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Western People  20.12.2022 Some years ago, Paul Durcan, in a new poem, Christmas Day, described Christmas as the feast of St. Loneliness. Some people think that’s going too far. And…

BIDDING PRAYERS for Sunday Mass Introduction (by the Presider) Let us bring our prayers to God, who has shown his salvation to the nations in the nativity of our Saviour. That those…

I was genuinely saddened this time last year when I learned of the death of Donald Cozzens. Fr. Donald Cozzens was an American priest, author and lecturer who died in…

Article by Gerry O’Hanlon SJ, published in Go, Rebuild My House by Sacred Heart University: https://sacredheartuniversity.typepad.com//2022/11/now-whither-synodality.html?fbclid=IwAR3E3rCCSpvtap-EEMgwDni6vADLGGHU4qtjt6Q1-DYbp-s0YoK8loHwj94 11/17/2022 With the publication in October 2022 of the Document for the Continental Stage (DCS) we…

Western People, 12.12.2022 Even before Leo Varadkar returns as Taoiseach this coming weekend, it seems that the political ‘climate change’ is heating up. Sinn Féin received a great boost with…

BIDDING PRAYERS for Sunday Mass Introduction (by the Presider) Let us bring our prayers to the Lord, the King of Glory. That the world may not forget those dying of hunger in Africa (pause…

Brendan, Tommy, Hamza, Fleur, Qatar (1): Isaiah has been extravagant during Advent. Hills were dancing. Rivers were clapping hands. Flowers and fruits were flourishing. The deaf were hearing. The blind…

From Dan Duane: Please find attached the link to the lyric video of The Christmas Story.

America Magazine: Cindy Wooden – Catholic News Service December 08, 2022 VATICAN CITY (CNS)—While 2022 finally saw the publication of Pope Francis’ constitution reforming the Roman Curia, the biggest news…

How is the constitution reform progressing?Miriam Duignan (Wijngaards Institute) was in Rome in August to attend the international WOW (Women’s Ordination Worldwide) meeting.  Whilst there she delivered our proposed new…

BIDDING PRAYERS for Sunday Mass Introduction (by the Presider) Let us bring our prayers to God, who raises up those who are bowed down. That all may realise the beauty and truth…

Seán McDonagh writes: A Powerpoint on biodiversity during COP15 which is taking place in Canada during the next two weeks. We are now witnessing the 6th largest extinction of life…

Chris McDonnell     There was an inspiring article in Autumn 2016 edition of the Irish Dominican Journal, ‘Spirituality’, written by the late Daniel O’Leary, entitled ‘Ministry of Beauty’. In it he reflected…

By Susan Bigelow Reynolds Susan Bigelow Reynolds is assistant professor of Catholic Studies at Candler School of Theology at Emory University.  Link to article: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/women-church-synod-francis-catholic Whenever I read a Vatican statement on…

This is an article by James Alison from 8 Aug 2018. There was a request to make it available on the Homepage again. Scroll down for Comments… August 8 2018…

The days of Advent tell the story of a journey, well, two journeys really. The first journey, told in the books of the Old Testament, gives an historical account of…