Brendan Hoban: Sorry is still the hardest word for Sinn Féin
Western People 27.2.2024 It would be gratuitous not to congratulate Michelle O’Neill of Sinn Féin (SF) and Emma Little-Pengelly of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on their day in the…
Year: 2024
Chris McDonnell: Alexi Navalny March 1, 2024
A Russian funeral Alexei Navalny March 1, 2024 “You were not afraid. We are not afraid.” At the closed gates of the church -the Ikon of the Mother…
Séamus Ahearne: “Spring is far more than just a changing of seasons; it’s a rebirth of the spirit.” Toni Sorenson
SPRINGTIME: One of our schools (St Malachy’s) comes across for Mass on the First Fridays. It is both surprising and lovely to have them. (At their request). Today (1st March)…
A sudden blast of snow in Dublin this morning…
Reflection from Pádraig MacCarthy The weight of a snowflake “Tell me the weight of a snowflake,” a robin asked a wild dove. “Nothing more than nothing,” was the answer. “In…
Latest from Seán Walsh…
A note from Seán Walsh about his latest publication… Seán Walsh writes: Just now published on ebook or paperback… Did I say book? More like a booklet… Two readers/actors, two…
Synodal Pathway Update
from Julieann Moran Dear Representative, It has been brought to my attention that YouTube is, unfortunately, playing adverts half way through some of our video content. I was aware that…
Presider’s Page for 3 March (Third Sunday of Lent)
We gather in cold weather for worship this March Sunday in Ireland, praying that God will warm our hearts with love during the Lenten spring. The Lord has the message of eternal life: we come to know this message and deepen our relationship with our Saviour.
ACI Zoom: Rewilding Faith – Creating New Spaces for Faith Workshop
ACI Zoom: Rewilding Faith Creating New Spaces for Faith Workshop Thurs 14th March – 8.00 p.m. With Patricia Higgins A workshop to equip and encourage lay people to take leadership…
NCR online: To reform Catholic Church, honor Christ’s authority
BY MARY MCALEESE, 29 Feb 2024 The strict hierarchical governance structure of the Catholic Church has the dubious advantage of simplicity and clarity along with increasing implausibility. Divine authority is…
Fiducia Supplicans: Non-liturgical blessings, and Pope Benedict’s distinction
Vatican News report An Instruction published in 2000 by the then-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith distinguished between rituals inserted into liturgical books and pastoral or…
Waterford: Bishop Cullinane warns of possible closure of churches in Waterford due to ‘crisis’ in vocations
Irish Independent article. Link to full article: https://m.independent.ie/regionals/waterford/sport/bishop-cullinane-warns-of-possible-closure-of-churches-in-waterford-due-to-crisis-in-vocations/a1449147778.html Eoin Kelleher A public meeting is to be held next week to address the crisis in vocations to the priesthood in Waterford,…
NCR online: How to vault Catholic social teaching from ‘best kept secret’ category
By Michael Sean Winters Catholic social teaching is proverbially considered the church’s “best kept secret.” Why is that? And what can be done about it? These are among the questions…
Brian Eyre, married priest, writes:
In pastoral areas in our dioceses we have good-living pastoral agents, husbands and wives, rearing a family while also holding down a secular job and yet these couples find time…
Brendan Hoban: Little has changed in the Catholic Church since Daly-Darcy clash
Western People 20.02.2024 I remember very well the evening of Friday, November 3, 1995. How could I possibly forget it? For the first and last time, I was a guest…
Presider’s Page for 25 February (Second Sunday of Lent)
The gospel of the transfiguration is read on this lenten Sunday each year, to remind us to hold firm to a vision of glory, on dark days. Easter and its joy will follow this season of penance, just as the resurrection followed the passion and death of Jesus.
Vatican warns German bishops of ‘legal consequences’ over disputed ‘Synodal Committee’
Catholic Herald reports: ROME – As the German bishops meet this week to advance their national reform process, the Vatican has threatened canonical action if they refuse to comply with…
Synodal Pathway: Mallow Training Day…last call
Last Few Spaces Available There is very limited availability left on the leadership programme taking place in Mallow this weekend. If you plan to attend and haven’t registered, then please do so. As this is…
Jim Cogley: Reflections Tues 20th Feb – Mon 26th Feb
Tue 20th Feb – Have A Purpose A poem that shaped my life from teenage years and etched itself on my brain was entitled, Have a Purpose. It’s now so…
Brendan Hoban: Celibacy should not be intrinsic to priesthood
Western People 13.2.2024 Archbishop Charles Scicluna is a busy man with three heavy responsibilities. His day-job is archbishop of Malta but he doubles as a secretary of the Vatican Dicastery…
Synodal Pathway Leadership Training – still some availability…
Synodal Pathway Facilitative Leadership Training – A Pilot Programme From Julieann Moran, General Secretary, Synodal Pathway Our Facilitative Leadership Training Programme was launched at the beginning of this month. Dioceses and organisations…
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