Posted on 14. Nov, 2019 in Achievement, Celibacy/Sexuality, Christian Values, Sexuality
Fr Bernárd Lynch is to receive the Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad from President Michael D. Higgins on November 21 in honour of the work he did as a priest to those with AIDS/HIV. For fifteen years, he was Theological Consultant to Dignity New York – an organisation for LGBT Catholic and their […]
Posted on 14. Nov, 2019 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Community, Saints
Following successful solo exhibitions across Europe, Eve Parnell returns to Germany, with “Sunbeam” a collection offering a series of beautiful, poignant drawings, focusing on animals. Using the great tradition of Fine Art, she gently addresses issues which are having a detrimental impact on our society today. Many of the pictures have an uncanny sense to […]
Posted on 07. Nov, 2019 in Christian Values, Community
The passing of Gay Byrne, one of Ireland’s most recognisable personalities and the man affectionately known as ‘Uncle Gaybo’ was a blow to the whole nation. It brought back memories of the stories he covered that shaped Ireland and made it the country it is today. He was most famous for The Late, Late Show, but […]
Posted on 07. Nov, 2019 in Achievement, Christian Values, Ecology
The meeting for the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian region brought for several important proposals. Most of the attention went to the issue of married clergy and female deacons, but they also took a very hard look at the environment and our planet’s future. In this second part of our series with Colm Holmes, […]
Posted on 07. Nov, 2019 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Gospel Values, Vocation
Australian Jesuit Richard Leonard takes a look at the meaning of the Eucharist. He says it is the ultimate meal of sacrificial love. Drawing from his latest book, Hatch, Match & Dispatch: A Catholic Guide to Sacraments, with Paulist Press, he says that the Eucharist is more encompassing than people imagine, involving all aspects of […]
Posted on 31. Oct, 2019 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Christian Values, Community, Feminism/Women in the Church, Vocation
The meeting for the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian region has approved a final document which calls for the ordination of married men as priests and for women to be considered for diaconal ordination. Approved Oct. 26, it is the result of a three-week meeting in Rome. The document presents the synodal assembly’s reflections […]
Posted on 31. Oct, 2019 in Christian Values, Feminism/Women in the Church, Music Therapy
This week, we have an almost prophetic piece of music by Rev Noireen Ni Riain, In Paupertatis Praedio, In the Farmland of Poverty. Following on from the recent meeting for the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian region looking at environmentalism and the role of women in the Church, this piece looks at the kind […]
Posted on 24. Oct, 2019 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community
What is Purgatory?, Is God a man or a woman?, What is Priesthood? etc. are all questions that are asked by people curious to understand more about the Catholic faith. Nikolaas Sintobin SJ, internet pastor of the Low Countries, speaks to Gavin T. Murphy of Irish Jesuit Communications about his latest book Where was God before the […]
Posted on 24. Oct, 2019 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Community, Saints
The founding rector/president of Ireland’s only Catholic university, precursor of University College Dublin (UCD), John Henry Newman was canonised by Pope Francis, Sunday October 13th at a ceremony in Rome’s St Peter’s Square. Born in London in 1801 Newman converted to Catholicism from Anglicanism and in 1851 was invited to Dublin to set up Catholic University […]
Posted on 24. Oct, 2019 in Achievement, Christian Values, Ecology
The feast day of St Francis, patron saint of animals and the environment, is celebrated in October. In this interview with artist Eve Parnell, we look back on some of the ways that artists have celebrated and depicted St. Francis over the years. We also look at the connection between him and the current Pope […]