Presider’s Page for 30 April (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
Opening CommentThe fourth Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday, because the readings are about the care we receive from Christ, our true shepherd. Today is also the…
Month: April 2023
Pope Francis arrives in Hungary
By Lisa Zengarini of Vatican News Pope Francis’ Apostolic journey to Hungary kicked off on Friday morning with the arrival of the papal aircraft at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport…
For first time in history, Pope Francis gives women right to vote at the synod
Gerard O’Connell reports in America Magazine: For the first time in the history of the synod, Pope Francis has given women the right to vote and has also made a…
Cameroonian women travel to Dublin to thank nuns who taught them
An RTÉ report by Kagweni Micheni: A group of 21 women are travelling to Dublin to show their appreciation for Irish nuns who taught them in Cameroon during the 1980s….
Brian Eyre: NEW BLOOD, NEW LIFE
“The harvest is great but the labourers are few.” (Mathew 9. 37 – 38) Never before have the above words been more true than today when the number of young…
Edinburgh Newman Association
We are looking forward to welcoming Fr. Gerry O’Hanlon SJ to Edinburgh next Thursday, April 27th to speak at our Edinburgh Newman Association that evening on the subject of the…
Presider’s Page for 23 April (Third Sunday of Easter)
Opening CommentDuring the Easter season the Church continues to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, even in these dark pandemic days. Today, we join together to worship God, who has…
Brendan Hoban: Confronting the realities of our final years
Western People 11.4.2023 On the cusp of a significant birthday, I’ve been reading the latest book of poems by Pádraig J. Daly, in Glimpsing More (Scotus Press, 2022). His day…
ACI – Association of Catholics in Ireland: Zoom – Where Have All the Young People Gone?
Where Have All the Young People Gone?ZOOM – Thursday April 27 at 8.00 pm “Are young people today the prophets in the Church, telling us, by their absence, what we…
We Are Church presentation with Dr Sheila Curran
Has the world gone mad? Nuclear obliteration and environmental annihilation have never come closer. How should Christians be responding? Sheila Curran Followed by Q & A 7.30 pm Wednesday 26th…
Synod-Europe: The Final Document of the Continental Assembly of the Synod is published
The concluding dossier, which also contains the final considerations and the Bishops’ concluding note, was delivered to the General Secretariat of the Synod. As of today, the final document of…
USA Bishops Release Final Document to Conclude Continental Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod
USA Bishops Conference: Begun in late 2022, the Continental Stage of the Synod was the second stage of the three-year process initiated by Pope Francis in October 2021. For the…
Presider’s Page for 16 April (Second Sunday of Easter)
Opening Comment Even though Easter Week is now behind us, today’s liturgy still overflows with the joy of Jesus’ resurrection. We continue to celebrate that great event for the next…
Pat Coyle interviewing Gerry O’Hanlon SJ on the position of Pope Francis and women’s ordination.
Link to an interview with Gerry O’Hanlon SJ by Pat Coyle – a more comprehensive assessment of the Pope’s position on women’s ordination. Understanding Pope Francis by Irish Jesuits
Brendan Hoban: Our dark, troubled past rears its head again
Western People 4.4.2023 1984 or, more accurately Nineteen Eighty-Four, is the title of a famous novel by George Orwell. It became an instant classic because, when it was written in…
The Resurrected Christ – The Resurrection of All Things – Richard Rohr
Monday, April 10, 2023 Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation From the Center for Action and Contemplation Week Fifteen: The Resurrected Christ – The Resurrection of All Things Father Richard invites us to…
He Is Risen!
Easter Sunday – “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2023/4/9/urbi-et-orbi.html
Presider’s Page for 9 April (Easter Sunday)
This Easter morning we celebrate the central mystery of our faith, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. He suffered on the cross and died for us, but now…
Presider’s Page for 8 April (The Easter Vigil)
We gather around the Easter candle, celebrating the Lord’s resurrection. With that light to illumine our way, we remember how God has cared for humanity from the dawn of time….
Good Friday
O King of the Friday whose limbs were stretched on the cross, O Lord who did suffer the bruises, the wounds, the loss, we stretch ourselves beneath the shield of…
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