First Friday Reminder: the Crusade of Our Times
The Crusade of Eucharistic Reparation is a lay sodality run by OnePeterFive in partnership with Benedictus and LatinMass.com (Mass of the Ages). This crusade was called by His Excellency, Bishop Athanasius Schneider in June of 2020 in response to the profanations of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament during the COVID crisis. Now he has […]
Catholic college’s failure ‘damages reputation’
Mary Immaculate College’s failure to appoint a Head of Theology is “ridiculous”, a senior lecturer at the Catholic college has said, warning that the longer the situation continues, “the greater the damage to the college’s reputation”. Dr Cathy Swift in a letter to The Irish Catholic also warned that the failure adds to concerns that the college’s… […]
Inner city priests plead for solutions to social unease
Chai Brady and Brandon Scott The riots that convulsed Dublin’s inner-city last week are a symptom of a wider “social discontent” particularly over inadequate housing and the inability to access even basic things, priests in the heart of the capital have warned. After the stabbing of three children and a carer on Parnell Square… […]
Clear-minded commitment to people with disability needed in overseas aid
It’s easy to use the right words in development while people with disabilities remain overlooked, writes Dualta Roughneen This coming December 3 marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It was instituted in 1992 by the United Nations, to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and well-being of… […]
Banderas finds faith on Journey to Bethlehem
Award-winning actor Antonio Banderas (63), who has enjoyed an illustrious 41-year career, said that playing the evil King Herod in the nativity musical Journey to Bethlehem not only allowed him to explore a notoriously dark biblical figure but reminded him of the heartbeat of Christianity: love. Based on his experience with Journey to Bethlehem, the actor said he’s… […]
Our political leaders won’t allow an honest debate about the riots
Everything must be done to ensure no repeat of the riots in Dublin, but first we must fully understand what happened, writes David Quinn Everyone was horrified by the scenes that unfolded in Dublin city centre on Thursday evening. It was an event that will be talked about and analysed for a long time to… […]
Pope Francis and the ‘German Synodal Way’: Five takeaways
Deacon Dominic Cerrato In recent years, the Catholic Church in Germany embarked on an ambitious and controversial project known as the “German Synodal Way”. This initiative, which sought to address various issues within the Church, including governance, the role of women, and the Church’s teaching on sexuality, has stirred significant attention and debate within… […]
Seven ways to say ‘thanks’ to God
Learning how to thank God is not only spiritually fruitful but necessary, writes Bill Dodds Most of us were toddlers when we learned to say “please” and “thank you”. We were a little older when we fell into the habit of asking, begging, nagging, whining, “Please, please, please, please, ple-e-e-e-e-e-ease!” Older still when we began… […]
A species that fails to reproduce is doomed
It is an iron law of nature that any species which fails to reproduce is doomed to extinction. The same goes for nations, and whole civilisations. Western civilisation is now several decades into a downward spiral of declining birth rates, and its future is profoundly uncertain. For a modern society to maintain a stable population,… […]
Faithful give fond farewell to popular Armagh priest Fr Brian White
Bishop Michael Router paid tribute to a priest whose “presence spoke volumes” and “left an impression” on those who knew him at the funeral of Armagh priest, Fr Brian White. Fr White, 46, died on Wednesday November 8 at his home in Tullysaran, Co. Armagh. His funeral took place Sunday November 12 at the Church of… […]