Sex, money and ‘manure for marriage’

90-year-old Sr Mary Neville MSHR tells Ruadhán Jones about life on the missions   “Holy Rosary Sisters, we love you,” sang the group of Cameroonian women in one of the Irish order’s houses in Dublin city. “And we’ve come to say thank you.” The women had gathered in Dublin to say thank you to the…

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Warning of parish ‘class divide’ if lay ministry not funded properly

There is a growing danger of a “class divide” emerging between parishes if there isn’t proper financial investment in lay ministries, the country’s first ever parish manager has warned. Lay leaders have also said that it will be “impossible” to encourage co-responsibility and encourage laypeople to take on more responsibility if there isn’t proper pay…

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