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Born to preach
Born to preachA look at the life of St Anthony of PaduaSt Anthony, whose baptismal name was Ferdinand, was born in Lisbon in 1195, the eldest son of an influential family. His parents had great plans...
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Devotions to St Anthony
Devotions to St Anthony A look at the various ways devotees interact with St AnthonyFor his devotees, St Anthony is a companion in daily life. He is regarded by many as a big brother, a confidant who...
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A saint of many miracles
A saint of many miraclesHighlighting the miracles of St Anthony's lifeMiracle of the muleOne of the reasons why Anthony worked so hard to convert heretics was because he genuinely felt sorry for them....
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Popular saint always draws huge crowds
Popular saint always draws huge crowdsbyMags GarganJune 9, 2016Large turnout expected to arrive to see St Anthony's relicsHundreds of thousands of people are expected to turn out all across the country...
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Nurturing a Dominican future
Nurturing a Dominican futurebyGreg DalyJune 16, 2016As Dominicans celebrate 800 years, there are reasons to be hopeful in Ireland the provincial tells Greg DalyDominican friars processing through Athy...
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Mass on the margins
Mass on the margins byCathal BarryJune 16, 2016Cathal Barry examines the extent to which the age old custom of the Station Mass is still practiced todayMass in a Connemara Cabin by Aloysius O’Kelly.The...
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Crowds flock to thank the patron saint of lost things
Crowds flock to thank the patron saint of lost thingsbyMags GarganJune 16, 2016A queue outside St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney, Co. Kerry, on Friday, where some 15,000 devotees came to visit the relics...
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Prostitute or Apostle? ... Upgrading Mary Magdalene
Prostitute or Apostle? ... Upgrading Mary MagdaleneA misinterpretation of the Gospels has contributed to the confusion surrounding Mary Magdalene, writes Fr Brendan McConvery CSsRThe change in status...
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Reaching out and welcoming in
Reaching out and welcoming inFr Alex with his grandnieces and grandnephew: Kara and Noah Groeneweld and Hannah and LucyElliottIt has been a time of transition for the people of Ballybrack/Killiney and...
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A centre of activity and teamwork
A centre of activity and teamworkPresident Michael D. Higgins and his wife, Sabina, at the opening of the pastoral centre in Balally. Balally parish was constituted in 1977 from Sandyford parish and...
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Participation of parishioners at the core of Foxrock parish
Participation of parishioners at the core of Foxrock parishA happy group of people at Foxrock Pastoral Centre.Foxrock Parish tells us that the most remarkable feature of the community is “the...
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Cabinteely parish asks ‘What really matters?’
Cabinteely parish asks ‘What really matters?’RTÉ presenter Mary Kennedy (centre) pictured at the What Really Matters exhibition launch in Cabinteely parish. Photo: John HickeyIn 2014 the parish...
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Pastoral care in Greystones and Kilquade
Pastoral care in Greystones and KilquadeSadie O’Shea with her Bene Merenti medal pictured with (l-r) Fr Paul Kenny, Adrienne Duran O’Shea, Ken O’Shea, Fr John Daly PP, Fr Denis Quinn, Fr David Halpin...
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Support and service in Shankill
Support and service in ShankillFr Eamonn Monson, St Anne’s Shankill and Rev. Trevor Stevenson, rector at Crinken Church, Church of Ireland at the launch of SAGE.St Anne’s Shankill is one of two...
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Facing the challenges for the Church
Facing the challenges for the Church byCathal BarryJune 30, 2016Cathal Barry reports from a major international conference addressing the role of the Church in society Cardinal Reinhard Marx chatting...
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Sowing the seed of religion
Sowing the seed of religionbyMartin O’BrienJuly 7, 2016Rev. Ken Newell recalls shaking off ‘a cramped evangelical mind-set’ with Martin O’Brien Rev. Dr Ken NewellThe conscious effort of Arlene Foster...
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Eight priests for eight centuries of preaching
Eight priests for eight centuries of preachingbyGreg DalyJuly 14, 2016Greg Daly witnesses the ordination of the largest group of Irish Dominicans in over 40 yearsFrom left: Fr Daragh McNally, Fr Conor...
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Who watches the watchmen?
Who watches the watchmen?byGreg DalyJuly 14, 2016Greg Daly interviews Teresa Devlin, head of the Irish Church’s child protection board, about Ireland’s new national standards and guidelinesLast month...
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Disconnected Catholics may experience God’s reality at Knock – cardinal
Disconnected Catholics may experience God’s reality at Knock – cardinalbyGreg DalyJuly 21, 2016The huge attendance at the National Rededication of Knock Shrine’s Basilica of Our Lady.Shrines and...
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A community commemoration
A community commemorationRachel Beard looks at Burriscarra-Bullintubber Parish as they celebrate Ballintubber Abbey’s 800th anniversaryFr John Kenny, Patricia Gibbons (behind Fr Kenny), Mary Heneghan,...
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