More creative ways are needed to draw young people towards the Mass and into a vibrant faith life, Bishop Phonsie Cullinan has said. Explaining how the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore has is seeking to employ a diocesan co-ordination for Faith formation and New Evangelisation, Bishop Cullinan told The Irish Catholic that huge efforts are…
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Katie continues to box clever with her Faith
As Katie Taylor’s career goes from strength to strength she has no problem expressing her faith. The professional boxer and Olympic gold medallist tweeted a photo of herself before her debut fight in the US last weekend wearing a t-shirt with the words “It is God who arms me with strength…” The boxer has spoken…
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Belfast republicans argue for pro-life stance A talk entitled ‘Cherish All Children Equally’ taking place in Belfast will put to the audience that there is an onus on Republicans to take a pro-life stance. Prominent republicans, Dr Anne McCloskey and Monica Digney will argue the Proclamation’s commitment to “cherish all the children of the nation…
Call for mindfulness to be made mainstream in the Irish Church
The Church should do more to make known the Christian tradition of mindfulness, a leading advocate of the discipline has said. “What’s really needed is a renaissance of Christian contemporary publishing,” Bro. Richard Hendrick OFM Cap told The Irish Catholic. “That means repackaging, new translations, etc. of the great classics with good introductions that enable…
Pro-life billboard facts get green light
Complaints made against pro-life billboards have been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the billboards were found to be accurate. Pro-life campaigners, Both Lives Matter (BLM), displayed two billboards claiming that ‘100,000 people are alive today because of our laws on abortion’ in Northern Ireland. There were 14 complaints made about the claim,…
Fundraising drive for Skellig Michael comic
An American writer-artist duo are seeking to raise $7,500 (€6,350) to complete production of a comic book about Skellig Michael. The Last Monks of Skellig Michael by Philip Kosloski and Michael Lavoy, with help from veteran comic artist Jim Fern, tells the story of an adventurous boy who leaves a monastic school on the mainland…
Grandparents should defend children’s faith says archbishop
Grandparents are responsible for passing on faith values that will enable children to cope with sources that are “hostile to faith and spiritual values”. Archbishop Michael Neary spoke at a special mass organised by the Grandparents Association last week on the feast day of Sts Joachim and Anne in Tuam, Galway. “We have a responsibility…
Midlands monastery set to host more than 1,000 Catholic youth
Over a thousand young people are expected to attend a Catholic youth festival in Roscrea later this month, conference organisers say. The summer festival at Cistercian College will be a weekend of faith, fun and friendship, according to Youth 2000’s Brian O’Driscoll, who told The Irish Catholic: “The weekend offers a fantastic weekend of faith…
Proud parish raises €16k for East Africa
Clergy at Portlaoise parish were “amazed” as over €16,000 was raised for Trócaire’s emergency East Africa appeal – five times more than they would receive in a normal week. The parish usually get €3,000 each week from their offertory collection, but this was far surpassed by the collection held late last month. Msgr John Byrne…
Drought rages as Kenya bishops urge for peaceful elections
Bishops in Kenya have urged citizens to vote peacefully as an election on August 8 looms – while a drought ravages the nation. Historically elections in Kenya have been extremely violent, with over 1,000 people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in 2007 and 2008. The Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop…