This may seem a frivolous or impious question, it’s anything but that. It’s an important question and a reverent one as well. Why? Because healthy humour and playful banter help bring joy, lightness of heart, and healthy perspective into our lives. Can we imagine all that wonderful lightness of heart having no connection to God?…
The Rosary can help us meditate on the world which awaited Christ, writes Pedro Esteva The first time I encountered the Hopeful Mysteries, my immediate reaction was – can they do that? I was casually browsing Catholic blogs and articles when I stumbled upon this devotion recently approved for public prayer in the Diocese of…
Q: One of the Protestant churches I attended in the past said that when the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, it came to every believer in Jesus, including down to today, which they said meant we all ought to be able to do miracles. Another church taught the Holy Spirit came to the Apostles only,…
Last few Sundays, I have noticed more youth coming into church each week. I was more than thrilled to see this happen, especially in my parish which is the Rathmines parish. The Young Adults Rathmines was founded by Eoin McCormack, who is a contributor to The Irish Catholic. The youth group in the parish is…
The Church’s sacred liturgy is the most exalted bearer of Sacred Tradition and was always understood to be beyond human tampering, writes Fr Kevin E. O’Reilly The future in effect comes to us from behind. In other words, our future is in important respects shaped by the past. The past prefigures the future and is…
Recently I spent nine days in Dublin. Possibly the longest period of time I have ever spent in our Capital City, and it was a good experience. The ‘nine days’ are significant since I was asked to preach at The Sacred Heart Novena in Gardiner Street Church. The invitation came some months ago from Fr…
Sacrifice is the most important of the external acts of religion writes Fr Kevin E. O’Reilly It might come as a surprise to many to learn that religion is in fact a virtue. It in fact pertains to the virtue of justice. To be more precise, it is a potential part of justice. Justice involves…
What do you do when a wound or a loss leaves you hopelessly disconsolate and there’s nothing you can do to amend the situation? As well, what do you do or say when you are trying to console someone who is paralysed by loss? For example, what do you say to someone who is keeping…
Q: Recently, I heard a priest speak on the importance of supporting your “territorial parish,” which he made sound like whatever parish happened to be in your neighbourhood. But I have been an active member of a different parish for years, and I don’t understand the need to support a parish I didn’t choose to…
On this Feast Day of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the Church presents us first and foremost with the Reading from the Gospel of St Matthew, which is particularly interesting on its own. This biblical Book stands out when compared to the other gospels, as it provides us with well-structured and carefully selected details…
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