Fr Arnold Rosney On a beautiful warm May bank holiday Sunday, the Killaloe diocese jointly with the diocesan youth team and the World Meeting of Families hosted a wonderful Family Picnic Day. This was the first time the diocese hosted such an event. The event took place in the Showgrounds, Ennis which provided excellent facilities both…
Organised by the parish priest in St Patrick’s parish in Ringsend, 120 pilgrims from Rouen will attend the World Meeting of Families, and will make a special visit to the Dublin parish. Fr Ivan Tongue has arranged that on one of the evenings of the WMOF, set to be held in the capital from August…
“I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse ; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19) This verse is taken from the last chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. Capturing the essence of how the future of the nation of Israel depended on the response of the Jewish people to the Covenant, it underlines the connections between life and blessing. To the nation…
WMOF2018 Teresa Regan After a week of inclement weather, with further rain forecast it was certainly both promising and uplifting to see the morning mist rise over Tipperary Racecourse as preparations began for the Family Fun Day, organised by the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. In accord with the theme ‘We are family –…
Chai Brady discovers that Pope Francis has inspired Faith among inmates There is a ‘corridor of hope’ in Midlands Prison, lined with the artwork of the whole community, both those confined, and those working in the facility. The long hallway in Ireland’s largest prison was built to connect two new sections, Division E and…
Vital symbols of Ireland’s Catholic heritage are in danger of being lost, writes Susan Gately For over 60 years in the late 17th and early 18th Century Catholics in Ireland were severely persecuted under laws which effectively took away their rights to property, education, participation in civic life and most importantly, religion. Officially termed…
“Although I oppose abortion I think I’ll vote to repeal the Eighth Amendment. I’ll never choose abortion but I won’t stand in the way of others choosing it.” This is quite a common position being taken concerning the forthcoming referendum, even among Catholics and other Christians. Those holding this position sense that abortion is wrong but,…
How to defend the Faith without raising your voice: Conference Silence is not an option for Catholics in the public sphere, papal biographer Austen Ivereigh told a packed room in the Red Cow Hotel at this year’s The Irish Catholic national conference. Quoting Pope Francis’ observation that the cemetery is only place where there…
Colm Fitzpatrick speaks with pro-life voice Gavin Boyne Discussions concerning abortion can often lead to empty rhetoric rife with misleading information, but a new media initiative is providing a platform where Irish voters can learn the real facts about this issue, and hopefully share them with others. Our Future is an online resource for…
As referendum day approaches, Catholics will be told by all and sundry that they should vote according to their consciences. In a Western democratic society like Ireland, which values individual freedom and personal autonomy above all else, there is little difficulty in accepting the central role of ‘conscience’. Hardly anyone disagrees with that, because ultimately…
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