7 positive habits for Lent
7 positive habits for LentFr John McCarthy offers suggestions for practical things we can do this LentFr John McCarthyIn a recent Sunday Gospel Jesus tells us: “You are the light of the world.” The...
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A shining star in a Dutch constellationbyGreg DalyJuly 6, 2017Johannes Vermeer may have been the greatest Dutch artist of his time, but he did not paint in a vacuum, writes Greg DalyWoman Writing a...
View ArticleChurch-run clinics fight suffering as drought ravages Kenya
Church-run clinics fight suffering as drought ravages KenyabyChai BradyJuly 13, 2017Families forced to choose between starvation and deadly slums, writes Chai BradyBaby Lokunyuk Lonyala stops crying to...
View ArticleMaynooth: ready for a vocations reboot?
Maynooth: ready for a vocations reboot?byGreg DalyAugust 24, 2017Seminary numbers are stubbornly low, but signs are that the Church is trying to breathe new life into the national seminary, writes Greg...
View ArticleVulnerable women easy prey for sex-traffickers
Vulnerable women easy prey for sex-traffickersbyChai BradyAugust 31, 2017Women in prostitution generally come from harsh, exploitative backgrounds, writes Chai BradyWomen who have been trafficked and...
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Who are the Orthodox?byChai BradySeptember 7, 2017With Orthodoxy fast on the rise in Ireland, Chai Brady investigatesPope Tawadros II of Alexandria, patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church.The fastest...
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Mission is a constant call to the peripheries – Pope FrancisPope Francis has given his approval for an extraordinary ‘month of mission’ in 2019 to reinvigorate and renew the missionary spirit and...
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