The Sunday Gospel Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap. A song that comes down to us from the days of slavery in USA is the voice of a suffering people. “Hard times, hard times come again no more.” It’s a sentiment many of us can relate to in this difficult period. It’s hard to keep going.…
Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world. Most people are not aware of this fact, partly because of the lack of media reporting. One country where Christians face continuous persecuted is Pakistan. Christians make up a small minority of Pakistan’s population, around 1-2% of the population. Pakistan has over two hundred million…
The Church must preach the Gospel, even if that is unpopular Archbishop-elect Dermot Farrell tells Michael Kelly When Dr Dermot Farrell is installed as Archbishop of Dublin next week it will be quite unlike any such episcopal installation in the capital in recent memory. The ceremony in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral on February 2 – the…
‘Avalanche’ of homelessness feared after pandemic if Government fail to protect vulnerable, writes Chai Brady Homelessness, which is now a crisis within a crisis due to the pandemic, was brought to the fore of public conscience once again when RTÉ highlighted the story of a man who was repeatedly refused a hostel bed because he…
Philosophy primarily seeks to uncover what it is to be, a truth presupposed by our other theoretical disciplines but never established by them, writes Dr Gaven Kerr Go to the philosophy section in any high street bookshop and you will usually find it sandwiched between the new age section and the self-help section. Philosophy today…
The Sunday Gospel Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap. Last Sunday we had the dream of Jesus as he launched his mission to establish the kingdom or reign of God on earth. “The time has come and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent and believe the Good News.” This meant repossessing the world…
The silence had long needed to be shattered – Archbishop-elect Farrell Archbishop-elect of Dublin, Dermot Farrell echoed the other bishops of Ireland by welcoming the report, describing it as making for “extremely disturbing reading”. “They reveal deep wounds, and bring to light the profound injustices perpetrated against the vulnerable in our society over a long…
Despite healthcare failings, the Dublin hostel run by the Legion of Mary was more compassionate than many at the time, writes Chai Brady One of the institutions in the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes published last week stands out as somewhat of an anomaly among the 18 investigated,…
The Irish Jesuit is remembered as a missionary who contributed to the health and wellbeing of the African people, writes Chai Brady Tributes have been paid to Irish priest Prof. Michael J. Kelly SJ who died in Zambia on Friday. He was 91 years old, and was a world-renowned authority in the fight against HIV/AIDS.…
The Sunday Gospel Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap. Pope Francis, with the assistance of Austen Ivereigh, recently published a book entitled Let us Dream. In describing his ideals for the world, he was not the first dreamer. He is following his Master. Jesus began his public mission by proclaiming his dream: he called it the…
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