Last week ‘Associated Press’ highlighted the polarising shift that is taking place across Catholic America in which younger Catholics are opting for more traditional liturgies and practices than their older counterparts. It reported that younger cohorts of committed Catholics consider the Vatican II generation to have exchanged “the promise of eternal salvation [with] guitar Masses,…
People should be conscious of the dangers “both economic wise leading to unemployment and the moral issues” connected to artificialiIntelligence, or AI, according to Catholic leaders in Nigeria. Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye of Ekiti on Sunday told leaders in the country to avoid legislation that would give AI the power to hurt the welfare of…
Fr Shay Cullen During a meeting of top cabinet members, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed shock and dismay. He was very disturbed about the prevalence of online sexual abuse and exploitation of small children as young as three years old. This is due to the inaction of the telecommunications corporations that defy the law (RA…
I was led down the garden path the other day – at Knock Shrine of all places! There’s a new Creation Walk about to be launched on May 25. It’s a celebration of God’s grandeur, 30 signposts, each marked living word. It begins with The Birth of the Cosmos 13.8 billion years ago and the…
Notebook This is the season for First Holy Communion ceremonies. Important, and sadly often misunderstood occasions, they have the potential for so much good. I enjoy them. Through the years I have had some very memorable moments. I remember my own First Holy Communion Day but, oddly enough, not as much about the Mass or…
Dear Editor, I was pleasantly surprised to read, ‘Don’t altogether dismiss ‘clericalism’’ by Mary Kenny [The Irish Catholic – May 9, 2024]. Mary articulated my sentiments so well. I too am attempting to discuss ‘clericalism’ with my priest confreres, on a somewhat informal basis. As a recently appointed co-PP, home from Zambia and formation ministry…
It is in the nature of politics that politicians feel obliged to say that they love elections, and always welcome an opportunity for the people to have their say. The reality is, of course, that politicians mostly dread elections because it might herald the day when the magic dies. With just over three weeks to…
Despite the challenges facing Christians in many countries, we need to keep hope alive writes Michael Kelly Some of you will be aware that last week it was announced that I will soon take up a new appointment as Director of Public Affairs for the Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need, Ireland. It…
Motherhood – the relationship between a woman and her child – is one of the most basic realities of human existence. It transcends cultures, time, and geography. Artists in the western tradition have returned time and again to that most familiar and iconic image: that of the Madonna and Child. So accustomed are we to…
After centuries of religious sectarianism, Scottish Catholics have taken an unlikely fancy to the deeply Presbyterian Kate Forbes. Ian Dunn explains the shift. Scottish politics is a shambles. A decade on from losing a historic referendum on independence, the Scottish Nationalist Party remains in charge of the devolved government in Edinburgh. A decade of scandals,…
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