John Murray’s book is about social analysis. Social analysis involves examining economic, political, cultural and social structures to gain a more complete understanding of social situations. The aim is to investigate the way things are and why. It is one of the “Into the Classroom” series designed for teachers at [...]
Sí intinn mhiseanach an Phápa do Mhí an Iúil 2008 ná: Go n-adhnaí Lá Domhanda na nÓg (in Sydney na hAstráile) daoine óga le grá diaga agus go spreagfar iad chun bheith ina síoladóirí dóchais do dhaonnacht úrnua. Tugann Carly-Anne Gannon cuntas dúinn faoi mar a d’fhág a h-eachtraí i [...]
Celine Mangan OP traces the discourse between God and mankind about our relationship with the planet and other creatures. She goes on to highlight the significance of such covenants with us today.
Fr. Richard Sheehy PP explores what it means to ‘pass on the faith’ and how he has worked with this in his Dublin parish.
Fr Peter McVerry SJ pushes us to take a look at Jesus and Christianity through the eyes of the poor, the sick and the marginalised. And this calls for some hard decisions, like, Who do you not want to live beside you?
John Callanan tells how a bargain struck between a mother and her daughter changed the daughter’s life and faith.
Fr Peter Sexton writes about Taizé, that in itself is a ‘parable of community’ and brings reconciliation between divided Christians and separated peoples. He explains how it brought healing to one of his students.
Stephen Redmond SJ has written a book about saints – from Peter and Paul, Felicity and Perpetua right through to contemporaries of our own, like King Bedouin of the Belgians and Tom Doyle of the Morning Star Hostel, both of whom died in the 1990s. He highlights bits and pieces [...]
Michael Prior CM argues that to be opposed to exclusivist, oppressive, imperialistic Zionism is not to be antisemitic but to be in favour of making a better moral future for all the peoples in the troubled region of the Holy Land.
Edmond Grace SJ explains the reasons for the different emphasis on the ten commandments in the Chatholic and Church of Ireland traditions.
Lindsay tells her faith story!
The priest wants us to have the baptism during Sunday Mass, but we think just have the family and friends around on Sunday afternoon would be better.
There are strong links that bind us to others who are part of the vast community of the living and the dead, writes Fr Lawrence Cunnignham.
Part I of an account of Pope John Paul II’s formative years, to commemorate his Silver Jubilee, by Alan McGuckian, S.J.
Many academics and media people in Ireland have little time for a Catholic literary tradition. In fact, they don’t take the very idea of Catholic intellectual activity seriously. Eamon Maher, whose translation of Jean Sulivan’s memoir of the death of his mother, Anticipate Every Goodbye, was published recently by Veritas, [...]
Desmond O’Donnell OMI, a registered psychologist, identifies features of Church culture which have made it possible for clerical sex abuse of children to thrive.
James McPolin S.J. pays attention to the important role of women in the gospel accounts of the time of Christ.
James McPolin S.J. looks at Christ’s attitude to women during the years of his public ministry. Christ certainly did not see women only to have value in relation to men, McPolin affirms.
In this warm and touching book, Hilary Musgrave RSC recounts childhood memories of colourful family characters, the rigours of Irish Catholicism, first kisses, true love, hurt, forgiveness, death, and wonderings about God. All these memories contribute to her reflections on the journey of being oneself with God.
Some movies do it, some movies don’t. Michael Paul Gallagher SJ identifies what is required for movies to contribute to our reflections on the meaning and mystery of our existence.
Bernard Allon, a diocesan priest and pastor of the L’Arche community in Kilkenny, describes Jean Vanier’s ‘life-long pilgrimage of grace’ as founder of L’Arche.
Columban missionary Seán McDonagh expresses his wish that environmentalists would discover the inspiration for their work which the words of Jesus provide.
Michael McCabe SMA views missionary activity as a manifestation of God’s purpose for his creation and an active involvement in the transformation of the world on the model of Christ’s resurrection.
This series of essays, edited by James Norman, addresses issues relating to pastoral care which affect schools in present-day Ireland.
Sean O’Conaill sees the need for lay people to abandon the notion of the priest as ‘grandee’ so that they can embrace fully their own vocation to a life of faith and of collaboration in a wide variety of ministries.
From the Veritas ‘Into the Classroom’ series: Thomas Norris and Brendan Leahy examine Christ’s vision for the world and how this vision has been received at important junctures of Christian history.
Henry Peel OP tells the story of the 17th century martyrdom of Bishop Conor O’Devaney and a young priest, Fr Patrick O’Loughran.
Chiara Lubich, foundress and president of the Focolare movement, writes that unity among Christians can be achieved only by each of us striving to imitate Christ and to follow the commandment of love.
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