Irish Daily Mail: Article on Soline Humbert and her call to serve as a priest

In a move announced to parishioners this week, Cappagh Parish acknowledged the decision would be “disappointing and painful” for many. By Conor CoyleJanuary 18, 2026 at 2:14pm GMT Link to full…

Seamus Ahearne visited his neighbours in Finglas West for the closing of their church.
“The symbolism of today was very moving. The closing of a Church brought people to Mass!  ……..
A new world of God, is opening up. We do need to be very creative. Buildings help it happen. It will occur in a very different way. We can knock down some of the structures of religion and become architects of a very new and simple faith.  Pope Francis expresses it well how our Church has to grow and develop. We need to focus on faith-building rather than brick-building.”

Brendan Hoban writing in his Western People weekly column suggests that church authorities need to re-evaulate how they sometimes dispose of church assets and resources to civic authorities.
” I get the feeling that sometimes civic authorities are laughing behind their hands at the gullibility and innocence of church authorities, especially when there is so little credit given for the donation of sites that run into millions of euros. “

This feast of the Baptism of the Lord marks the last day of Christmas. At his baptism Jesus sees how much he is loved by God and is given the…

This is the link to the website of Kieran O’Mahony OSA, an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar, living in St John’s Priory, Dublin D08 F8NW. He states: “The goal of this…