Personal Profile There is a temptation, when faced with the ease that abortion and similar evils are accepted in this country, to withdraw from the fight. It was exactly this temptation that Aontú representative for Cork North West Becky Kealy faced in 2018 – and ultimately resisted. “When the referendum passed, I was just devastated…
The former Convent of Mercy in Ardee Co. Louth has been bought by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP), who hope to use it for the female branch of their order, for €925,000
Attending public Mass is a legal offence, the State confirmed in the High Court Tuesday April 13, claiming that the restrictions are “justified and proportionate”
The bishop of Down and Connor has urged politicians to be more careful about their language as Belfast has been engulfed in nightly violence for over a week
Pope Francis’ letter to Northern Irish Presbyterian Rev. Norman Hamilton “modelled respectful dialogue” as the North faces “fraught times”, said Fr Martin Magill. Fr Magill, a Belfast-based priest and organiser of 4 Corners Belfast, praised the letter for “modelling dialogue and respectful dialogue”. “I welcome it especially because we are in another of our fraught…
Dallas Jenkins, creator of immensely popular Jesus-show The Chosen, opens up to Ruadhán Jones about how his failure led to its success The number one highest crowd-funded project of all time, at more than $16 million; the first ever multi-season adaptation of Christ’s life; watched by more than 50 million people worldwide; a 100% rating…
Fr Peter McVerry has decried the “myths around homelessness” which prevent the problem being resolved. Writing for the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Fr McVerry said that myths such as drug-addiction and mental health issues causing homelessness “diverts attention” from structural issues. “This myth is important because it diverts attention from the structural problems…
Night’s Bright Darkness by Sally Read (Ignatius Press, £14.99/€18) It’s hard to resist a good conversion story. They have a ready-made narrative to exploit, one typically filled with twists and turns, and the ending is a happy one. When luminous talent is combined with an already pleasing narrative form, it’s bound to entrance. That is exactly…
Personal Profile Dr Jessie Rogers made history recently, becoming the first lay person and the first woman to be dean of St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. To her, it seemed as natural as anything – but she recognises the privilege and responsibility that comes from the appointment. “From my own internal experience of Maynooth, it didn’t…
The Catholic school’s trust Le Chéile have expressed delight as they press forward with plans to open a new secondary school in Ballincollig, Co. Cork. The trust won the majority of 800 votes – the largest turnout for any school patronage vote last year – to establish a school with a capacity of 1,000 students…