Checking in with God is the “most important thing” for Irish women’s soccer star Sinead Farrelly, she has revealed. The 33-year-old international, who played in the women’s team’s first ever world cup, said her faith played a big role in helping recover from a car crash in 2015 that almost ended her career. Asked if…
A breakdown in a relationship or a change in family circumstances was the most common reason families presented as homeless between April and June this year, according to the Department of Housing. Local authorities have begun reporting the reasons for presentation as homeless cited by households who recently entered emergency accommodation in the second quarter…
Taizé community to get new leader in December After 18 years as head of the ecumenical monastic community Taizé, Bro. Alois Loeser has chosen a successor. According to the community, after consulting other brothers, the French Catholic has chosen Bro. Matthew (Andrew) Thorpe (58) to be the Christian fraternity’s third-ever prior. Bro. Thorpe, an Anglican…
Jenna Marie Cooper Q: When I was an Evangelical I was told there was no such thing as ghosts and that paranormal phenomena were likely demons. What does the Church say about this? Doesn’t the Church teach that there are no such things as ‘apparitions’? A: The word ‘ghost’ can refer to several different concepts.…
Dear Editor, It would be foolish not to have deep concerns about the Irish Government’s draft Social, Personal, and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum, particularly in regards to a sentence that promotes an ill-conceived concept of ‘allyship’ [The Irish Catholic – July 20, 2023]. I believe it is essential to address this issue with utmost urgency,…
Deacon Greg Kandra Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, August 6Deuteronomy 7:9-10,13-14Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9II Peter 1:16-19Matthew 17:1-9 A lot of children will tell you (and some of their grownup friends will agree) that they are afraid of the dark. The unknown and unseeable can be frightening. There are the usual things to be…
Misean Cara welcome two new board members Misean Cara has announced the appointment of two new members to its board of directors, Rev. John Parkin and Mr Philip O’Brien. Misean Cara CEO John Moffett welcomed the appointments, calling it “a privilege to welcome Rev. Parkin and Philip O’Brien to the Misean Cara board”. The Irish…
There will be fewer than 10 priests covering 85 churches across Clogher diocese in less than 20 years, Bishop Larry Duffy has warned. Meanwhile, just one priest is due to be ordained for the diocese in the next seven years. Writing to the people of the diocese in a pastoral letter, Bishop Duffy said that…
Catholic poet and convert Sally Read will be among the guest speakers at a young adult conference on August 19 and 20, organised by the Legion of Mary. Ms Read is to give a talk on her conversion from a committed atheist to a Catholic in the space of just nine months, sparked by research…
As the bishops in England, Scotland and Wales got the green light for a new lectionary, the Irish bishops are to continue with their plans to link up with the bishops of Australia and New Zealand. The Bishops’ conference of England and Wales received the go ahead from the Dicastery for Divine Worship to use…