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….
Year: 2023
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…
Synodal Pathway: Synodal Sunday Reflection for Easter Sunday9th April 2023
Dear Friends, In advance of this joyous Easter Sunday, Archbishop Eamon Martin shares with us the urgency of Mary Magdalen and the young disciple, John, as they run to share…
Presider’s Page for Thursday 6 April (Holy Thursday)
The liturgy that begins now continues until we reach Easter. We are at the start of a three-day celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. We journey from…
Statement of Bishop Tom Deenihan, Bishop of Meath, Chair of the Council for Education of the Irish Bishops’ Conference and Chair of the Catholic Education Service, on the appointment of Rev Dr Paul Connell as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois
I warmly welcome today’s appointment by Pope Francis of Father Paul Connell as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois. Father Paul has the experience, the ability, the dedication and the faith…
Pope Francis appoints Father Paul Connell as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois
His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Father Paul Connell, a priest of the Diocese of Meath, as the new Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois. The news of this Episcopal appointment…
Presider’s Page for 2 April (Palm Sunday)
Today’s liturgy gives us a preview of the events of Holy Week. The passion, death and resurrection of Jesus are the focus of this and every Sunday celebration. Blessing of…
NCR Online: It’s time for a Catholic ethic that sees sexuality as a gift, not a curse
OPINION GUEST VOICES BY JAMES F. KEENAN View Author Profile Join the Conversation Send your thoughts to Letters to the Editor. Learn more March 28, 2023 Link to full article: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/its-time-catholic-ethic-sees-sexuality-gift-not-curse In…
Brendan Hoban: Gratuitous violence is at the heart of the ‘Banshees’
Western People 21.3.2023 What makes a successful film? Or at least successful in the opinion of the Oscar academy awards? Once we thought it was westerns like High Noon –…
Synodal Pathway: Sunday Reflection for the 5th Sunday in Lent
Synodal Sunday for Fifth Sunday of Lent26th March 2023 Dear Friends, For the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Denis Nuwagaba, the Programme Director for Net Ministries Ireland reflects on today’s Gospel…
Presider’s Page for 26 March (Fifth Sunday of Lent)
In under a fortnight’s time, the Easter Triduum will begin, on Holy Thursday evening. During the Triduum, each of us recalls the great events that Easter remembers. We ask God’s…
New Lumen course starting soon
As we are coming closer to Holy Week, we would like to draw your attention to a new evening course starting this Thursday. Aidan Matthews, acclaimed author and poet, will…
ACI ZOOM: “It shall not be so among you!”
René Girard and the Challenge of Truly Being Church With Michael Kirwan SJ ZOOM – Thu 30th March – 8.00 pm “It shall not be so among you!” René Girard…
Brendan Hoban: Ten reasons why Francis became my hero
Western People 14.3.2023 Pope Francis at 86 celebrated 10 years as pope last Sunday. Ten years ago, as I watched on television his first appearance as pope on the balcony…
Lá Fhéile Pádraig – Happy St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s Breastplate I bind unto myself todaythe strong name of the Trinityby invocation of the same,the Three in One and One in Three. I bind this day to me…
Séamus Ahearne: ‘Blinkered by knowledge, we search Him out, with furrowed brow, while He is close and unnoticed, in every midget being of creation.’ Glimpsing More, Pádraig Daly
The cuckoo, cormorant, swan, heron: On Sunday (12th March) and Monday mornings (06.30a.m.) I heard the cuckoo. You don’t believe me? I know that the cuckoo isn’t due for some…
Brendan Hoban speaking on the Seán Moncrieff Newstalk Radio Show about Tony Flannery
The interview is a follow-up to the ACP/LCG press release calling to restore Fr Tony Flannery to Ministry. Full text of the press release is below. Link to radio interview:…
Presider’s Page for 19 March (Fourth Sunday of Lent – Laetare Sunday)
Opening CommentTraditionally, this Sunday is called Laetare Sunday, which means ‘a day for joy’. At this midpoint of Lent, it is traditional to honour mothers, treasuring those still with us…
Presider’s Page for Friday 17 March (Lá fhéile Pádraig)
Opening CommentIn the heart of Lent, we keep the feast of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. We mark the day by praising God the creator, who sustained Patrick in…
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