Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin has said that any change to the nature of marriage would “undermine” it as the fundamental building block of society. In a statement, Bishop Nulty (right) warned the Government’s decision to hold a referendum on same sex marriage challenges the “very nature of marriage itself and the importance…
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Catholic schools “must be allowed to be Catholic”
Three leading Catholic academics have criticised a Department of Education survey seeking views on how Church-run schools can be made more inclusive. Prof Eamonn Conway, Dr Eugene Duffy and Dr Rik Van Nieuwenhove, from the Dept. of Theology & Religious Studies at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick sent their submission in a personal capacity to…
The other side of Murphy Report
Fr Padraig McCarthy tells Cathal Barry the Murphy Report needs further examining
Memories of a mission
In 1963, a group of six Irish Spiritan priests set out on the long missionary journey to Brazil to work in a number of already established parish communities in the country’s interior. The move was in response to Pope John XXIII’s appeal for missionaries to Latin America to combat communism and counteract the inroads of…
Spiritan projects
Cathal Barry visits missionary projects set up by Irish Spiritans in Brazil
Fullness of all Revelation
Cathal Barry takes a look at the Church’s teaching on Divine Revelation
Let exercise improve your life
You don’t have to be a fitness fanatic
Webwatch
Cathal Barry offers a round up of web developments for Catholics
Little berries pack a lot of punch
Cathal Barry takes a look at the benefits of berries
Stages of Revelation
Cathal Barry explores the stages at which God reveals himself to humanity