Month: August 2025

Western People  26.8.2025 As I write, the news headlines on the radio remind me that Amnesty International has accused Israel of “the crime of genocide in Gaza by killing Palestinian…

A letter from John Sheridan on the effects of inheritance tax in Ireland on childless citizens … I am writing to you to bring to your attention a matter of…

22nd Sunday of the Year (C) – 31st August 2025 Theme is Intention. Link to video:

Mary mother of God and my mother… Please tell your Son: I’m sorry… And guess what?… She smiled: Tell Him yourself…

This is an article by Cyril O’Regan about Irish poet John F Deane. It was recommended by an ACP member. Link to article: https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/john-f-deanes-poetry-of-praise/?utm_campaign=CLJ_Weekly%20Subscriber%20Email_19-0507&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Yg_yUz6JqVov8E0V_LsSOSuQNCk_JuaF7zADNvopYCk01jLRVNp8JMfV8_FlIbsXjv1kbOuuoV_n7U08o-cFLDQZ-jzRzogNEcaxjyzB3W0_c4P4&_hsmi=377608416&utm_content=377608416&utm_source=hs_email Excerpt from Poetry International on John…

HEALING  AND  AWARENESS,  A  SPIRITUALITY  OF  INTEGRATION  AND  WHOLENESS This  will be the theme for the Resurrexit  retreat in Ballyvalloo Conference Centre, Co. Wexford, which will be led by Fr….

Western People 19.8.2025 I’ve often wondered why I’ve been so uncomfortable with the physical force element in Irish history. I used to trace it to my unease as a child…

Western People 12.8.2025 When Kevin Flatley, a married man with a family, and a Garda with 26 years of dedicated service to the people of Ireland, lost his life in…

By Kevin Hargaden: Migration and Irish identity—in the era of Trump deportations Just about no one in Ireland would say that Irish citizens living in the U.S. are being treated…

Sunday 24 Aug 2025 – 21st Sunday Year C 2025 – Theme – ‘Alignment’

Continuing the Synodal Journey as Pilgrims of Hope Rev Prof Eamonn Conway explores what it means to be “pilgrims of hope” in today’s world. He begins by acknowledging the many signs…

A hundred days into his pontificate, Leo XIV has not put a foot wrong. Shunning controversy, he has silenced those itching for a fight, reducing them to the desperate stratagem of posting…

Jason Sherlock was interviewed on RTÉ last Sunday afternoon (c. 1700).  Jason is from Finglas South. His mother Alice is a regular at Mass here.  His grandmother Kathleen was a…

21 August 2025 Association of Catholic Priests Now that an impressive, possibly comprehensive, list of reputable and credible agencies is lining up to use the difficult word ‘genocide’ to describe…

An Invitation to Prayer from the Archdiocese of Armagh On Sunday, 24 August parishes across Ireland are invited to unite once more in a Day of Prayer and Reflection for…

Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to unite in prayer and fasting on 22 August for peace, and calls for a “disarmed and disarming peace” in all places torn by…

Opinion: From control to conversation – how the Christian message meets the modern world. Fr Tony Flannery shares his thoughts on how the messages of the bible can be best…

HEALING  AND  AWARENESS,  A  SPIRITUALITY  OF  INTEGRATION  and  WHOLENESS. This  will be the theme for the Resurrexit  retreat in Ballyvalloo Retreat Centre, Co. Wexford, which will be led by Fr….