True faith grows not through wonders but through steadfast trust that God acts, even when He seems silent, writes Fr Dominik Domagala It is easy to say: “I promise you love.” Yet we know that daily life demands that such a promise be lived out in many different ways and circumstances. The same is true…
Walking with St John Henry Newman on the path of the ‘kindly light’ One Friday evening, running out of Mullingar along the Greenway towards Athlone, I turned at the 18km mark and began my journey back. The sun was just setting in a glorious blaze, leaving a red glow on the horizon before dusk fell…
Growing up in a Roman Catholic home, devotions were always a vital part of our religious diet. While our family saw the Eucharist as more important than devotions, we nourished our spiritual lives a lot on devotions, as did many Roman Catholics back then. Among other things, we prayed the Rosary every day, prayed the…
Q: I’m one of the parents on a new ‘safety committee’ for our local parish school. One of the parents’ main suggestions is that, for our school Masses, we lock the church doors and keep the Mass private. To us, this seems like basic common sense. However, our pastor says we can’t do that. Is…
Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4; Psalm 94 (95); 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14; Luke 17:5-10 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” Luke 17:1 Jesus said to his disciples, “Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come! Luke 17:2 It would be better for you if a millstone…
It’s Jesus’ own mission you have been given: ‘As the Father sent me, so do I send you’ writes Jason Conroy Why live? Now there’s a question! To put it another way: what is it that makes life worth living? What are we living for? Many of us know how to give the ‘correct’…
John McGinley Across the UK & Ireland, something quiet and yet unmistakable is stirring. People are beginning to seek God. A quiet revival is breaking ground, and the Spirit is moving with fresh power and purpose. The Lord is at work, drawing hearts, shifting spiritual atmospheres, and calling His Church to consecration, and courageous obedience.…
Gilbert K. Chesterton, the renowned Catholic apologist, was great friends with George Bernard Shaw, the famous playwright, even though Shaw, an agnostic, had major issues with Chesterton’s belief in God and especially with him becoming a Roman Catholic. Indeed, when he heard that Chesterton had become a Roman Catholic, he wrote him a letter expressing…
Q: I’ve noticed that in many flourishing Catholic communities with a lot of young adults (such as some Catholic university communities, or parishes in some big cities with an active young adult ministry), marriage preparation programs often seem to go far beyond what you find in most parishes. I’m thinking of things like retreats, serious catechesis, good mentorship programs…
Last week I had the privilege of attending the National Ploughing Championships in my home county of Offaly, where I represented Self Help Africa, the charity I work with. It was a joy to be part of the Global Solidarity Tent, supported by Irish Aid and launched by Minister Neale Richmond, alongside five other inspiring…
Fr Dominik Domagala
Fr Barry White
Fr Ronald Rolheiser