Praying for the Dead      Tens of thousands of children have lost their lives because of war this year, many of them in the Holy Land where the tragedy continues. This November as we remember our deceased loved ones and all who have died, Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray especially for parents

AN ECHO OF EASTER The Ministry of Catechesis for the 21st Century Patricia Carroll with a foreword by Archbishop Dermot Farrell Veritas Publications, 2024 978 1 80097 093 9 • pp 148 €14.99/£12.75 In his Foreword to An Echo of Easter Archbishop Dermot Farrell writes; The essential mission of the Church is ‘go and make disciples of

  THE DEEP END A Journey with the Sunday Gospels in the Year of Mark Triona Doherty & Jane Mellett Messenger Publications, 2023 ISBN 978 1 78812 643 4, 181 pp €19.95/stg£18.95 In this third volume of The Deep End, their series of Gospel reflections, authors Triona Doherty and Jane Mellett guide the reader along the

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time  6 October 2024 The Rosary is not an optional extra. It has the potential to transform our lives if we are willing. So where does that leave those of us who genuinely find it difficult to concentrate whilst praying the Rosary? Despite feeling I don’t pray the Rosary particularly well,

The Pope’s Monthly Intention For a shared mission: We pray that the Church continue to sustain in all ways a Synodal lifestyle, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, the communion and the mission shared among priests, religious and lay people.   * * * Little Way Prayer to St Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897) | Memorial

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 6 October 2024 All of us, members of the Church, moved by the same Spirit, are consecrated, albeit in different ways, to be sent: by virtue of Baptism the Church’s own mission is entrusted to us. We are called and we are obliged to evangelise, and this fontal mission, which

John Byrne OSA Email [email protected] Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 6 October 2024 Marriages can break down, but in this story Jesus appears as the wise person urging people to seek first the original harmony where possible, rather than seek escape routes when difficulties arise. When have you found that, in marriage or in other

6 Deireadh Fomhair 2024 An Seachtú Domhnach Fichead Saor D’fhéadfadh duine go macánta an cheist a chur conas teagasc seo Íosa faoin chosc ar cholscaradh a réiteach leis an gcáineadh a dhéanann sé ar na Fairsisínigh faoi ualaí troma do-iompair a cheangal le buaileadh ar ghuaillí daoine (Matha 23:4), agus le briathar Chríost féin go

The Joy of Reading Pope Francis has recently extolled the value of reading novels and poems. Speaking to young seminarians perhaps already weighed down by theological and philosophical tomes he advised them that books containing stories and poetry are a healthy alternative to the torrent of sometimes toxic and superficial information available on social media

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 September 2024 o World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Our traditions and rituals tell stories about our values, about our history, about our gratitude for God’s faithfulness. But they do not LIMIT or DEFINE God’s faithfulness and action. And these traditions are not meant to be