Jonathan Roumie, of The Chosen, fame says he’s doubling down on God this Lent, writes Gina Christian This Lent, Jonathan Roumie has a full plate at work – and an empty one at home, he told OSV News, thanks to some “heavy fasting” he plans to undertake between now and Easter. “Fasting is super-powerful,” Mr…
Jem Sullivan Throughout the seasons and feasts of the liturgical year, the Church pauses to give special honour to Mary, mother of Jesus, the son of God. As mother of the Church, we turn to Mary as our mother in the order of grace for she brings about the birth of all believers in…
Talk of Irish joy in Prague must have seemed strange to delegates given that the only voices represented were of hurt, anger and alienation, writes Fr Andrew McMahon While its ‘final document’ is — at time of writing — still awaited, the European stage of the Synod on Synodality effectively concluded with the widely…
The majority of people who don’t identify as unionist or nationalist in the North of Ireland believe there should be a return to 50:50 recruitment of Catholics and Protestants in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The Patten Report paved the way for 50:50 recruitment to address the under-representation of Catholics, it was introduced…
Almost €1 million of taxpayers’ money has been spent advertising the Government’s My Options hotline, according to recently released figures. The figures were released by the HSE in response to a parliamentary question from TD Carol Nolan about the MyOptions agency, which links women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy with abortion providing GPs. Since 2019, in…
Ireland has never quite grasped the significance of the vision and thought of St John Henry Newman writes Deacon Brett Lockhart The death late last year of Fr Ian Ker, (1942-2022) the world’s leading authority on the life and thought of Cardinal John Henry Newman may have gone largely unnoticed in Ireland, but his definitive…
Fear of clericalism must not be a reason for any reticence in promoting vocations to the diocesan priesthood, writes Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan In the synodal conversations which were held around the country in preparation for the Synod on Synodality in the Autumn of 2024, no mention was recorded of the need to promote vocations to…
Dear Editor, Regarding the front-page article by Chai Brady and Jason Osborne [The Irish Catholic – February 9, 2023] where parishes warn of Dublin City’s menacing decline: This wonderful article gave us a chilling reminder of just how close we have become to total anarchy. Of course, this decline of law and order is not…
Evangelium announces ‘joyful’ conference Evangelium’s annual conference on evangelisation for young adults promises a “joyful Christian environment” when it takes place on Saturday, March 25. The conference offers a “stepping stone for those seeking a deeper understanding of their faith”, said Evangelium spiritual director Fr Damien Lynch. “We’re meeting a need that young Catholics feel…
A fellow of the Royal Historical Society has said that the State was responsible for most of the institutions covered by the Mother and Baby Institutions Redress Bill and that the State “will ultimately bear the fiscal liability”. Writing in The Irish Times on Monday, Michael Dwyer said that although some politicians and advocacy groups…