We are academics working in the Centre for Mission and Ministries at the Pontifical University, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. We are conducting a pilot study to explore the experience of…
Is sauce for the goose not sauce for the gander? Western People 8th June 2021 In an age of very specific expertise, we tend to consult the recognised authorities and,…
“For singing till his heaven fills,’T is love of earth that he instils.” (George Meredith.) Where have all the swans gone… My life is disrupted. The morning begins talking to…
Every day, La Croix International brings you in-depth analysis and exceptional articles, unravelling the issues and policies that are alive in the Vatican and the Catholic Church. Seven Days Free…
Throughout these summer months, trees, plants and grasses grow and flourish. Our faith is also to grow and flourish during these Sundays of Ordinary Time. The green vestments worn by the celebrant signify continuing growth in faith.
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His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Father Ger Nash, a priest of the Diocese of Killaloe, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Ferns. The news of this Episcopal…
Pope Francis rejects the resignation of Cardinal Reinhard Marx as Archbishop of Munich. “Thank you for your Christian courage, which does not fear to be humbled before the reality of…
The Meeting Place Chris McDonnell CT June 11 2021. There are many gathering places that offer natural opportunities for meeting one another, opportunities for the social contact that has been…
Boris and the Foxes! The Feast of nature: Tony (one of the morning people) was ecstatic. He sat at the Tolka pond. The six cygnets were having breakfast pond-side….
Contemporary Challenges for Global Catholicism by Thomas P. Rausch, SJ Jesuit Father Karl Rahner was one of the first to recognize that the Second Vatican Council had transformed the western…
TWO BEAUTIFUL VOCATIONS – MATRIMONY AND PRIESTHOOD In the past it was said and maybe it is still being said today that when a priest gets married he leaves…
Paddy Ferry writes: My friend, Fr. Brian Logue, a native of Kincasslagh – yes, where Daniel comes from – just two miles from my home in Keadue, celebrated 60 years…
Diarmuid O’Murchu DIARMUID O’MURCHU WEDNESDAY, 9th JUNE (please note change from our usual Tuesdays) 14.00 BST 09.00 EDT 15.00 CET ROOT & BRANCH are delighted to welcome our much…
Dr Sharon Tighe-Mooney “Seeking Scripture – towards a new church” (Why I decided to no longer be affiliated to the Catholic Church) Followed by Q & A ZOOM Meeting 2.00…
Today we honour the Body and Blood of Christ, the food that sustains us on our pilgrimage through life. Even if in pandemic times we have not received Holy Communion as often as we would have liked, we have learned to appreciate this gift all the more.
A colleague in Germany prepared the following last evening on Cardinal Marx’s letter of resignation: (Background note: Cardinal Marx is one of those cardinals on the advice panel which the Pope summoned at…
The Church Has a Right to Protect its Assets Western People 1.6.2021 One of the unanswered questions now for anyone interested in the Catholic Church is: what are we going…
A Catechism of the Heart: A Jesuit Missioned to the Laity – 23 July 2020 by Benjamin James Brenkert (Author), Robert Waldron (Contributor) This book is a deep cry…
Them and Us Chris McDonnell CT June 4th 2021 We live in an inclusive age, a time when you have to be careful with what you say and how you…
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