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Opening CommentToday’s liturgy invites us to reflect on God’s care for the family of faith, especially through the gift of divine nourishment on our pilgrimage through life. Christ gives us…

Currently President and COO of EWTN News, Maria Montserrat Alvarado will succeed Paolo Ruffini in November, continuing the path of reform and renewal initiated by Pope Francis. Vatican News link…

The English editorial team of Vatican Radio – Vatican News has prepared an audiobook of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” divided into the following seven audio files: Link to…

Advancing Women’s Leadership in the Catholic ChurchTuesday June 2, 2026Sponsored by the Association of Pittsburgh Priests How far have we come toward full participation of women in the church’s ministry and…

Opinion Guest Voices Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of “Magnifica Humanitas” at the Vatican’s Synod Hall May 25, 2026, the first encyclical of his papacy, which focuses on the…

Wood You Believe – Seminar: Healing of Childhood Trauma and Abuse Born out of immense suffering in the Christian Brothers Order and arising from revelations of Sexual Abuse within their…

Western People 26.5.2026 The richest countries in the world can be measured in different ways but the most common  metric is GDP (Gross Domestic Product ) which reflects average wealth…

Link to article There is something very admirable about the Irish Synodal Pathway. The people involved — and this newspaper has spent considerable time examining who they are and what…

Msgr. Arthur Holquin, S.T.L. May 29, 2026 Link to article John L. Allen Jr. died on January 22, 2026, two days after his sixty-first birthday, in Rome — the city…

Just Another Blind Beggar He sat by the roadside in squalor and darkness, a cloak about frail shoulders, empty bowl to hand… Bartimaeus. ‘Sensed crowds gathering… caught snatches of chatter,…

The AI Chatbot ‘Claude’, managed by Pope Leo’s preferred Silicon Valley AI firm Anthropic, has matched Catholic church secrecy over clerical abuse of children with recurring episodes of violence in…

The Future of Religion Join the Class A Four-Week Online Class with Dr. Ilia Delio & Dr. Tripp Fuller – Link You haven’t lost your faith. You’ve outgrown its container….

‘Flowing Outward’ Holy Trinity – 31 May 2026

My first observation concerns how and who shapes the future. Cardinal Grech has reminded us that synodality is not simply a process or a programme but a way of being…

Wood You Believe – Seminar Healing of Childhood Trauma and Abuse Born out of immense suffering in the Christian Brothers Order and arising from revelations of Sexual Abuse within their…

As Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical ‘Magnifica humanitas’ is unveiled, Professor Anna Rowlands, theologian at Durham University, tells Vatican News that such a powerful message—addressing both the benefits and dangers of…

Western People 19.5.2026 Podcasts from the idiotic to the sublime now pepper the airwaves. All are to some degree or other ‘on the make’ – either by struggling to squeeze…

On Friday, May 15th, in the Parish Hall of a Dublin parish, a Prayer Vigil was held for an end to violence against the LGBTQ+ community. This was not a…

As the Church in Ireland continues on the pathway towards the National Synodal Assembly this October, the wider synodal journey of the universal Church is also moving forward. The General…

Opening CommentWe are invited to reflect on the mystery of God on this Trinity Sunday, as we gather to worship the One who creates, redeems and sanctifies, three persons, one…