Our mission is clear. We want to send well-formed Catholics into the world to carry out their apostolates, follow their vocations, and rebuild the Church, says Co-founder Edward Barrett-Shortt.

“For me, returning home is like being reborn. I can’t even begin to describe the joy I am feeling," - Elias Ghattas.

I was one of those people who was middle of the road. I didn’t really know what happened during an abortion procedure. When Abby described it I just thought how blinded I had been – Ashley Bratcher.

St Patrick speaks of the importance of God and the Trinity; the triumph of good over evil; and autobiography as a vehicle of spiritual and personal expression.

Ireland’s understanding of God is becoming “increasingly ambiguous” Archbishop Diarmuid Martin warns in Christmas homily.

Cardinal Peter Turkson sends message of support to two-day Islamic climate change symposium taking place in Istanbul.

Pontiff hits out at excesses of patriarchal cultures…multiple forms of ‘machismo’… and the instrumentalisation and commodification of the female body by media.

Denying the existence of God solves nothing and certainly doesn’t remove the problem of suffering or explain where it comes from: Fr Brian McKevitt.

Pure in Heart hosts presentation to adolescents on healthy attitudes to love and relationships.

In their joint message, the Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops of Clogher say Christmas brings hope.

"God created human beings and let them develop according to the internal laws that He gave to each one so they would reach fulfilment.”

Dr Neary launches ‘Earthing the Word: Selected Writings from the Furrow’ by the late Fr Tommy Waldron.

German Protestant Church's special envoy for 500th anniversary of Reformation says Churches have to see the creative power of confessional difference.

Wealth and technology don't still the hunger of the soul, Dr Boyce warns.

The poducts of technology should simplify and improve the quality of life "but sometimes take attention away from what is really important.”

Festival celebrates 25th anniversary with young people from more than 60 countries.

Movement has "stood the test of time" but needs to move outwards and spread the message to other couples.

"See the surroundings, experience the life of a seminarian and allow God to work from there.”

Words of new atheistic promise fall far short of Christian values.

Two-day seminar led by Jesuit to discuss science, Dark Energy and God.

Ratzinger Student Circle meets Pope Emeritus for special Mass.

Past pupils of Limerick's oldest school include many international rugby stars.

Taoiseach's faith has not been damaged by the passing of the abortion legislation.

This is a book of reflections where Daniel O'Leary puts us in touch with the beauty of relationship with God through the events and experiences of everyday life.

126 pp. Veritas Publications. To purchase this book online, go to www.veritas.ie

CONTENTS

Introduction About the Authors Lent & Easter

 The Days of Our Lives

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.

Wilfrid Harrington OP examines some Gospel parables which are centred on the theme of prayer and sees what lessons we can draw from them.

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 [...]

Paul Andrews SJ reflects on the risk Jesus took in presenting God to us as a father-figure, especially as not all of us have had exemplary fathers.

John Horan reflects on the heart’s longings, on how we may fill our lives with pleasures of all kinds, yet still find our deepest desire unfulfilled – until we discover that union with God was the answer all along.