Chris McDonnell: No place is safe.
As the days and weeks roll by and the television images seem to repeat themselves, it is all too easy for our senses to become numb. From the first hours…
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Presider’s Page for 23/24 December (Fourth Sunday of Advent)
Presider’s Page for 23/24 December (Fourth Sunday of Advent)
The Association of Catholic Priests Welcomes Fiducia Supplicans
Press Release 22 Dec 2023 The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) warmly welcomes the recent Vatican declaration, Fiducia Supplicans, from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, allowing priests…
Richard Rohr: Today’s Daily Meditation is ONEderful…
Mini Incarnations of Christ Franciscan sister Ilia Delio focuses on the theology of the incarnation and the universal nature of the Christ mystery: The Christian message is that God has…
Eddie Finnegan: The Curse of being a Chosen People with a Promised Land
In May 2019 myself and the wife got to Palestine. Well, not quite. We got to Israel, with a few deviations around Jerusalem and Bethlehem, and an hour in Palestinian…
Tony Flannery: A Different Christmas this Year.
Yesterday’s evening prayer from the Breviary contained Psalm 123 which I have recited thousands of times, but in the present situation it takes on a new and more somber resonance:…
Jim Cogley: Reflections Tues 19th Dec – Mon 25th Dec
Contributor (19th -23rd) Tessa Gallagher UK Tue 19th Dec – Creation I have spent a great deal of time trying to get a handle on God, to understand God. I…
Doctrinal declaration opens possibility to bless couples in irregular situations
Vatican News reports: With the Declaration “Fiducia supplicans” issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, approved by Pope Francis, it will be possible to bless same-sex couples…
Seán Ó Conaill: GAA Referees, Status Anxiety and Suffering Servants
‘Forming a union might be the only move GAA referees have left’ declared Malachy Clerkin in the Irish Times on Sat 16 December – on foot of a frantic last-ditch…
‘Hamas Didn’t Attack Israelis Because They Are Jewish’
The link to this article (an opinion piece from Common Dreams) was submitted by an ACP member: “From a historical perspective alone—one of the best”, he says. The article has…
COP28 UAE update – deal agreed: THE UAE CONSENSUS
An unprecedented reference to transition away from all fossil fuels. A significant step forward in expectations for the next round of national commitments. Builds momentum in the financial architecture reform…
Seán Walsh: The Innkeeper’s Story
The Innkeeper’s Story Yes?! A, a bed for the – ? You haven’t a hope! I’ve never seen such crowds in Bethlehem!.. You, your wife is?.. Oh… Is she –…
Presider’s Page for 17 December (Advent 3, GAUDETE)
We’re two thirds of the way through Advent. Traditionally, today is called Gaudete Sunday, which means ‘a day for rejoicing.’ The reason for celebration is that the day of the Lord’s coming is very near.
Jim Cogley: Reflections Tues 12 Dec – Mon 18 Dec
Tue 12th Dec – Exploring Depression Piece from shipwreck 200 years ago To even mention the word depression can put us into a bad mood. It’s that state of mental…
Séamus Ahearne: “I MARVEL MORE AND MORE AT THE INCARNATION. ” (A comment from Malachy Loughran osa whose funeral was last Saturday. He lived that.)
MORNINGS ALONG THE TOLKA: These mornings are very dark. But I did see the heron. In fact, I saw two. We had words. I then moved on and saw my…
‘If Christ were born today, he would be born under rubble, Israeli bombing’
All the Palestinian churches have cancelled Christmas festivities this year, and one church in Bethlehem shares its pain through iconography. By Munjed Jadou Published On 7 Dec 20237 Dec 2023 Bethlehem,…
Brendan Hoban: Ashling’s inexplicable death left us stunned
Western People 5.12.2023 Despite sharing the most common surname in Ireland (and a popular girls’ first name), Ashling Murphy’s profile now seems indelibly etched on the public consciousness. Her short…
Brendan Hoban: A few fanatics can create a lot of mayhem
Western People 28.11.2023 It was, as we say, the talk of the country. The Dublin riots took everyone by surprise and far and wide experts, real and self-appointed, stopped to…
Pádraig McCarthy: Happy Hannukah!
This Jewish feast is celebrated this year, beginning with nightfall on 7 December, and finishing with nightfall on 15 December. In the Gregorian solar calendar, the dates vary, but they…
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