Liam Fitzpatrick Personal Profile 50 years ago, the world was a radically different place. U2 hadn’t been formed yet, push-button phones revolutionised communication, and Star Wars wouldn’t come out for another five years. There has been one constant, however – Fr Jerry McSweeney’s priesthood. Navigating his own relationship with God and living through a time…
Reading is one of the most valuable activities to invest in and summer is the perfect time to do so, writes Jason Osborne To my mind, there’s nothing better than finding a free hour or two and sitting down to enjoy a good book. Whether it’s fiction or non-fiction, diving into a story, real or imagined,…
Personal profile When Msgr Basil O’Sullivan entered All Hallows in September 1950, along with 33 other young men, he did so out of desire to be of service to the global Church. And since his ordination in 1956, he has spent his life ministering to the people of Scotland, a country where he gave and…
The State examinations have just begun and its important your children pace themselves properly as they progress, writes Jason Osborne I sat my Leaving Cert in 2015, which I realise is seven years ago, but as with most of us it feels like yesterday. The year was a blur of 18th birthday parties at the weekends, coupled…
Personal profile The Catechism of the Catholic Church was released 30 years ago this year. For the last 25 years, Máirín Ní Shúilleabháin has travelled from Derry to Kerry, from Mayo to Wexford promoting the catechism and helping to catechise Catholics across the island of Ireland. Ms Ní Shúilleabháin’s faith came down to her through…
Pentecost is one of the major feasts of the Church and we should open ourselves up to all the Holy Spirit wants to give us, writes Jason Osborne Sunday, June 5 is the day the Church will celebrate the great feast of Pentecost this year. Ranking alongside Christmas and Easter as one of the biggest…
Personal profile In her work with St Vincent de Paul, Mary Waide helps people facing great challenges to live a life of dignity. It was a challenge in her own life that inspired her to join and commit to the charity’s mission, Ms Waide explains. The eight weeks she spent with her daughter Máire, who…
Personal Profile There are stereotypes that the college academic profession is a hostile one for Catholics, but law lecturer in IT Sligo Leonard Taylor has never found that to be the case. Having nurtured a love for truth and knowledge in Maynooth, he finds that Catholic teaching still has a big role to play in…
Legacy Supplement Loss of jobs, hunger and poverty are pushing girls and women out of education and into forced marriage and prostitution due to a prolonged dry period, Chai Brady writes Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are facing a severe drought which is affecting the poorest communities most in a climate change-driven crisis they are unable…
Taking a break from social media is an essential element of retreat in today’s world, writes Jason Osborne Life today can often feel all go, all the time. I’m coming to see that that’s a normal part of the human condition – God worked six days and rested only for one, after all – but…
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