The authorities believe that Mass is less important than going to a gym or hairdresser and this has to be rejected, writes David Quinn In Derry, you can still go to Mass if you want, but across the border in Letterkenny you cannot. How can this be? The answer is that the North’s Executive and…
Junno Arocho Esteves Corruption is an “ancient evil” that continues to plague the Catholic Church in different ways, Pope Francis said. In an interview with the Italian news agency Adnkronos, published October 30, the Pope discussed his thoughts on several issues, including the nature of corruption given recent allegations of financial malfeasance involving the Vatican.…
In his book The Second Mountain, David Brooks suggests that a key to sustaining fidelity in any vocation is to build a structure of behavior for those moments when love falters. He’s right. Anybody who has made a commitment to be faithful for the long haul inside a marriage, a friendship, a faith community or…
Notebook My mother died seven years ago last week. I’m not sure if it is some kind of seven-year-itch combined with the effects of Covid isolation, but I have been reflecting a lot recently on the time of my mother’s illness and death. I have good and bad memories of that time. Firstly, there is…
The Second Vatican Council (1962-65) succinctly describes the Eucharist as “the source and summit of the Christian life”. It says that everything that we do as believers is bound up with the Eucharist and is oriented towards it. From the very beginning, the followers of Jesus gathered together on the Lord’s Day for the Eucharist.…
Ever since I became interested in feminism – it was back in 1967, while in New York – I’ve observed that feminists have been concerned with one prevailing issue. This was sometimes defined as ‘having it all’ – the founder-editor of modern Cosmopolitan magazine Helen Gurley Brown coined that phrase. The British author Shirley Conran…
We are gradually moving towards a totalitarian approach to government where our freedom is slowly being stripped away from us, writes Fr Seán Mulligan It’s a short Gospel today with a very powerful message: the great commandment of love. First of all, love of God and, secondly, love of neighbour. We read that one of…
The View Have you ever felt really vulnerable, totally unable to control the circumstances of your life, knowing that you are reliant on others for your ongoing safety and existence, fearful of the future and of being a burden to others, afraid that you are perceived as having no real value in this complex world?…
Few things cause Christianity more trouble in the Western world than what it has to say about sexual morality, writes David Quinn Pope Francis knows that the gulf between the Church and secular society when it comes to sex is massive and is trying to address it by softening the edges and presentation of that…
Purposeful meetings are life-giving and this is the reason the Northern Pastoral Network continues to meet, writes Paula McKeown In Church circles there are many phrases being bounced around that can leave nothing but negativity ringing between the ears: “The accelerator has been pressed on secularisation.” “The few families that were coming haven’t come back.”…
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