Western People , 5.3.2024 When the novelist Philip Roth wrote The Plot Against America in 2004, alternative history fiction was not regarded as a very credible literary formula. Roth imagined…
Tue 12th March – Happiness While beginning to write some postings on the subject of happiness I feel that the term is misleading and we need to define what we…
Press Release 12 March 2024 Pope Francis’ course of reform must continue We Are Church on the 11th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis on 13 March 2024 On…
Knock: We had a splendid turnout for our second round of training on Friday and Saturday at Knock Shrine. Once again, we were blessed with a great mix of representatives…
NEW LEAF A priest from the Redemp’trists gave us the School Retreat at the beginning of Lent. Hell or Heaven for starters, then the limitless mercy of God… Frank Muldoon…
Epiphany’s Challenge 2024 Dear Bishops of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, I am sending you a current letter to Pope Francis and one to the members of his Council of…
This Sunday we come to the midpoint of Lent. The season is half over, and the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus is nearer to us. On this midway Sunday, it is traditional to honour mothers, praying for those still with us and remembering those who have died.
Today, on the second day of the Spring General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Maynooth, bishops call for an urgent and complete ceasefire in Gaza, and an…
Press Release – Tuesday 5 March 2024, Feast of Saint KieranEmbargoed until 11.00am: Newsdesks, Photodesks and Religious Affairs CorrespondentsPope Francis appoints Father Donal Roche as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dublin…
Please note: The Seminar on Healing the Family Tree scheduled for Sat March 23rd in OLI is now fully booked and there is a waiting list. Another event will be…
Seán Walsh writes: A short scene from my new drama, Pilate under Pressure, a two hander in several scenes, a rehearsed reading open to the public on Tuesday, March 26,…
Austin Ivereigh is a great friend of Pope Francis – having written his two Biographies. He has also just written a new book entitle First Belong to God – On Retreat…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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 Thurs 14th March – 8.00 p.m. With Patricia Higgins A workshop to equip and encourage lay people to take leadership…
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