The Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith & Reason hosted a splendid evening of music and poetry to a large and delighted crowd this past Sunday evening. Traditional Irish music on harp and uilleann pipes was provided by two renowned performers, harpist Anne-Marie O’Farrell and piper Mark Redmond, and poems of John Montague and Séamus Heaney…
In this week’s issue of The Irish Catholic, Sacred Heart Missionary Fr Vincent Screene explains why returning to Venezuela is so important to him
“The Budget isn’t on the scale required to tackle the crisis that ordinary Irish people are experiencing in their lives day by day” – Fr Sean Healy, Social Justice Ireland.
Fermanagh: Fr Frank Mc Manus PP, administrator Msgr Joseph McGuinness, Fr Joe Mc Veigh and altar servers celebrate the 60th anniversary of St Joseph’s Church in Ederney. Credit: Gerry Gallagher
Cavan: Worshippers in the Diocese of Kilmore celebrated the countdown to the 2018 World Meeting of Families at an event in the Cathedral of Ss Patrick & Felim. All 34 parishes in Kilmore were invited to send representatives to the ceremony. Photo: Adrian Donohoe.
Sierra Leone: Sr Teresa McKeon SJC receiving an award from President Ernest Bai Koroma in Freetown for her dedication to education and empowerment of women.
Louth: Fr Seamus Houlihan PP celebrates Pioneer Spirituality day with pioneers in the Holy Family Church, Ballsgrove, Drogheda. The day consisted of prayer, talks, exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and concluded with Mass.
Kerry: Bishop Ray Browne presented Mary Lou O’Sullivan, from Reelanagane in Glenbiegh, with the Benemerenti Medal for her long and exceptional service to the Church, their families and the community. Father Kieran O’Sullivan PP is also pictures (right).
Clare: Parishioners at the Liturgical Launch of the World Meeting of Families in Ennis Cathedral.
Clare: Parishioners and Bishop Fintan Monahan at Killaloe’s Diocesan Youth Faith Fest.
Chai Brady
