Seo cúntas faoi Aenghus Chluain Eidhneach, díthreabhach agus scoláire léannta a chuir le chéile ‘Féilire na Naomh’thart faoin bhliain 800. I gcomhoibriú le Naomh Mael Ruain chuir sé an díolaim chlúiteach ‘Martarlaig Tamhlachta’ le chéile sa bhliain 792. Seán Ua Cearnaigh a scríobh.
Michael McGuinness, SVD, looks at the Divine Word Missionaries’ presence in Siberia, where we help HIV/AIDS victims, the intellectually disabled and the poor. But it should not be seen, he believes, as an attempt to proselytize the Orthodox faithful.
Cathy Molloy outlines why the family is so important for giving children the security and acceptance they need to develop and its importance in building up a civilisation of love.
John Farrelly has written an excellent guide for couples who want to save or strengthen their relationship. It includes insights into separating fromour family of origin, avoiding conflict, overcoming infidelity, maintaining work-life balance, parenting and effective communication.
Fr Oliver Treanor looks at the miracle of the curing of the blind man Bartimaeus and goes on to draw out the full meaning in the light of the gospel.
“Matt the Mitcher” is the story of ‘Barney’ Matt Talbot, from his childhood in the Dublin of the 1860s to his death on Trinity Sunday, 7 June 1925. Set against the grinding poverty of tenement life, of a large family on a small income, it tells of Matt’s alcoholic father [...]
Miriam writes: In the Apostles’ Creed every Sunday we say ‘we believe in one, holy, Catholic and apostolic Church…’ Does this mean that members of other religions won’t be included in God’s salvation – only Catholics? Weren’t Jesus himself and his earthly parents practising members of the Jewish faith? Fr [...]
Jim writes: Can departed relatives pray to God on our behalf? And if they are already in heaven should we keep praying for them? Fr Bernard McGuckian SJ replies.
This is a book about Opus Dei by an insider that is accessible to outsiders. Scott Hahn was a Presbyterian biblical theologian who met some members of Opus Dei and was attracted by their life and example to investigate further, eventually joining the group himself. This is his personal story.
This book is a real effort to distinguish between the problems and perspectives of the hagiographer on the one hand and the historian on the other. Thomas O’Loughlin’s book tries to get the best value from both.
Thomas O’Loughlin has given us a book that is helpful for the priest who prepares the Sunday liturgy (perhaps with a group) with a full participation of the people in mind. Rich in helpful comments and suggestions, it integrates the homily within the context of the total celebration of the [...]
This collection of essays from people engaged in mission in a variety of contexts around the world shows that there isn’t just one, but many and various, narratives of mission. It is especially in the context of cultural pluralism that the editors invited the contributors to write. What emerges is [...]
Brian Grogan SJ sketches St. Ignatius’ physical and spiritual transformation before Our Lady of Montserrat as he prepared to set out on his pilgrimage which would lead to the creation of the Jesuits and the reinvigoration of the Catholic faith.
Janice writes to ask: Why does the Feast of the Sacred Heart fall in May this year? I thought that June was the month of the Sacred Heart and that May was the month dedicated to Our Lady. Fr Bernard McGuckian SJ replys to Janice’s query and explains the history behind [...]
Murambatsvina is a Shona word meaning “clean-up”. This story describes how a supposed “clean-up” operation is used to bring to heel the urban dwellers consistently opposed to the ruling political party. Fr Michael Bennett, a Kiltegan missionary, has worked for fifteen years as a justice and peace activist in Mutare, [...]
In this book, pastoral consultant Elizabeth Hughes presents an excellent practical guide to organising your actual wedding ceremony and all the details you will need to attend to. With a cursory glance at the more remote preparations, such as engagement with the church authorities, she gives a wide range of [...]
Brian Grogan SJ points out that Ignatius’s visit to Jerusalem in September 1523 was a high point in his life. Ever after he was able to recall in imagination the scenes where the mysteries of Jesus’ life were acted out. This became a technique of prayer that he taught to [...]
Last autumn, when the global financial crisis began to bite, Paul Andrews SJ began to reflect on the prayer website “Sacred Space” about how the financial turmoil was affecting his prayer.
Unless the bearer of the Good News is transformed by what he or she proclaims, the word will be stillborn, says Kieran J O’Mahony OSA. We still need St Paul, he says, because the ‘future Church’ will have to be a place of passion, intelligence, transformation and encounter.
This month (September 2009) the Pope asks us ‘to pray that Christians in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar may place their trust in the Holy Spirit and so maintain the courage to proclaim the Gospel in spite of their difficulties. The author is Ashley Evans SJ, who works in Cambodia.
Edmond Grace SJ responds to a question about calling priests ‘Father’, when and how did it come about.
Edmond Grace SJ answers to a parishioner who was upset by a ‘continuous’ preaching of the priest during the Mass.
Does my son have to make his first Confession before his first Communion?
If we are to share the earth’s resources with everyone, we must accept a reduction in our standard of living, writes Peter McVerry, SJ
Nancy Donoghue reflects on the blessings beyond the tragedies in her life as a mother, particularly the tragedy of losing her eight-year-old daughter.
Reflections on the importance of spending quality time with children and on the risks that young people face today, by Patrick Joyce.
Patricia O’Neill’s world fell apart when her 12-year-old son drowned in Wexford’s Kilmore Quay in 1998. But it was also the nightmare that guided her back to her faith, as Deirdre O’Flynn reports.
These extracts from A Celebration of Life provide a helpful introduction to the different elements of the funeral liturgy.
Thug an tAth. Pádraig Ó Croiligh cuairt ar Rwanda i bhFómhar 2000 chun freastáil ar tionól na nEaspag ar an athmhuintearas. Déanann sé cur síos anseo ar an méid a chonaic sé.
