Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, …
This Advent Coming
Chris McDonnell CT
In the Northern hemisphere, the weeks before Christmas are often dark and dank, “the ways deep and the weather sharp, the very dead of winter” as Eliot wrote in his poem The Journey of …
A Priest’s Diary
Brendan Hoban
The word ‘diary’, used to describe these jottings, is a bit of a misnomer. Usually a diary is a private document, written for the author alone. It’s a way for writing to yourself and for…
Every day is a blessing.
The Eucharist of nature:
The day was quiet. The river was mostly a whisper with some variations. And then there was the heavy flapping of wings; the swans arrived. The grunts accompanied the flap. I …
From Joshua J McElwee – National Catholic Reporter…
ROME — Pope Francis has strongly defended his record on naming women to positions of authority at the Vatican, saying in a new book that women do not need to be priests …
Brendan Hoban’s Western People article…
Joe Biden’s Catholic faith is distinctly Irish
For all of his political life, Joe Biden has sought the American presidency. In 1980 when he was 37 and a senator barely a year in office, Biden …
Seán O’Conaill writes:
Too Many Steps Too Far
It is impossible to watch the first episode of the fourth Netflix ‘season’ of The Crown without being appalled at the prospect of going further.
That episode alone, especially for those …
Anne Soupa
Candidate to become Archbishop of Lyon
Followed by Q & A
7.30 – 9.00pm Monday 23rd of November 2020
Online ZOOM event
Anne Soupa
Anne Soupa is a theologian who has put her name forward in May …
Advent Liturgy
Light and Hope
First Sunday of Advent
2pm Sunday 29th of November 2020
ZOOM Event
‘Holy Family on Grafton Street’ by Nieves Fernandez
This year the WAC Ireland Advent Liturgy will be a ZOOM event …
Our changing planet
Chris McDonnell CT
Writing back in August, 2017 Pope Francis asked that we “Listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor, who suffer most because of the unbalanced ecology.”
Laudato Si’ might …
From globalsistersreport.org
In women’s religious congregations and communities across the U.S., members join in the Liturgy of the Hours, described as the daily prayer of the church. But while the practice may be universal, the prayers are not all the …
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