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Séamus Ahearne: EVERYBODY’S  TALKING ABOUT A NEW WORLD IN THE MORNING (Roger Whittaker)                                              

A QUIET HOUSE: The children are in bed. All is quiet. It is Saturday evening. I had been to Bewleys (it had been ten years since I was there, at…

My years as a Catholic priest were a long winter of discontent – until Pope Francis arrived

Rite and Reason column in the Irish Times by Brendan Hoban. Rite & Reason: There is now a new springtime of hope and promise Link to article: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/11/19/my-years-as-a-catholic-priest-were-a-long-winter-of-discontent-until-pope-francis-arrived/ In the…

‘No other profession would ask people to work beyond 75’: Parish priests under ever-increasing workload as vocations drop

Sarah Mac Donald – Irish Independent The declining fortunes of the Catholic Church in Ireland is making itself felt on its overworked and stretched priests, many of whom are working…

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