Carlos X. Colorado Romero’s centennial coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, and it is useful to take Fatima as a guidepost to situate Romero’s life in the life of the Church. Indeed, the major thematic set points in the Fatima message – the World’s wars and the Church’s sufferings in…
Dear Editor, Mary Finegan (IC Letters 27/07/2017) believes that “banning women from being ordained priests is insulting”. At the Last Supper, Jesus told his apostles that, “the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all I have said to you” (Jn 14:26). Further, “when…
Dear Editor, I too was appalled when I saw the image on social media of a ‘repeal’ jumper spread on the altar of the Oblate church in Inchicore (IC 10/08/2017). This insult was intended to provoke the people of faith. However, I think it has back-fired on the pro-choice campaign because the people of the…
Dear Editor, I wish to congratulate Dr Andrew Maxwell (IC Letters 20/07/2017) on his point that the GAA is the new religion in Ireland. First of all the GAA is very well sponsored for all their games in Croke Park, therefore they should pay all the players. All Ireland tickets will be €90 this year,…
Dear Editor, Our poor priests are run off their feet. Soon they will all be gone unless something radical is done. I cannot see the Church surviving, the way it is going. When discussions of the shortage of priests arise two solutions are always presented – ordaining married men and ordaining women. However, neither of…
The Church of St Aengus, Burt, Co. Donegal: Celebrating Half century (1967-2017) ed. by Donal Campbell and others To mark the first 50 years of their church a group in Fahan, Co. Donegal, have produced a fine illustrated book which celebrates not just the church, its architect and its building, but the whole span of…
Teresa Whitington The Boy behind the curtain: notes from an Australian life by Tim Winton (Picador £16.99) When he was nine years old, Tim Winton travelled by car with his family from Western to Eastern Australia: from the city of Perth to the city of Melbourne. One of the institutions the family visited was the…
Fr Vincent Sherlock He pulled in to get petrol. The back seat of his car was filled with bits and pieces from his home – the bits, over and above, what the van had taken away earlier that day. The young petrol attendant, seeing the packed car said: “Are you the new man?” The priest, telling the…
Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, the new Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, arrived at Dublin Airport on Monday where he was greeted by several Irish bishops including Cardinal Séan Brady. Archbishop Eamon Martin is currently on pilgrimage in Fatima and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin is on summer vacation. Photo: John McElroy
The handover of the Mission Light from the oldest SVD priest in Ireland, Fr Norman Davitt, 70 years of priesthood (1947-2017), to the youngest, Fr Joseph Yang who was ordained last month.