Author: Liamy Mac Nally

The launch of Dipping Into Life Messenger Publications invites you to join us for the ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH of Dipping Into Life 40 Reflections for a Fragile Faith By Alan…

RNS – Religious News Service reports: A group of 60 Catholic Democrats in the House of Representatives, including Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, released a “statement of principles” Friday…

What will ‘Synodality‘ mean for Catholicism in Ireland? ACI Zoom Meeting June 24, 2021 at 8.00 p.m. Fr Brendan Hoban to speak to ACI on Killala Diocese’s three-year listening process …

Bishops express thanks for over 550 submissions received for Synodal Pathway During their 2020 Winter General Meeting, bishops decided to proceed along a Synodal Pathway and, since then, have been…

Garda Vetting is not fit for purpose according to Michael Commane in his blog Occasional Scribbles. “…I actually find it a demeaning procedure. Every time I fill out those forms some…

The Catholic Universe (and Catholic Times) announced its immediate closure last week. The Universe has served the Catholic community devotedly since 1860. It also means the end of Catholic Times columnist Chris McDonnell’s…

We are academics working in the Centre for Mission and Ministries at the Pontifical University, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. We are conducting a pilot study to explore the experience of…

Is sauce for the goose not sauce for the gander? Western People 8th June 2021 In an age of very specific expertise, we tend to consult the recognised authorities and,…

“For singing till his heaven fills,’T is love of earth that he instils.”                                                                                   (George Meredith.) Where have all the swans gone… My life is disrupted. The morning begins talking to…

Every day, La Croix International brings you in-depth analysis and exceptional articles, unravelling the issues and policies that are alive in the Vatican and the Catholic Church. Seven Days Free…

In solidarity with LGBTQ+ to honour June as Pride Month our Homepage banner features the Rainbow colours.

His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Father Ger Nash, a priest of the Diocese of Killaloe, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Ferns.  The news of this Episcopal…

Pope Francis rejects the resignation of Cardinal Reinhard Marx as Archbishop of Munich. “Thank you for your Christian courage, which does not fear to be humbled before the reality of…

The Meeting Place Chris McDonnell CT June 11 2021. There are many gathering places that offer natural opportunities for meeting one another, opportunities for the social contact that has been…

Boris and the Foxes!   The Feast of nature: Tony (one of the morning people) was ecstatic. He sat at the Tolka pond. The six cygnets were having breakfast pond-side….

Contemporary Challenges for Global Catholicism by Thomas P. Rausch, SJ Jesuit Father Karl Rahner was one of the first to recognize that the Second Vatican Council had transformed the western…

  TWO  BEAUTIFUL VOCATIONS  –  MATRIMONY AND PRIESTHOOD In the past it was said and maybe it is still being said today that when a priest gets married he leaves…

Paddy Ferry writes: My friend, Fr. Brian Logue, a native of Kincasslagh – yes, where Daniel comes from – just two miles from my home in Keadue, celebrated 60 years…

Diarmuid O’Murchu DIARMUID O’MURCHU WEDNESDAY, 9th JUNE (please note change from our usual Tuesdays) 14.00 BST 09.00 EDT   15.00 CET ROOT & BRANCH  are delighted to welcome our much…

Dr Sharon Tighe-Mooney  “Seeking Scripture – towards a new church” (Why I decided to no longer be affiliated to the Catholic Church) Followed by Q & A ZOOM Meeting 2.00…