Pastoral development worker Frances Rowland on responding to the changing needs of her diocese In conversation with The Irish Catholic, pastoral development worker Frances Rowland shared stories of collegiality, openness, and formation from the Diocese of Kerry, highlighting the changing needs of parish life in the diocese she has worked in for over 20…
If the diocesan websites of Ireland are to be believed, Ireland has only one diocesan chancellor who is not a priest. This is Sr Mary Lyons JCD, the chancellor of the Archdiocese of Tuam. She is a rare exception to what appears to be the norm in the dioceses and archdioceses of Ireland. In some…
This Saturday, Tipperary’s minor hurlers will travel to the banks of the Shannon to face neighbours Limerick in the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final, a fixture that evokes memories of a decade ago, the last time the two counties met in the decider at the grade. Ten years have passed since the Munster rivals clashed in…
Ireland is a country where the old Catholic world is never entirely out of sight. It lingers in holy wells, ruined monasteries, pilgrim paths, roadside shrines, Mass cards, family prayers, sacred caves and the ever-present Breastplate of St Patrick. For many, these are fragments of a culture past its prime rather than signs of something…
In a remarkable feat of leadership, Derry stood at the centre of the world stage on the feast of The Immaculate Heart of Mary last Saturday, June 13. Creating history, 6,000 faithful reverently followed Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament past Derry’s iconic walls, spiritually leading 550 parishes and 15 prominent shrines across six continents,…
“Love for others, and especially for the poor, is made concrete by promoting justice,” wrote the late Pope St John Paul II in Centesimus Annus. For the charity Mary’s Meals, this means feeding over three million school children across sixteen of the world’s poorest countries every day. By providing meals to children, the organisation also…
Recently, Pope Leo welcomed the new female Archbishop of Canterbury to the Vatican. The optics of the meeting bring the Catholic Church’s male-only priesthood into focus though it can never really be said to be out of focus among progressive Catholics. It is difficult to make a case for the theological rationale behind the Church’s…
As pressure grows on RTÉ to conduct an audit into bias at the station, its decades-long handling of abortion provides the most compelling argument for doing so, writes Eilís Mulroy When RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst appeared before the Oireachtas Media Committee recently, he was asked a straightforward question: would he support an audit examining…
David Lane, MD of Ecclesiastical Insurance Ireland (proudly part of the Benefact Group), tells The Irish Catholic podcast, Education Nation, why the company’s unique ownership model means its profits go to charity — and why that matters for Catholic institutions Most people regard paying an insurance premium as, in David Lane’s words, a grudge purchase.…
On June 6, Sheila O’Brien of Co. Cavan will set out on a journey from the north to the south of the island titled “Breaking the Cycle”; a cycle meant to challenge her and engage onlookers on the topic of domestic violence. Cycling from Malin to Mizen, against the wind and by herself, Ms O’Brien…
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