Playing GAA and making the most of your gifts and talents praises God, Chai Brady hears New manager and GAA star Ger Brennan denies being brave by speaking publicly about his Faith, instead saying he is “very lucky” to have been given the gift of grace. The former Dublin senior footballer, and two-time All-Ireland winner,…
The Christmas carol is a truly egalitarian tradition, Dr Andrew Gant tells Ruadhán Jones Tracing the history of the Christmas carol is a rather futile exercise, but as Dr Andrew Gant’s new book shows, it can be a lot of fun. Drawing from a wide array of folk, ecclesial and national traditions, the carol is…
Although a time of joyful anticipation and celebration the Christmas period undoubtedly throws up stressful curve balls that for newlyweds, and even veteran married couples, cause tedious petty quarrels – or at worst seething vendettas. Avoiding battles of pride and half-baked principles during the holidays will allow a couple to enter the New Year without…
90-year-old Sr Mary Neville MSHR tells Ruadhán Jones about life on the missions “Holy Rosary Sisters, we love you,” sang the group of Cameroonian women in one of the Irish order’s houses in Dublin city. “And we’ve come to say thank you.” The women had gathered in Dublin to say thank you to the…
Historian Jessica Wärnberg explores the history of Rome through the eyes of the popes, she tells Ruadhán Jones When you walk through the streets of Rome, there’s an aspect you may take for granted, without considering the influence it has had in shaping this once pagan city into the home of Christianity – the papacy.…
If you stick your head in a sewer don’t be surprised by the smell, a Dublin priest tells Chai Brady Research into the idea of magic throughout history and understanding human reasoning regarding the supernatural is not a unique concept. However, even the academic study of topics such as witchcraft and the occult can open…
Spiritual exercises can help give freedom to address the crutch of addiction, Chai Brady hears What is it that really matters to you personally? A basic question that should be asked of any person suffering an addiction, and only the individual is able to answer, according to a Jesuit priest based in the North, who…
Yes, it’s that time of year again and already the advertisements are on the air, the shops have opened Special Gift Department areas and Kevin the Carrot, and the Elf on the Shelf are waiting in the wings! All these are undeniably fun, but they are not what Christmas is about. If you want to…
Scholarship winners and donors were honoured at a reception given by the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin, on Thursday November 2. The Loyola Institute is dedicated to education and research in theology in the Catholic Christian tradition and offers degrees at postgraduate level, both taught and by research. “For many of our students’ scholarships are…
Synodality is about rebalancing decision-making in the Church between bishops and laypeople, Prof. Massimo Faggioli tells Michael Kelly Sometimes in Church history, an idea that has been brewing for some time just starts to percolate down, and its moment arrives. The Second Vatican Council (1962-65) arrived almost out of nowhere when the elderly Pontiff John…
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