The calling of disciples is described in today’s Gospel. We too are called to follow Christ, even in these difficult times of pandemic. As believers, we listen to God’s word, allowing it to steer and support us, every day of our lives.
• The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity continues till Monday. Today is designated as the ‘Sunday of the Word of God’ (the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time every year). Catholic Schools Week 2021 begins today.
MASTER CLASS So long ago?.. ‘Seems like yesterday. Even now I close my eyes and re-live, re-call the noise, bustle, clamour, the sights, sounds , aromas, the stunning coloratura of…
Tues 16th Jan – Exploring Causes of Depression Because depression is such a widespread phenomenon we return again to this topic since it merits much wider exploration. So many who…
This is the link to RTÉ Player to watch the programme… https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-last-priests-and-nuns-in-ireland/10001910-00-0000?epguid=IP10001911-01-0001 Don’t forget Programme 2 – The Last Nuns in Ireland is on Tues 16 Jan at 10.15pm on…
I published a book, Keeping the Faith, in 2005. It was my effort at the time to highlight the areas that needed reform in the Catholic Church. In that book…
‘The Last Priests in Ireland’ and ‘The Last Nuns in Ireland’ Episode one, Monday 15th Jan 9.35pm and Episode two, Tuesday 16th Jan 10.15pm The statistics are stark. The average…
JOE WITH CHRISTY DIGNAM AND BONO: Joe McCrossan died. He was 57. He had been in St Michael’s House Santry (Shanowen). His mother Sadie had minded him until she was…
What happens if you point to apparent contradictions in ‘church teaching’ over time in an online artificial intelligence engine? Sean O’Conaill has had some fun in finding out. “The truth…
Although these ‘Observations’ refer directly to experiences in Ireland and three African countries, they are also relevant to the church in Australia. Eleanor and Kevin. Tommy Hayden and Leo…
Taken from the Pro Terra Sancta website. giulia colaluce 5 January 2024 It was a Christmas without pilgrims in Bethlehem. The context of crisis due to the war has alienated…
Western People 10.1.2024 I’m not too sure who counted them (or how it was done) but apparently 60,000 swearwords were broadcast in Britain last year. It seems a lot but…
We Are Church Ireland is hosting a live webinar on Thursday, 25 January from 7pm until 8.30pm. Sr. Denise Boyle will be in dialogue with Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ who…
Western People. 3.1.2024 For the first column of another new year, let’s take a subject of some importance: has religion a future? The doubters used to say that when science…
Printed in the last edition of Western Star, a Western People publication, edited by James Laffey. (After reading the original article, an ACP member suggested that other members might also…
Now that the Christmas season is behind us and we are moving into the New Year, the liturgy challenges us to reflect on what following Christ means. We gather as God’s people, called to follow the Lamb of God and we praise God, with thanksgiving.
• This is the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
John Hus was strong in his denunciation of the corruption of the clergy, which echoed the convictions of many devout men and women. He seemed to have had no desire…
Third Intercontinental Massive Online Course Please find the details of the next Intercontinental Massive Online Course (MOOC). This time the MOOC will address the theme Toward a Constitutively Synodal Church. All the…
Tue 9th Jan – Homelessness One of the speakers at our Annual pilgrimage in Our Lady’s Island a few seasons back was Fr Peter Mc Verry, the founder of the…
05 January 2024 The following is the English text of a statement released on Thursday, 4 January, by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith that clarifies the application…
Wise men – or fools?! I would see for myself – and about time, too!There, standing at the entrance, all quiet within.Family… Indeed, you might say, a holy family –the…
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