Scott P. Richert We… see all round us every day the living turning into the lifeless. What we never see is the lifeless turning into the living,” said Owen Barfield. When I was a child, I used to collect common fossils – trilobites, brachiopods and cephalopods, mostly. I was fascinated by their shape and symmetry,…
Carol Glatz When Catholics come to Rome for the Holy Year, their journey should have the specific goal of encountering and listening to Jesus, Pope Francis said. With a jubilee, the destination is the Holy Door, which “represents Jesus Christ, his mystery of salvation, which allows us to enter into the new life, free from…
Where is Joy? AC My God, where is joy hidden? It is in You. And where is happiness hidden? It is in You. We are created for happiness, and we look here and there for it, and think it’s in this or that, in money, holidays, fine food. But no, it is in You, only…
Luca Attanasio Until the most recent appointments, at 50 years of age he was the youngest cardinal in the College of Cardinals (now Mykola Bychok, bishop of the Saints Peter and Paul eparchy of Melbourne of the Ukrainians, aged 44 has become the youngest, ed.) and among those called to a complex task of Christian…
Christians are baptised “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” affirming their faith in the Trinity. This is the central mystery of Christian faith, revealing God in himself and as the source of all salvation. The Trinity encompasses the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as one God,…
Bishop Paul Dempsey I’ve experienced and I’ve seen a lot of great signs of hope as well, indeed, we have the building hope initiative in the diocese and there’s very much a sense of working together in partnerships as parishes and that’s synodality in action. Pope Francis obviously talks about synodality and I think…
Trócaire’s CEO for the past six years told The Irish Catholic the job taught her courage and how individual actions are important. Courage is one of Trócaire’s five values, Caoimhe de Barra said. “Courage is the one that really stays in my mind, because as the leader of the organisation… you’re responsible for the decisions…
In the moments before Pope Francis’ arrival at the Paul VI Hall on Saturday (December 7), a final addition was made to a nativity scene gifted by Palestinian artists: A keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered scarf that has come to represent the Palestinian cause, was placed on the manger beneath the baby Jesus. Sitting in his…
O Blessed Virgin, Immaculate, Inspirer and Cause of so much love for God, and so much good. You know Jesus best of all. You love Him more than any other. I see so much happens through you, so many miracles and healings, God doing them at your request. I see in my life you make…
Emily Nelson The debate on assisted suicide has risen to prominence again, particularly with the recent vote in Westminster and calls for changes in legislation elsewhere. What can we do about this? Through my work for FaithVersed, I was asked to organise a talk on this topic, aiming to both inform and equip people to…