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The question arises every few years, whether in response to a new survey, a church document, a comment from a pope or bishop, a well-known priest leaving the priesthood and…

‘Competing Stories’ 17th Sunday Year A 26 July 2026

Preparing Together for October“When we learn to listen to one another, to share responsibilities, and to recognize the action of the Spirit in the various Churches, we are not merely…

World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly (For resources: https://www.catholicgrandparentsassociation.org/) Opening CommentGod has given us many gifts, including the promise that we will share in Christ’s glory. We give thanks…

THE MUSIC OF LIFE:  It was last Friday. It was the 18 July 26. It was the First Night of the BBC Proms. Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major (with…

The Vatican Publishing House releases a new book by Pope Leo XIV entitled Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift. Edited by Alessandro Banfi, the volume brings together Pope Leo’s…

Carina Roseingrave’s surname is what could be seen as Dickensian in its personification of her distinctive character. In her powerful talk about grief, as the keynote speaker for this year’s Ecumenical…

Western People, 14.7.2026  The news last week that yet another young man has died in ‘a scooter accident’ increases even more the numbers dying on our roads as a growing…

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Western People 7.7.2026 Unexpectedly, Mayo and Louth, two counties most impatiently itching for an All-Ireland victory – Mayo for 75 years and Louth for 69 – face each other in…

Western People 30.6.2026. Part of the price paid for writing a weekly column in the Western People and presenting a weekly religious radio programme on Midwest Radio is that I’m…

16 Jul 2026 Link to article: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2026/07/16/pope-leo-appoints-bishop-router-new-bishop-of-derry-as-bishop-mckeown-retires/ Statement from His Excellency Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, the Apostolic Nuncio to IrelandHis Holiness Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop…

‘Whole Field’ 16th Sunday Year A – 19 July 2026

Friday 17th July,  20.00 – 21.30  London Time. We’re delighted that Amanda Davison-Young, Chief Executive of The Tablet, will share the  evening with us.How did the Festival go? What were the conclusions…

We have been called together by the Spirit of God to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. The Spirit teaches us to pray, and moves us to glorify the…

IS THE CHURCH DYING, OR IS IT only THE CHURCHES, that are dying? BONES, MUSIC AND FAIRIES:  Leitrim and Sheebeg featured in the News recently. Was Fionn Mac Cumhaill connected…

Link to article: https://jamesalison1.substack.com/p/open-letter-to-my-more-conservative Introduction If you have ever heard of me before, you will know that for some thirty years I have been in public disagreement with what passes…

Link to article: https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55401 Fr John Heagle, coordinator of Priests Against Genocide USA, writes: Silence is not always golden. Often, it is simply complicity with injustice. This is certainly the…

You can tune in to live broadcasts usually daily at 10am or recordings by going to Our Ladys Island Webcam For ordering books at lowest prices go to jimcogley.com Tues…