Let’s Live Lent 2012: Trócaire invites you to journey with us through the season of Lent and to welcome the people of Bar Kawach into your homes and community.
Lent: To stir a response in love and good works
The Lenten season offers us once again an opportunity to reflect upon the very heart of Christian life: charity. This is a favourable time to renew our journey of faith, both as individuals and as a community, with the help of the word of God and the sacraments.
Temperance Sunday
Sunday 19 February was a Day of Prayer for Temperance, we reflect on our relationship with alcohol and pray for those who suffer from addiction.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
This year’s theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – We Will All Be Changed By The Victory Of Our Lord Jesus Christ – was chosen by representatives of the Catholic Church and the Polish Ecumenical Council.
‘Catholic Schools: Christ’s living body active in our world’
The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2012 is ‘Catholic Schools: Christ’s living body active in our world.’
Advent and Christmas 2011
Over the coming weeks, to celebrate Advent and Christmas 2012, www.catholicbishops.ie will bring you seasonal information and messages from Irish Bishops and dioceses, and from agencies of the Bishops’ Conference.
Booking to attend IEC 2012 in Dublin
Going to the International Eucharistic Congress (10-17 June 2012) in Dublin? Get an introduction to the booking process and other extras including accommodation and cultural tours.
Volunteers wanted for IEC 2012
Up to 3,000 volunteers are needed for the International Eucharistic Congress that will take place in Dublin in June 2012. Find out how to apply.
Ian Elliott discusses recent diocesan audits
Ian Elliott, CEO of the NBSCCC, comments on the audits released by six dioceses in regard to their safeguarding practices.
Family Prayer Resources for Advent and Christmas
The Council for Marriage and the Family of the Irish Bishops’ Conference has produced some resources for Advent and Christmas for use in homes and parishes. The resources comprise a leaflet of blessings and prayers for use during Advent and Christmas.
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