Hope springs eternal in this post-Covid era

Western people 15^th June 2021

By the time you read this – if you follow Mayo football – you will know if Mayo beat Clare last Sunday and have (or haven’t) been … Read the rest

The launch of Dipping Into Life

Messenger Publications invites you to join us for the

ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH

of

Dipping Into Life
40 Reflections for a Fragile Faith
By Alan Hilliard
with a foreword by Tony Bates

The loss, fear, … Read the rest

RNS – Religious News Service reports:

A group of 60 Catholic Democrats in the House of Representatives, including Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, released a “statement of principles” Friday (June 18) calling on U.S. Catholic bishops to avoid … Read the rest

What will ‘Synodality‘ mean
for Catholicism in Ireland?

ACI Zoom Meeting June 24, 2021 at 8.00 p.m.

Fr Brendan Hoban

to speak to ACI on Killala Diocese’s three-year listening process 

‘Placing Faith in Hope’ and Ireland’s ‘Synodal Pathway‘, … Read the rest

Bishops express thanks for over 550 submissions received for Synodal Pathway

During their 2020 Winter General Meeting, bishops decided to proceed along a Synodal Pathway and, since then, have been assisted and greatly encouraged by Cardinal Mario Grech and Sr … Read the rest

Garda Vetting is not fit for purpose according to Michael Commane in his blog Occasional Scribbles.

“…I actually find it a demeaning procedure. Every time I fill out those forms some sort of worrying feeling comes over me. And then … Read the rest

The Catholic Universe (and Catholic Times) announced its immediate closure last week. The Universe has served the Catholic community devotedly since 1860. It also means the end of Catholic Times columnist Chris McDonnell’s weekly contribution which was also carried on … Read the rest

We are academics working in the Centre for Mission and Ministries at the Pontifical University, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. We are conducting a pilot study to explore the experience of Catholic funerals during the Covid-19 pandemic on this island, from … Read the rest

Is sauce for the goose not sauce for the gander?

Western People 8^th June 2021

In an age of very specific expertise, we tend to consult the recognised authorities and, because the rest of us progressively regard ourselves as … Read the rest

“For singing till his heaven fills,’T is love of earth that he instils.”                                                                                   (George Meredith.)

Where have all the swans gone…

My life is disrupted. The morning begins talking to me c4.30 a.m. these days. I am being coaxed out … Read the rest