“Beyond shocking.”
This Easter may have been a particularly strange and muted one for Christians, with church doors closed and digital media providing a poor substitute in its place, but the significance of the event remains the same: the Son of God rises from the dead in glory, giving us a chance to live with Him eternally.
Joseph Mary Plunkett (Irish: Sesamh Máire Pluincéid) was an Irish nationalist, republican, poet, journalist, revolutionary and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising
An Easter reflection
The stark message of Easter is that we don’t have to be locked down in misery, fear, tears or empty promises anymore, because Christ has opened the way to heaven with Him, and all we must do is prepare.
A report from the Roman Province of Judea “I, Lucius Tacitus, write from the Province of Judea in the month of Aprilis, the XIX year of the reign of the August Caesar Tiberius. Events have come to pass in the Province this past month which must be brought to the attention of the August Caesar, Tiberius. The Province has long been an […]
“This government is anti-religion” – rural TDs Mattie McGrath, Richard Donohoe, Michael Collins and Carol Nolan blast the government’s ban on public worship and the restrictions on funerals. #gript
There were sharp exchanges in the Dáil last night as the government refused to accept calls from four independent TDs who called for places of worship to be open for Easter, to limited numbers of the faithful, under strict conditions. Carol Nolan, Richard O’Donoghue, Michael Collins and Mattie McGrath had strongly argued that churches could be re-opened […]
Aontú has said that the government’s reliance on “long-term draconian lockdown measures” is an “admission of failure” in efforts to tackle Covid-19. The party leader, Peadar Tóibín, said that the government’s failure to plan, its lack of control regarding international travel, and the slow rollout for vaccines had led to a failure to contain the virus. […]
This Easter may have been a particularly strange and muted one for Christians, with church doors closed and digital media providing a poor substitute in its place, but the significance of the event remains the same: the Son of God rises from the dead in glory, giving us a chance to live with Him eternally.
ON THIS DAY: Good Friday: Poem written by Joseph Mary Plunkett referencing Good Friday Joseph Mary Plunkett (Irish: Seosamh Máire Pluincéid, 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish nationalist, republican, poet, journalist, revolutionary and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. He was married to his childhood sweetheart Grace Gifford in 1916, 7 hours before […]
With churches on lock-down during the Coronavirus pandemic, one idea to connect people on Palm Sunday is gaining traction. The Deacon’s Bench shared this idea from Missionaries of the Holy Spirit and it has now gone viral on Facebook. How can we publicly acknowledge this important day on our calendar when so many of us will be […]