Courtney McGrail takes a look at the types of software available to stop children accessing unsuitable material online
Courtney McGrail
Beating cyberbullies
Courtney McGrail explains the phenomenon of internet bullying and how victims can take control
Cataloguing Catholicism
Courtney McGrail visits a hidden gem in the heart of Dublin city
Remembering the ultimate sacrifice
It is “an extraordinary slice of Maynooth and indeed of the Great War”, said the President of St Patrick’s College, Msgr Hugh Connolly at the ‘Maynooth College 1914-1918’ exhibition to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War. As part of Heritage Week and in order to honour the centenary of World…
Facebook gives Pioneers a boost
Membership to Pioneers at 130,000
Parishes called to celebrate Rosary Sunday
Archbishop Eamon Martin, Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, has invited parishes to take part in Rosary Sunday for the intention of the ‘family’. Rosary Sunday, an initiative from the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, will be celebrated in parishes across Ireland on Sunday, October 5, the day on which the Church celebrates the ‘Day for Life 2014’.…
Fourteen new seminarians for Maynooth
St Patrick’s College, Maynooth is welcoming 14 new seminarians who will commence their formation for the priesthood at the National Seminary this year. At the conclusion of the Introductory Programme at the end of September, two of the new seminarians from northern dioceses will continue their studies at St Malachy’s Seminary in Belfast. As reported…
Dublin parish celebrates ‘Mass on the Grass’
In a quiet terrace in the East Wall parish in Dublin, neighbours opened their doors for the annual ‘Mass on the Grass’, the final one to be held in this area by beloved priest, Fr Declan ‘Deco’ Blake, who moves parish this year. Organised by the St Laurence O’Toole Parish, this was the third year…
Youth ministry needs a broader framework
The challenges facing youth ministry are the same challenges facing the wider Church says Brian McKee
Limerick Passion Play on RTĖ television
RTÉ’s Would You Believe programme, broadcast at 10:30pm on September 14, will follow the preparation and production of the Passion in Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick this year. The play attracted 6,000 people to watch a re-enactment of the final hours of Jesus’ life, during the hours of Holy Thursday and Good Friday. The event, planned for…