Many Catholics will have seen the video, recently posted to twitter, of Fr. Brendan Hoban bemoaning the growth of traditional Catholic zeal among young seminarians and those recently ordained to the priesthood. 'They are traditional, they wear black, soutanes, they want to talk about sin, they want the Latin Mass! I despair of young priests' […]
If it is the fate of the Irish Church to die, then it will die. But it should die with its head held high for the things it believes to be eternally true. Not crawling on its belly before the whims of the moment.
Sometimes historical anniversaries throw up interesting items. Examples of irony perhaps, or maybe indications as to how much things have altered over the course of time. On Friday evening, Sinn Féin was the main political party which took part in what was effectively a picket of a Catholic Church in Ballyfermot. They and others may […]
Colm Meaney writes on the on the feast of Pentecost
Assumptions.
“Invective.”
An examination.
Are there, in fact, legions of millennials in Ireland just waiting to flock back through the doors of churches at unreasonably early hours on a Sunday morning to have their communion and listen to sermons, just as soon as Pope Francis announces that he will permit the blessing of same sex marriages?
Photo: Priests at St. Augustine parish in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro pray over Vice President Leni Robredo during her visit on March 3, 2021 A sizeable proportion of immigrants in this country are Filipinos. If you meet one, he she is quite likely to be a nurse or caregiver. There are elections on May 9 in […]
A Catholic Church in Co. Kerry has been defaced with a painting of a Satanist pentagram on the front entrance. Gardaí have launched a criminal investigation after Holy Cross Church in Kenmare was found vandalised on Sunday morning as parishioners entered for 9:00 a.m. Mass. The entrance to the church was painting with an inverted […]
Pope Francis has called for the world to “act decisively” to stamp out human trafficking and female genital mutilation, which he called a “scourge.” The comments were made on Sunday as the Pope gave his weekly Angelus address to crowds at Saint Peter’s Square. “Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital […]
According to a new survey, 78% of parents in Ireland support the Church having a role in Catholic school ethos. The survey, entitled Articulating A New Positioning For Catholic Education In Ireland, included 500 parents. It was comissioned by the Catholic Primary School Management Association (CPSMA), the Catholic Education Partnership (CEP) and the Association of […]