Brendan Hoban: Our dark, troubled past rears its head again
Western People 4.4.2023 1984 or, more accurately Nineteen Eighty-Four, is the title of a famous novel by George Orwell. It became an instant classic because, when it was written in…
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The Resurrected Christ – The Resurrection of All Things – Richard Rohr
Monday, April 10, 2023 Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation From the Center for Action and Contemplation Week Fifteen: The Resurrected Christ – The Resurrection of All Things Father Richard invites us to…
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He Is Risen!
Easter Sunday – “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2023/4/9/urbi-et-orbi.html
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Presider’s Page for 9 April (Easter Sunday)
This Easter morning we celebrate the central mystery of our faith, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. He suffered on the cross and died for us, but now…
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Presider’s Page for 8 April (The Easter Vigil)
We gather around the Easter candle, celebrating the Lord’s resurrection. With that light to illumine our way, we remember how God has cared for humanity from the dawn of time….
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Good Friday
O King of the Friday whose limbs were stretched on the cross, O Lord who did suffer the bruises, the wounds, the loss, we stretch ourselves beneath the shield of…
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Synodal Pathway: Synodal Sunday Reflection for Easter Sunday9th April 2023
Dear Friends, In advance of this joyous Easter Sunday, Archbishop Eamon Martin shares with us the urgency of Mary Magdalen and the young disciple, John, as they run to share…
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Presider’s Page for Thursday 6 April (Holy Thursday)
The liturgy that begins now continues until we reach Easter. We are at the start of a three-day celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. We journey from…
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Statement of Bishop Tom Deenihan, Bishop of Meath, Chair of the Council for Education of the Irish Bishops’ Conference and Chair of the Catholic Education Service, on the appointment of Rev Dr Paul Connell as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois
I warmly welcome today’s appointment by Pope Francis of Father Paul Connell as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois. Father Paul has the experience, the ability, the dedication and the faith…
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Pope Francis appoints Father Paul Connell as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois
His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Father Paul Connell, a priest of the Diocese of Meath, as the new Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois. The news of this Episcopal appointment…
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Presider’s Page for 2 April (Palm Sunday)
Today’s liturgy gives us a preview of the events of Holy Week. The passion, death and resurrection of Jesus are the focus of this and every Sunday celebration. Blessing of…
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NCR Online: It’s time for a Catholic ethic that sees sexuality as a gift, not a curse
OPINION GUEST VOICES BY JAMES F. KEENAN View Author Profile Join the Conversation Send your thoughts to Letters to the Editor. Learn more March 28, 2023 Link to full article: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/its-time-catholic-ethic-sees-sexuality-gift-not-curse In…
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Brendan Hoban: Gratuitous violence is at the heart of the ‘Banshees’
Western People 21.3.2023 What makes a successful film? Or at least successful in the opinion of the Oscar academy awards? Once we thought it was westerns like High Noon –…
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Synodal Pathway: Sunday Reflection for the 5th Sunday in Lent
Synodal Sunday for Fifth Sunday of Lent26th March 2023 Dear Friends, For the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Denis Nuwagaba, the Programme Director for Net Ministries Ireland reflects on today’s Gospel…
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Presider’s Page for 26 March (Fifth Sunday of Lent)
In under a fortnight’s time, the Easter Triduum will begin, on Holy Thursday evening. During the Triduum, each of us recalls the great events that Easter remembers. We ask God’s…
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New Lumen course starting soon
As we are coming closer to Holy Week, we would like to draw your attention to a new evening course starting this Thursday. Aidan Matthews, acclaimed author and poet, will…
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ACI ZOOM: “It shall not be so among you!”
René Girard and the Challenge of Truly Being Church With Michael Kirwan SJ ZOOM – Thu 30th March – 8.00 pm “It shall not be so among you!” René Girard…
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Brendan Hoban: Ten reasons why Francis became my hero
Western People 14.3.2023 Pope Francis at 86 celebrated 10 years as pope last Sunday. Ten years ago, as I watched on television his first appearance as pope on the balcony…
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig – Happy St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s Breastplate I bind unto myself todaythe strong name of the Trinityby invocation of the same,the Three in One and One in Three. I bind this day to me…
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