Medical Matters Nearly one in five people or just over 1.25 million have tested PCR positive for Covid in Ireland since the pandemic began. With hundreds of thousands more infected but not officially tested the proportion of the population that have escaped Covid may be a lot smaller than many would have anticipated. The death…
In November 2021, Pope Francis launched the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, a seven-year programme for the church to live out the call to care more deeply for God’s creation. The platform is based on achieving seven Laudato Si’ Goals (LSGs) across seven church ‘sectors’ over seven years – a jubilee for the earth. Last month…
Red wine and berries may improve Parkinson’s life expectancy Recent research from Queen’s University Belfast has found that people with Parkinson’s disease who eat more flavonoids – found in foods like berries, cocoa, tea and red wine – may have improved life expectancy compared to those who don’t. The research followed over 1,200 people who…
Mindful Living My wife and I celebrated 45 years of marriage in August. I have made many commitments in my life, but two of them stand out as having shaped me, as having been deeply formative influences on the person I am today. Those two factors are marriage and meditation. While we married at a…
For some reason the last week felt very long. When Friday night, February 4, finally came last week I found myself sitting at the kitchen table, in front of the laptop, watching the live stream from the synodal path in Germany. It was the third out of four major gatherings taking place in Frankfurt/Main. I…
These cookies are wonderful if you want something for dessert but don’t know what to make. They are chewy, chocolatey parcels of goodness which you can customise to your own tastes. You can use pecans or walnuts, or your favourite nuts, and I would suggest using a different chocolate chip than the baking chocolate. For…
Weather warning over falling iguanas in Florida People in Florida have been warned that immobilised iguanas could fall out of trees due to unusually cold temperatures across the region. “Iguanas are cold-blooded. They slow down or become immobile when temps drop into the 40s (4-9 Celsius). They may fall from trees, but they are not…
A Parent’s Perspective If you were to believe some of our popular media, you could be convinced that Confirmation is just a mere rite of passage, a cultural or ceremonial ritual that marks the passage of childhood into adulthood. It’s often presented as a Sacrament involving a decision to embrace or choose the Catholic faith,…
Personal Profile Bishop Michael Lenihan OFM’s faith may have started in Ireland, but it’s been shaped by El Salvador, where he’s currently ministering. “I feel like I have been blessed in the time I’ve spent here as a bishop,” he tells The Irish Catholic newspaper. But that’s not where his story begins, a strong rooting…
Children’s Corner Bacteria have unfortunately got a very bad name due to their association with spreading sickness and causing food to decay. However, despite the ‘bad eggs’ bacteria are pivotal when it comes to how our body work. It helps humans digest food, neutralise toxins and even helps us get nutrients. It is a fascinating…
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