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Painting by Deirdre Walsh   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…

Loving Service Thought for the day (from Fr. Kieran O’Mahony) There is much more to the washing of the feet than an example of humble service. The act of loving…

Hope is essential in these troubles times Western People 5.4.2022 Security is always a difficult sweet to suck on, even though most of us spend most of our lives doing…

A DECLARATION ON THE “RUSSIAN WORLD” (RUSSKII MIR) TEACHING “For the peace of the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the unity of…

‘God is down in the swamps and the marshes, sensational as April.’           (THE ONE.  Paddy Kavanagh) Attention seekers: It was the cowslips peering out of the ground; it…

Pope Francis holds a Ukrainian national flag from Bucha during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican April 6, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) NCR online reports: https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/pope-blood-ukrainian-massacre-victims-cries-out-heaven…

Audio for ACP Zoom with Dr Michael Conway Wed 6 April 2022 Church, Institution, and Synodality in Contemporary Culture Link to audio: https://soundcloud.com/user-211747038/mike-conway-church-institution-and-synodality-in-contemporary-culture-wed-6-april-2022?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

ACP Zoom Dr Michael Conway Professor in Faith and Culture, Maynooth College Church, Institution, and Synodality in Contemporary Culture on Wed 6 April @ 7.00pm   All welcome   Join…

Records show that John Paul II could have intervened in abuse crisis – but didn’t There is a request to make this article from 25 April 2014, available. It is…

A Witness for Justice Chris McDonnell April 1st, 2022 La Croix International Dan Berrigan’s signature on the flyleaf of ‘Tulips in the Prison Yard’.  Back at the end of April,…

OSCARS FOR PERSEVERANCE SOUNDS OF THE SHANNON The roads are different. The heron is absent. The nest-making swans are out of sight. There are ducks but not my friends the…

We cannot be neutral in this outrageous war                      Western People 22.3.2022   Atrocity after atrocity after atrocity. Just when it appears as if there’s a smidgeon of hope in the…

Was I sleeping whilst others suffered? Chris McDonnell March 25th 2022 La Croix International There are occasions when a powerful image disturbs us so much that it alters our understanding…

Here is the ZOOM link for tonights “Synod and National Synodal Pathway” with Dr. Nicola Brady: Topic: Synod and The National Synodal Pathway Time: Mar 28, 2022 07:30 PM Irish Time…

The danger of keeping silent Cardinal Mario Grech Homily at the opening mass of the conference on Synodality Campion Hall, 23 March 2022. There is ‘a time to keep silence,…

IN MEMORY OF PAT O’BRIEN: PASTOR, THEOLOGIAN, POET   There is heart missing from the world, As soft as God’s, Arms that drew waif and wretched home.   He was…

Pope to Bishops: Consecration of Russia and Ukraine ‘to implore peace’ Pope Francis sends a letter to all Catholic Bishops ahead of the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the…

Human Rights and the Challenges for the Church   LINDA HOGAN More than ever, the intersection between human rights and religious traditions and their importance in a global context remains…

A cold coming we had of it TS Eliot Journey of the Magi Chris McDonnell MARCH 18 2022 “A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of…