St John of Capistrano, priest (Opt. Mem.)
I, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a …
Our Mission Today
A sliver of moon:
These mornings, a sliver of a moon stares at me. Thoughts of the ‘hammer and sickle’ come to mind. (The solidarity aspect rather than any other). However, this sickle slices away at the …
Was the bishops’ intervention wise?
Western People 13.10.2020
During the Great Famine (1945-52) much play was made of the slogan ‘Property should support poverty’. In other words, landlords (the property class) from the rent they received on their lands were …
Documentary that speaks to a selection of Irish priests, urban, rural and chaplains discuss the sins they’ve heard that have impacted and stayed with them. They also discuss why they have stayed within the church.
This link is …
Ireland’s four Catholic Archbishops made an unrealistic request in asking Taoiseach Micheál Martin to allow them special arrangements …
Fr Bernd Hagenkord SJ – ACP Zoom presentation Tues 6 Oct 2020
What can the Irish Church learn from Germany?
The introduction was by host Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership Team, who shared John O’Donohue’s beautiful meditation poem ‘For Courage.’ …
Gerry O Hanlon SJ speaking on Fratelli Tutti on Midwest Radio’s Faith Alive programme on Sun Oct 11th 2020 with Monica Morley and Brendan Hoban.
“It’s a nice insight into it and he critiques it well….!”
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From the Irish Times:
Margaret MacCurtain
May 17th, 1929-October 5th, 2020
The distinguished historian, educator, feminist and human-rights activist, Dr Margaret MacCurtain OP, has died aged 91. Her research into …
America magazine posted this link to Pádraig Ó Tuama’s podcast.
Our lives are shaped by language, even if most of us are not poets. But it helps to talk to one if you want to reflect deeply on how language, …
America Magazine reports the following:
(AM) Editor’s note: As part of our larger coverage of “Fratelli Tutti,” the latest encyclical letter from Pope Francis, America asked a number of theologians and church experts to contribute a brief response, …
Teaching is a vocation
Chris McDonnell CT October 09 2020
There are over forty occasions in the four Gospels where Jesus is referred to as teacher, a title of some significance. His words and his life were indeed meant to …
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