Children’s Corner Science experiments are always a great way to learn about the world around you, and make you rethink previously held ideas. Oobleck is a classic experiment that’s perfect for entertaining both parents and kids. We often make a distinction between liquid and solid, but Oobleck is a strange substance in the middle…
Colm Fitzpatrick speaks with a professor passionate about theology From once caricaturing religion as utter ‘nonsense’, one man is now teaching students about the role and relevance of theology in the world today. Stephen Bullivant, Professor of Theology and the Sociology of Religion in Twickenham’s St Mary’s University, is an award-winning scholar, speaker and…
Pope Francis will now visit Knock during his brief visit to Ireland in August, The Irish Catholic understands. Senior Church sources have indicated that a public announcement will be made shortly, raising hopes that there may still be a change of heart that would see a brief visit to the North added to the itinerary.…
Parishioners play a vital role in informing Mass-goers about Catholic social issues, including the right to life, a bishop has said. Commenting in response to a statement from the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP), which lamented the presence of pro-life speakers at Catholic Masses, Ossory’s bishop Dermot Farrell told RTÉ that there is a tradition…
With opinion polls tightening on the repeal of the Eighth Amendment this month, several Church leaders have stepped up their campaign to promote the right to life of the unborn. Over the bank holiday weekend, seven bishops across Ireland issued pastoral statements in a bid to influence more people to vote ‘No’ in the May…
Colm Fitzpatrick explores whether exams are putting young people to the test Exams are part and parcel of student life, but all too often the stress that accompanies them can leave pupils in a state of despair and anxiety. Are students putting too much pressure on themselves, or should they be encouraged to learn…
Personal Profile Colm Fitzpatrick speaks with a priest overcoming all obstacles Receiving a diagnosis of an ultimately fatal disease can leave people in a state of despair and fear, but for one Irish priest, this is an opportunity to spread a message of awareness and hope. In February of this year, Fairview native Fr…
Around 5,000 people across Ireland gathered at Knock Shrine last week to pray for the protection of the right to life of the unborn ahead of the upcoming referendum this month. The pilgrimage to Knock on April 29 was organised by the national Apostolate of Eucharistic adoration, on the theme ‘The Family of Eucharistic Adoration’…
A brave Irish missionary has vowed to return to ministry after sustaining severe life-threatening injuries by an armed gang in Peru. Columban missionary Fr Gerard Desmond (73) was rushed to hospital after receiving a blow to his head and two gunshots wounds above both his knees as he arrived at his residence in the Parish…
Colm Fitzpatrick writes about a youth club like no other For forty years, a national youth organisation has continued to provide young people across Ireland the opportunity to grow, gain confidence, and create vital transformations in their own communities. Founded in 1978, No Name! Club was established to help deter young people away from…