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Rome and the Rising
Rome and the RisingFr Mícheál MacCraith OFM explores the links between Easter 1916 and the Eternal City Sketch showing an insurgent barricade with a Capuchin priest and a nurse tending to an injured...
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An Accidential Christian
An Accidential ChristianbyGreg DalyMay 5, 2016Greg Daly writes of how the abduction of a Jewish boy in mid-19th Century Rome helped the demise of the Papal StatesMoritz Daniel Oppenheim’s The...
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Lough Derg – a place of welcome for all
Lough Derg – a place of welcome for allbyMichael KellyMay 5, 2016Some 500 pilgrims passed through the Door of Mercy at Lough Derg’s first day of the season, writes Michael KellyApostolic Nuncio,...
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Answering the challenge of loneliness in disability
Answering the challenge of loneliness in disabilityThe Church needs to approach people with disabilities less in terms of inclusion and more in terms of ‘communion’, writes Liam WaldronRecent changes...
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Seeing Maynooth through an artist’s eyes
Seeing Maynooth through an artist’s eyesbyGreg DalyMay 12, 2016Art at its best can lead people to see the familiar in unfamiliar ways, and ‘Alive in Hope’, a collection of paintings portraying life in...
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Pastoring in troubled times
Pastoring in troubled timesbyMartin O’BrienMay 12, 2016Lord Robin Eames tells Martin O’Brien about his hopes for the future of democracy in Northern Ireland Former Derry priest Denis Bradley and Robin...
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Celebrating a lifeline for marriages in trouble
Celebrating a lifeline for marriages in troublebySusan GatelyMay 12, 2016Some members of the Retrouvaille Community who took part in celebrations at the Clayton Hotel, Dublin on Sunday, May 8.Gratitude...
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Six-school campus a flagship for NI education
Six-school campus a flagship for NI educationbyMags GarganMay 12, 2016An ambitious shared education project in Omagh, is leading the way in cross community relations, writes Mags GarganEducation...
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Concert for peace in Knock was ‘almost a religious experience’
Concert for peace in Knock was ‘almost a religious experience’byGreg DalyMay 19, 2016Sibéal Ní Chasaide singing Mise Éire accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.The ‘Concert for Peace’ held at Knock...
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Where there’s a will...
Where there’s a will...byMags GarganMay 19, 2016No one likes to plan for their own death but writing a will is the best way to ensure your loved ones are taken care of after you’re gone. Without one...
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Living the beatitudes
Living the beatitudesDaniel Berrigan was a great witness to peace and justice, writes Fr Joe McVeighA mourner carries signs as she participates in a peace march on May 6 prior to the funeral Mass of...
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The Asian Pope Francis
The Asian Pope FrancisbyMags GarganMay 26, 2016Mags Gargan meets the Filipino cardinal tipped to be the next PontiffDubbed the “Asian Francis” for his similarities in outlook and character to the Pope,...
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A woman of our time
A woman of our timebyGreg DalyMay 26, 2016Greg Daly learns how the story of Nano Nagle, Presentation Sisters’ founder, can inspire us even today “Ite, missa est. The tall young man standing behind the...
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Lay people to help form mature faith in Elphin
Lay people to help form mature faith in ElphinbyCathal BarryJune 2, 2016A new catechetical initiative will see the whole diocese learning together, Bishop Kevin Doran tells Cathal BarryBishop Kevin...
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Baptism: A golden opportunity
Baptism: A golden opportunitybyCathal BarryJune 2, 2016Fr Martin Whelan tells Cathal Barry about the key role priests play in the sacrament “Even if this is the only time we will ever engage with the...
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Island of merciful liberation
Island of merciful liberationbyGreg DalyJune 9, 2016Lough Derg’s prior explains the value of the sanctuary to Greg DalyA view of the sanctuary from the water.The glorious weather that baked Lough Derg...
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St Anthony of Padua’s ‘travelling companion’
St Anthony of Padua’s ‘travelling companion’byCathal BarryJune 9, 2016Fr Mario Conte OFM Conv. tells Cathal Barry he hopes the visit of St Anthony’s relics to Ireland will help people rediscover their...
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St Anthony’s order in Ireland
St Anthony’s order in IrelandbyMags GarganJune 9, 2016A look at the work of Friars Minor ConventualIn Ireland when we speak of Franciscan friars we generally mean the OFMs (Order of Friars Minor) in...
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Identifying St Anthony in art
Identifying St Anthony in artArtistic depictions of the famous saint call people to follow his example, writes Keilah BlohmGiacomo Farelli's St Anthony of Padua with the Christ Child.Given that St...
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A saint with an ear for those in need
A saint with an ear for those in needbyMags GarganJune 9, 2016Mags Gargan visits the National Shrine to St Anthony of Padua in IrelandSt Anthony's Shrine at the Church of Adam and Eve on Merchant's...
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