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Writing isn’t a matter of saying things, but showing them to the reader
Writing isn’t a matter of saying things, but showing them to the readerThis week marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Flannery O’Connor. Fr Antonio Spadaro SJ explains why her writing is so...
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A pioneering pilgrimage
A pioneering pilgrimagebyGreg DalyAugust 13, 2015The first American diocesan pilgrimage to Knock isn’t short on ambition, Greg Daly is toldWhen flight EI 4102 arrived at Ireland West Airport Knock on...
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Villagers’ visions and national novenas
Villagers’ visions and national novenasbyGreg DalyAugust 13, 2015It was about seven on the evening of August 21, 1879, while it was still bright, that Mary McLoughlin, housekeeper to the parish priest...
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An oasis of peace and prayer where people see that they’re not alone in their...
An oasis of peace and prayer where people see that they’re not alone in their faithbyGreg DalyAugust 13, 2015Knock Shrine is determined to be at the heart of faith renewal, the energetic rector tells...
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Faith & Family Workshops
Faith & Family WorkshopsGráinne TreanorA former lecturer in moral theology at Mater Dei Institute of Education in Dublin, where she earned her PhD in 2003, and in medical ethics at Trinity College,...
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Learning faith through service
Learning faith through servicebyMags GarganAugust 13, 2015Mags Gargan meets young people volunteering at Knock ShrineA weekend visitor to Knock Shrine this summer will not fail to notice a number of...
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Witnesses to hope
Witnesses to hopebyMags GarganAugust 13, 2015Volunteers tell Mags Gargan why they love Knock ShrineKnock Shrine’s Witness to Hope programme is an ambitious project that emcompasses a refurbishment of...
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Knock and the mission of Mercy
Knock and the mission of MercyKnock is a chosen place of silence to find God in prayers, writes Sr Valerie RooneySr Valerie Rooney On the arrival of our community to Knock in 1981, the then Archbishop...
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A place that welcomes families
A place that welcomes familiesResponding to the needs of pilgrim families is the focus of the Knock family centre, writes Monica MorleyThe Hasson family from Errigal parish in the Diocese of Derry...
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Fostering a faithful future
Fostering a faithful futurebyGreg DalyAugust 13, 2015Knock’s faith formation programme hopes in time to serve the whole Irish Church, Greg Daly reportsKnock Shrine is changing, and faith renewal is...
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Cenacolo – replacing medication with simple meditation
Cenacolo – replacing medication with simple meditationMarcin Burchardt tells how through life in Cenacolo he came to accept himselfMarcin BurchardtCenacolo was founded 32 years ago by an Italian nun,...
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A HUB of activity
A HUB of activitybyMags GarganAugust 13, 2015A warm welcome awaits young pilgrims at Knock, writes Mags GarganIt is not only Knock Basilica that has undergone a recent face lift – Knock Youth Ministry...
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‘Home’ is where we feel closest to God
‘Home’ is where we feel closest to GodMary Ann O’Driscoll’s short life was a life distinguished by Gospel service, says Fr Thomas Casey SJMary Ann O'Driscoll in Liberia.This past Monday I had the...
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National Congress will be a celebration of hope
National Congress will be a celebration of hopeThe experience of the Eucharistic Congress should not fade into the past, writes Fr Bernard HealyFr Bernard Healy When the delegates from the Irish...
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Finding his faith
Finding his faithbyCathal BarryAugust 27, 2015Niall McDonagh tells Cathal Barry about how his life experiences have led him to the seminary Like St Ignatius of Loyola, it was on a hospital bed...
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The Problems of Patronage
The Problems of PatronagebyGreg DalyAugust 27, 2015Diversity of patronage could make for a more divided school system, Joanna Tuffy warns Greg Daly.A seemingly endless parade of broadsheet articles in...
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How I found the road home through Knock
How I found the road home through KnockAfter years of struggle, I have found a renewed faith, writes Paul McLoughlinMy journey home began on the morning of Saturday March 5, 2011. I was doing my...
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A mother to the motherless
A mother to the motherlessbyMags GarganSeptember 3, 2015Mags Gargan visits the Irish birthplace of an extraordinary hero of the poor in New OrleansMembers of the Margaret of New Orleans Community...
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Knock- Ireland's spiritual powerhouse
Knock- Ireland's spiritual powerhouseShrine has a special place in pilgrims' heartsThe Story of Knock began on the evening of Thursday August 21, 1879.Mary McLoughlin saw an apparition of the Blessed...
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The enduring power of Knock
The enduring power of KnockSt John Paul II described Our Lady’s Shrine at Knock as “the goal of my journey to Ireland” during his 1979 pilgrimage.The Pope said to the many pilgrims who had joined him...
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