bomb
Dear Editor, In relation to the article of David Quinn (IC 10/08/2017) on the atomic bomb, your readers might like to know that when that bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945 four Jesuit priests were saying the Rosary in a house at the epicentre of the blast, where every building was demolished…
We shouldn’t limit avenues of faith formation
Dear Editor, I agree with Fr Patrick Seaver (IC Letters 03/08/2017) regarding the centrality of parents in the faith formation of children. The family, as a ‘domestic church’ is of crucial importance in the handing on of faith. I also concede that sacramental preparation may be best served solely in a parish context, once adequate resources,…
Be careful of wording of old prayers
Dear Editor, I would like through the columns of your newspaper to call on people to be careful about the prayers they use which belong to a different time and era. They reflect a bad theology. I would suggest that people stop using a prayer which contains these words: “O Jesus, forgive us our sins,…
The social history of modern Ireland
Ian d’Alton The social history of modern Ireland Edited by Eugenio F. Balgini & Mary E. Daly (Cambridge University Press, £24.99) This substantial and weighty (literally – it’s 635 pages come in at a little under 3lbs) is self-described as a textbook. This does it both justice and injustice. The textbook element – the extraordinary…
Recent books in brief
Matt Talbot: An Introduction (Veritas, €4.99) Though this little book is unsigned on the title page, it is actually extracted from Mary Purcell’s Remembering Matt Talbot published in 1954. Mary Purcell was once a well known writer and her authorship should be recognised on the title page. When local veneration of Matt Talbot began to…
News reporter/Feature writer – The Irish Catholic newspaper
The Irish Catholic – an independent weekly newspaper focusing on faith, family, social justice and international development with a readership of over 90,000 – is seeking to recruit a new reporter to join the team of journalists based at our Dublin offices. Working closely with the Managing Editor, the successful candidate will be responsible for…
Omagh bombing victims remembered
A remembrance service was held last Sunday for those who died in the Omagh bombing 19 years ago. The prayer service took place in a memorial garden in the Co. Tyrone town to remember the 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, who were killed in the Real IRA attack on August 15, 1998.…
ACP corrects false ‘lay diaconate’ claims
Staff Reporter The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) has been forced to amend a media statement after inaccurately describing members of the permanent diaconate as laypeople rather than clerics. In a press release issued last week, headed ‘Association of Catholic Priests Statement on the Permanent Lay Diaconate’, the ACP leadership committed themselves to backing Fr…