Year: 2026

Reform has long been promised, but real change has been denied While the new Pope Leo may be a welcome and outspoken leader, women remain excluded from power and decision-making…

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has released a statement on the growing unrest in Ireland, which is close to destabilising the nation: “The current protests concerning fuel costs reflect a deep frustration…

Pope Leo XIV’s Prayer Vigil for Peace on Saturday, April 11, will be guided by meditations from early Church Fathers, including St. Augustine of Hippo, and will see faithful from…

‘Hesitancy’ 2nd Sunday Easter Year A – 12 April 2026 Link:

Link: https://substack.com/@liturgyandtruth/note/c-237675246 I have admired Bishop Robert Barron for a long time. I have recommended his Catholicism series, commended his Word on Fire Bible to inquirers and catechists alike, and…

Addressing journalists in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV asks “all people of goodwill to always search for peace and to reject war,” calls for a return to the negotiating table…

Opening Comment Even though Easter Week is now behind us, today’s liturgy still overflows with the joy of Jesus’ resurrection. We continue to celebrate that great event for the next…

Is there an underlying sameness to biblical stories of violence – including the crucifixion of Jesus? “The Lord looked with favour on Abel…”  (Gen 4:4)  And so began Cain’s hostility…

Western People  31.3.2026 It’s only recently I’ve discovered a writer whose real name escapes me but who has chosen the unlikely pen name, Theodore Dalrymple. Among his titles are In…

An Event Not to be Missed A soulful evening of song and story will be given by one of Ireland’s best known opera singers Celine Byrne on Friday 17th April…

Rite & Reason: Discomfort is a word I have never used to describe the reality of my situation in the church, nor have I ever heard it from other women…

Resurrection Morning and first light in the garden brings shadows of women moving Turning they did not recognise in this Springtime Pasch, the Nazarene passing over into Galilee Contained in the…

‘A Stirring’ Easter Sunday Year A 2026

Easter Communion Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) Pure fasted faces draw unto this feast:God comes all sweetness to your Lenten lips.You striped in secret with breath-taking whips,Those crooked rough-scored chequers may…

Artemis 2 Artemis 2 is on the way. It will eventually be 252,757 miles (406,773 km) from the earth. It will loop around the moon, drawn by the moon’s gravity….

‘Already Present’ Holy Saturday Year A 2026

In Lent, it is needful to address the phenomenon of Death. Chapter 11 of John’s Gospel is perhaps the most sustained meditation on Death in the New Testament, and it…

‘Disclosure’ Good Friday Year A 2026

‘Quiet Power’ Holy Thursday Year A 2026