Dr Marie O’Shea’s recently published report, on the effectiveness of the State’s abortion legislation, called for widespread changes in the provision of abortion services. Recommendations include the end of the…
ZOOM: 7.30pm on Wednesday 21 June 2023 Click here to register for your FREE ticket for the ZOOM screening Q&A to follow the ZOOM screening Wonderfully Made – LGBTQ+R(eligion) is…
Link to article in The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2023/06/08/lessons-for-the-catholic-church-from-the-census-2023-get-out-of-schools-chase-the-lost-sheep/ His piece on 8 June ponders the Census 2022 results on the religious makeup of our population. Among many other things, he…
The Buddha – Who was he? Tues 13th June The Buddha was born in India about the year 560 BC and given the name Siddhartha. His father, the king, insisted…
Western People 6.6.2023 Here are a few questions that won’t appear on the Leaving Cert this year. In a country obsessed with its history, how come so few, relatively speaking,…
Somewhere in the writings of Thomas Merton, he describes the monk as being a person on the margin, an interesting place to be when writing or commenting on the nature…
One of the findings of the recent census report is a decline of 10 percentage points in those identifying themselves as Catholic. But for anyone observing attendances at Catholic Church…
Oh where have all the cygnets gone? The morning was quiet. I met one duck. The heron never appeared to greet me. The swans had their babies, while I was…
Jonah – The Reluctant Prophet The Book of Jonah is one of my favorites and the one I recommend most to anyone starting to read the Bible. It’s the story…
The culture of our society emphasizes freedom of expression, the right to hear and be heard is a personal choice. It is a freedom that is now threatened both sides…
by Kevin E McKenna Link to full article (printed below): https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/06/02/due-process-clergy-sexual-abuse-accusation-245117 The firestorm of accusations against priests of the sexual abuse of minors has created the suspicion, often fueled by…
Please note, we expect this to be popular and you may have to queue. The Declaration of Arbroath is a letter dated 6 April 1320 written by the barons and…
My apologies that the reflections for last week were only partially delivered and that the entire group on the mailing list were not included. Today I have just returned from…
‘Playing God’ traces the history of Catholic conservatism gone extreme BY TOM ROBERTS This is the link to the NCR Online article (which is reprinted below): https://www.ncronline.org/culture/book-reviews/playing-god-traces-history-catholic-conservatism-gone-extreme A disturbing symbiosis…
Western People 23.5.2023 King Charles, it appears, is not a very happy king. Even before his coronation, he was given to hissy fits, as when he lost his temper when…
People meeting with people, discussions held round tables decorated with flowers. Microphones adjusted for clarity of sound and a fine meal together in the evening. The formal setting of the…
A THIRSTY LAND: It has even rained here (on Tuesday). The Algarve. It was a deluge. We went out covered in towels! It was a sight worth seeing if anyone could…
THE SEA AND THE END OF THE WORLD: The sea has a strange effect on me. It gets me thinking of a pilgrimage to the end of the world: Camino…
Western People 16.5.2023 There are some very sharp turnings in life, as we know – and if we don’t we’ll find that out soon enough. Most of us most of…
The first lecture I heard in French, in 1967, spoke of the ‘dechristianization’ of the Bordeaux region, a new and shocking word for me. Since then, year after year, visiting…
Select a category in the sidebar for more posts
Select a category in the sidebar for more posts
