Celebrating the Heritage of All Hallows
Celebrating the Heritage of All HallowsSophie Overall visits All Hallows’ commemorative exhibition and reflective garden in Drumcondra L-R: Rev. Bob Whiteside, Rev. Mark Noonan, CM, Archbishop Charles...
View ArticleA medieval insight into the camino
A medieval insight into the caminoIrish pilgrims have been going to Santiago de Compostela for over 800 years. Salvador Ryan explores how their experiences compare with today Salvador RyanIn an age of...
View Article‘See how the Christians love one another’
‘See how the Christians love one another’Irish seminarians Brendan Marshall, Rev. Michael Byrne, Connor Gannon and another pilgrim attending catechesis at World Youth Day.Daily Diary Martin Bennett...
View Article13 minutes of silence call to troubled world
13 minutes of silence call to troubled worldJuly 29As we reach the halfway point, blisters have now entered the language of our WYD pilgrimage! In many ways today, Friday, was a very special day. Pope...
View ArticleSeeking the things that are above
Seeking the things that are aboveThe ancient pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick has an enduring appeal, writes Rachel BeardFr Fintan Monahan, who was recently appointed the Bishop of Killaloe, blesses a...
View ArticleA festival of mercy for the youth of the world
A festival of mercy for the youth of the worldbyGreg DalyAugust 4, 2016Bishop Kevin Doran and pilgrims from Elphin set out for the festival.For many of the more than 1,500 Irish pilgrims who joined...
View ArticleA home for Monaghan people since the 19th Century
A home for Monaghan people since the 19th CenturybyGreg DalyAugust 11, 2016The combined parish choirs pictured after Mass at St Joseph’s Church to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its consecration.St...
View ArticlePastor and peacemaker: Edward Daly (1933-2016)
Pastor and peacemaker: Edward Daly (1933-2016)byPaul KeenanAugust 11, 2016Reflections on a man whose legacy transcends his iconic role on Bloody SundayFrom a civil conflict that played out on...
View ArticleA life handed over to God
A life handed over to GodbyMartin O’BrienAugust 11, 2016Martin O’Brien meets onetime BBC political correspondent Martina Purdy, now Belfast’s Sr Martina of the Blessed Sacrament“It started as a...
View ArticleKeeping your range of university options open
Keeping your range of university options openbyGreg DalyAugust 18, 2016Greg Daly finds out how the ‘clearing’ process can offer students possibilities they might not have imagined “I got my place at...
View ArticleFaithful Olympians
Faithful OlympiansbyPaul KeenanAugust 18, 2016Paul Keenan discovers that divine inspiration wasn’t in short supply at the Rio OlympicsUsain BoltThe world needs its heroes. Over the course of these...
View ArticleNew standards recognise value of babies with ‘life-limiting’ condition
New standards recognise value of babies with ‘life-limiting’ conditionAbortion campaigners often ignore the distress insensitive language causes parents, writes Tracy HarkinTracy HarkinParents whose...
View ArticleBuilding a future in Rome
Building a future in RomeJoanna Moorhead reports from Rome on how 12 Syrians were plucked from a Greek refugee camp by Pope Francis in April and have settled in the Eternal CityPope Francis posing with...
View ArticleNine days of wonder
Nine days of wonderThe National Novena at Knock opened on Sunday August 14 with a warm summer breeze, bright blue skies and a joyous atmosphere as pilgrims, young families, tourists and passers-by...
View ArticleMusic Ministry in the Midlands
Music Ministry in the MidlandsIan Callanan, Sr Monica Lawless OCD, Geraldine Flanagan, Sr Gwen Collins OCD and Jacinta O’Donnell. Sr Monica and Sr Gwen gave presentations on the contemplative vocation,...
View ArticleBreathing life into the embers of Faith
Breathing life into the embers of FaithOrganising committee back row, L-R Garrett Peers, Liam Hayden, Emer Gallagher, Emmanuel Bourke; Front Row L-R Mary-Joy Lumanog, Karen Wynne, Fiona Hodge, Aoife...
View ArticleBattling Addiction in Ireland
Battling Addiction in IrelandSr Consilio, who has overseen the treatment of nearly 100,000 addiction sufferers over the last 50 years, talks to Casey SchmauderCasey SchmauderSr Consilio has overseen...
View ArticleKeeping the Catholic voice at the centre
Keeping the Catholic voice at the centrebyMichael KellySeptember 1, 2016Francis Campbell has ambitious plans for St Mary’s University which he shared with Michael Kelly MK: Where does a Catholic...
View ArticleRevenge, racetracks & redemption
Revenge, racetracks & redemptionbyGreg DalySeptember 1, 2016Greg Daly talks to Roma Downey about her involvement in Hollywood’s new take on Ben Hur Few films cast a longer shadow in his history of...
View ArticleFamilies help celebrate 150th anniversary of Church of the Sacred Heart,...
Families help celebrate 150th anniversary of Church of the Sacred Heart, DonnybrookMgr Lorcan O’ Brien Administrator Church of the Sacred Heart Donnybrook, Geraldine Frame, Sr Fiona Conway, John...
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