The Jesuits’ decision for Gardiner Street Parish to become part of the neighbouring Pro-Cathedral Parish is part of a determined plan to focus the resources they have to better minister to the community, especially young people, according to the parish priest. The Church of St Francis Xavier will no longer be a parish church from…
Belief in the devil is persistent in the Bible, writes Fr Fintan Lyons OSB The existence of evil in the world is an inescapable fact. This raises such questions as how its nature may be understood and its origin established. The issue of its nature are discussed in Chapters 1 and 2 of my book…
During the recent visit of Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops to Ireland, I had the great privilege to participate in a focus group meeting with various representatives of the Church’s life in Ireland. Drawing from a synodal framework, the group included female religious, priests, a deacon, a Catholic journalist, a…
Female Catholic authors tackled modern themes with an awareness of God, Ruadhán Jones hears Catholics drawn to finding beauty in the written word will be delighted by the unearthing of some forgotten contributions to the Catholic literary revival in England in a new series. The series on women writers from the early to mid-20th Century…
This week, an AI ‘priest’ sparked consternation among many Catholics, but it is just the latest in a long line of attempts to merge theology with technology. Ian Dunn explores why the idea of a robot priest won’t go away As laicisations go, it was quick. Barely a day after American Catholic apologetics website Catholic…
The Church must act now to or else ethos will become invisible, Ruadhán Jones hears An in-depth survey of Catholic schools in Ireland has highlighted stark issues regarding the continuing provision of Catholic-ethos based education in Ireland, saying there is a small window to act to safeguard its future. While acknowledging the excellence of Catholic…
Welcoming the arrival of the relics of two Polish martyrs to Thurles, Co. Tipperary, the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly has said there are many “courageous” priests who place their lives at risk for Christ and the relics are a reminder of Christians suffering for the Faith. The relics of Conventional Franciscans, Zbigniew Strzałkowski OFM…
People are asking for reasons to believe, so let’s give it to them, writes Eoin McCormack Recently I attended a ‘Meetup’ event in Dublin city centre. For anyone unfamiliar with the concept, ‘Meetup’ is a social media platform for organising events and gatherings for people with similar interests. This event, being advertised to take place…
Vanitha Nadaraj Thousands in Malaysia have paid tributes to an Irish missionary nun who pioneered girls’ education in her adopted country for decades. Sr Enda Ryan died on April 7 at the age of 96, according to her religious congregation, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM). FMM is an international Catholic religious order founded in…
The sudden death of beloved priest and bishop-elect has united Scottish Catholics in grief, writes Ian Dunn I couldn’t believe it. A text came through Wednesday lunchtime. Fr Martin Chambers had died in his sleep the night before. He was just 59, fit and healthy, and was due to be installed as Scotland’s newest bishop…
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