I was asked to preach at the diocesan celebration in Gougane Barra at the start of October. We were marking the 1,400th anniversary of the death of St Finbarr, so it was a great privilege to be asked
St Finbarr as a missionary disciple
Category: Comment & Analysis
A museum for women must be truly inclusive
Mary Kenny
The proposed project of a National Women’s Museum – announced recently by Culture Minister Catherine Martin – is admirable, in my view.
Ireland’s Catholic majority is quietly, nervously fading away
It is a great misconception to think that only minority groups can suffer discrimination
Faithful few: Report reveals young Poles abandoning the Church
A press conference in the Polish capital of Warsaw last week unveiled the Church in Poland 2023 report, which paints a troubling picture for the nation’s Catholics.
Reflecting on World Youth Day’s renewal of mission
World Youth Day (WYD) was the idea of St John Paul II more than 30 years ago. It was a chance for the pope to have a meaningful encounter with young people and more importantly, for the young people to meet Jesus Christ in the midst of the Church.
Nagorno-Karabakh exodus marks ‘very sad and dark days’, says Armenian bishop
More than 66,000 people – most of them Christian – have fled Nagorno-Karabakh as of September 27, abandoning the historic, Christian-majority Armenian enclave (known in Armenian by its ancient name, Artsakh) located in southwestern Azerbaijan and internationally recognised as part of that nation.
Pope offers cautious ‘yes’ on blessing some same-sex unions
The Pope signalled openness to giving blessings to same-sex couples provided that doing so is not confused with the sacrament of marriage.
Politics?…all up in the air…
We have heard much, in recent times, about ‘far-right’ and ‘far-left’ tendencies in politics; but are these terms really meaningful in the modern age? As everyone knows, they originate from the time of the 1789 French Revolution when deputies supporting the monarchy and the ancien régime sat on the right of the National Assembly, and…
British government treats the people of the North with utter contempt
Nuala O’Loan
Many parents have spoken to me recently about their anger at the new regulations on Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) in Northern Ireland. Education is a devolved matter for the Assembly, but a law was introduced in Westminster in June without any prior consultation, providing that pupils aged 11-16 must receive “age appropriate, comprehensive and scientifically…
Our MEPs have voted in favour of the sale of embryos
David Quinn
Too many of our laws are passed by the EU, with little more than a rubber stamp, writes David Quinn Do you know anything about the voting record of your MEP, or what they get up to generally in Brussels or Strasbourg? The answer is, probably not. I don’t. I pay far more attention to…