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Western People 24.9.2024 Have you noticed that, despite continuing to plummet in the polls, Sinn Féiners are smiling again. Probably, I suspect, for two reasons. One is all that delicious…

Note: The usual first Wednesday Healing Mass in Lady’s Island has been changed to Wed 9th Oct at 3pm. Tue 1st Oct 24 – Trying to figure God out! A…

Mother… Son She held Him in her arms for the very first time… in a stable…  at Bethlehem. Held Him a final time when lowered into her arms from a…

Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team on this Sunday’s Homily, 26th Sunday – ‘Hell’ Link to homily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqD0770RGEA

The Czech theologian, Tomas Halik, was recently asked to give a talk to a working meeting of the European delegates to the October Synod. (Link to text of presentation at…

Thomas Reese Link to article: Part 1 of 3 articles https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/eucharist-about-more-real-presence The Eucharist should be the center of Catholic life, but falling church attendance on Sundays shows that the center…

Sarah Mac Donald Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, Bishop of Waterford and LismoreOaksPics/Alamy Live News The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan, has been criticised for permitting a group that is…

(Walking along in the rain, noticing everything, including the clouds Drifting). HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Cosby, Max Clifford, Rolf Harris, Jimmy Savile, Huw Edwards, Brendan…

Comghairdeas to one of our founders, Brendan Hoban, on his National Media Award for his weekly column in the Western People newspaper – the longest-running columnist in a regional newspaper…

Western people 17.7.2024 Here’s a question: Why is it that a significant percentage of Catholics who no longer attend Mass with any regularity are still happy to financially contribute to…

Reminder that first Wed healing Mass in Lady’s Island has been changed to the following week Wed Oct 9th at 3pm. Tue 24th Sept – The Homeward Journey In my…

The Irish Child & Family Institute (ICFI) was established in 2006 with the goal of providing independent child welfare and psycho-social services to a variety of statutory and non- statutory…

Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership team in his weekly video homily. This Sunday is the 25th Sunday of the Year. The theme is Humility. Link to homily:

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, with the assent of Pope Francis, grants approval for devotion linked to Medjugorje, recognizing the abundant spiritual fruits received at the Sanctuary…

A weekday morning. We filed into the Refectory to breakfast. I took my place at table, reached for the napkin on my side plate – and froze. There, carefully concealed,…

A Press Conference to present the work and format of the Second Session of the Universal Synod (2-27 October 2024) took place on Monday, 16 September from the Holy See Press Office….

GRADIOSITY: Donald Trump has a problem with guns. They seek him out. He has other problems too. He suffers from a disease called grandiosity: He won the debate. He has…

Gerard O’Connell September 16, 2024 Hot-button issues like women deacons and ministry to L.G.B.T. Catholics are not on the agenda for the second and final session of the Synod on…

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Tues 17th Sept – Growing Older – Living with Open Hands It seems to be true that ageing is not an option while growing old is. We can neither turn…