John Bruton a ‘committed Christian’
Former Taoiseach John Bruton, who died on Tuesday aged 76 after a long illness, has been remembered for his “profound Christian faith” and “compassionate” leadership. A man of “deep conviction and profound Christian faith, John realised from an early age that the future of Ireland and the future of Europe were inseparable,” Archbishop of Dublin […]
Govt snub for women religious on St Brigid’s day ‘very sad’
Ruadhán Jones and Chai Brady The Government has been accused of “omitting” the “gigantic” contribution of women religious from its official programme for St Brigid’s day, with just one event in Irish embassies across the world acknowledging their work. Women religious and missionaries told The Irish Catholic that the State’s “blindness” towards the work of […]
Scottish conversion therapies ban threatens Church freedoms
Scottish politicians are indulging in paternalistic overreach, writes Ian Dunn John Knox has been in the grave for four centuries, but his spirit still lingers in Scotland. As in Ireland, Scotland’s politicians like the idea of a progressive secular state that has left behind its religious roots – but the readiness with which Scotland’s politicians… […]
Cambridge study: Religious people coped better during pandemic
Two Cambridge-led studies have found that both the distress caused by the pandemic in the UK and the experience of infection with Covid-19 in the US were reduced among people of faith. According to a new study released by Cambridge University, religious people seem to have experienced lower levels of stress and unhappiness during the […]
As new era dawns, education is key battlefield in NI
Michelle O’Neill’s election as First Minister in the restored power-sharing administration in Stormont is rightly hailed as an historic moment. We don’t need to rehearse the history of partition or the creation of Northern Ireland to know that those who crafted that state, never wanted or expected it to turn out this way. Ms O’Neill… […]
Faith communities have so much to offer NI politicians says priest
Fr Martin Magill, a priest based in Belfast and member of the 4 Corners Festival, a festival striving to bring all members of the North’s communities together, has said that faith communities of all hues and creeds have so much to offer politics in Northern Ireland but the engagement hasn’t been forthcoming and the opportunities […]
How the liberal media in Ireland works its bias: 10 of the worst tactics
Emotion v Reason In this scenario a person with a touching personal story, but pushing an agenda, is pitted against a person on the other side who has just rational arguments. The latter person is on a hiding to nothing, coming across as heartless, insensitive and is put in a position where they are unable… […]
President praises social justice pioneers Fr Healy and Sr Reynolds
Ireland is “greatly indebted” to the work of Fr Sean Healy and Sr Brigid Reynolds, founders of Social Justice Ireland, President Michael D. Higgins has said. Speaking on the retirement of the social justice pioneers, the President of Ireland said they leave behind “a rich legacy”. “There can be no doubt that the advocacy work […]
NI politicians must focus on welfare of students ‘failed’ by education system
The restored NI Executive must focus on “human flourishing” in schools, the Bishop of Derry has said, warning that separating the teaching of mental and sexual health is not focused on children’s welfare. Bishop Donal McKeown said that so far the biggest problem for the education sector in the North has been “the lack of […]
How the Church can help fend off the far-right
The Church is concerned by a rise in eurosceptics, writes David Quinn or decades after World War II, the politics of Europe was characterised by great stability. Elections were almost always won by one of two political power blocs, either a centre-right Christian Democrat-style party, or a centre-left Social Democrat one. This has broken down.… […]