A leading Trinity College academic has called for better investment in theologians to enrich parish and diocesan life, and to make theological formation more accessible to all. Dr Fáinche Ryan, Associate Professor in Systematic Theology at the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin, recently appointed President of the European Society of Catholic Theology said that while…
“Your sons need to see you on your knees praying,” said Fr Philip Mulryne OP at a packed Legion of Mary Men’s Conference in Dublin. The former Manchester United footballer turned Dominican priest was speaking at the From Football to Faith night, which also featured the testimony of ex-Irish international Keith Fahey. Asked how the…
‘On Mission with Mary’, a youth conference hosted by the Legion of Mary at their headquarters in Dublin 7 on Saturday, August 30, saw Catholic youth aged 18 to 40 gather for a day of talks, workshops and socialising. The conference featured talks from Sr Mary Magdalene of Limerick and Fr Michael Kennedy PP of…
The ordination of Fr Peter George Flynn OFM Conv was a joyous occasion. The Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fairview Strand, Dublin, was packed with friends, family, brothers, parishioners, and well wishers from across Ireland and beyond. Presiding was Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Paul Dempsey, who noted that though this…
The priest just said ‘welcome back’ A returned to the faith musician and frontman with Dublin band Bipolar Empire has said rediscovering Confession was pivotal in what he calls a “second conversion”. While working on several projects in the last 15 years since the band’s hiatus, Shane O’Reilly from Tallaght in Dublin reshaped his life…
The Canonisation of the first Millenium saint, Carlo Acutis and the lay Dominican Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will take place this Sunday, September 7. To mark the occasion, many events are being held throughout Ireland. A livestream of the canonisation will be shown at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, City Quay from 9am, Mass…
Archbishop Eamon Martin has said the 200th anniversary of Catholic Emancipation which will take place in 2029, is an opportunity to re-engage and educate a modern public with the Church’s key role in Irish history. ‘I think Catholic Emancipation provides a very useful backdrop for us to examine the role of the Catholic Church in…
Education is increasingly viewed only in terms of career outcomes, which undervalues the humanities according to Dr Fáinche Ryan, President of the European Society of Catholic Theology, and based in Trinity College Dublin. “Education has become very orientated towards jobs. So, in that we lose our vision of what education might be – and of…
Fr Ted writer and pro-women campaigner Graham Linehan was arrested on Monday by fiver armed police officers as he stepped of a plane at Heathrow for sending three tweets. “In a country where paedophiles escape sentencing, where knife crime is out of control, where women are assaulted and harassed every time they gather to speak,…
An HBO series on Marcial Maciel this month has once again placed the spotlight on the founder of the Legionaries of Christ and the complaints of sexual abuse against him. The congregation in Rome confirmed to ACI Prensa that it had known about the production for years and agreed to be interviewed to address their…
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