Parents have been advised not to be afraid of making a “value judgement” if they’re concerned about their children’s activity online as the ‘WitchTok’ hashtag surged past 31.5 billion views on social media app TikTok. WitchTok is an umbrella term under which young people post and share content related to magic and witchcraft, with many…
Taking your faith seriously is bound to benefit your relationship, writes Jason Osborne A recent study from the University of Exeter caught the public eye when it boldly proclaimed that more religious people have higher sexual satisfaction. Except that it isn’t that bold, because it’s adding to a growing body of research that’s supporting that surprising…
Social media like Instagram and Tiktok are allowing the occult to spread and mutate as never before Esmé Partridge tells Jason Osborne The internet in 2022 continues to provide ever-new frontiers; it truly is a wild-west that has yet to be fully mapped out and understood by those who inhabit it. While there are the…
As the energy crisis deepens rural priests have hit out at Environment Minister Eamon Ryan’s proposed retail ban on turf, saying that it’d be “very hard” to ask people to switch due to the soaring cost of heating alternatives. Speaking to The Irish Catholic newspaper, Limerick-based Fr Joe Tynan said that rural communities traditionally depended…
A new documentary about Mother Teresa of Kolkata intends to share the saint and her work with a wider audience than ever before. Produced by the Knights of Columbus and directed by Emmy-award winning filmmaker David Naglieri, Mother Teresa: No Greater Love will display the mission St Teresa carried out throughout her life, and its…
An Aontú councillor has spoken out after suffering a “vicious” and “unprovoked” attack, which he claims was based on his pro-life stance. Councillor Emmet Doyle, member of Derry City & Strabane District Council, said that after entering a food establishment alone in the early hours of Friday morning, a group of people “deeply opposed to…
Popular images of the practicing Catholic ought not to be mistaken as essential elements of the Faith, writes Jason Osborne For the younger generations of Catholics, the internet is now an inextricable part of their experience of the world. I believe I grew up in the last years that weren’t entirely permeated by the internet,…
We should focus as much on feeding the body with wholesome food as we do the mind during the school year, writes Jason Osborne The return to school is a stressful time for parents more so than children, I’d wager. Children and teenagers have been getting back into the rhythm of things for a few…
The body of Christ has many autistic members and Fr Matthew Schneider LC is keen to raise awareness of that fact and minister to them, hears Jason Osborne Fr Matthew Schneider LC, was already ordained a priest just over two years when he was diagnosed with autism at the age of 34. Initially shaken by…
Catholics sometimes lose their minds when a famous figure embraces Christ and that’s neither good for them nor for us, writes Jason Osborne Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf’s recent interview with Word on Fire’s Bishop Robert Barron, in which he revealed his conversion to Catholicism and embrace of its traditional expression, caused quite a stir both…
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