by Oisin Walsh | Feb 1, 2016 | News archive 2016
“You, the religious of our diocese, have been quietly playing your part in carrying on Jesus’ mission of mercy for generations, and you continue carry it out today.” – Bishop O’Reilly It is providential that the Year of Consecrated Life ends some weeks after...
by Oisin Walsh | Feb 1, 2016 | News archive 2016
On Sunday, 17 March 2013, the day after he became Pope, Pope Francis preached his first homily in the small Church of Saint Anna in the Vatican. He said “Mercy is Christ’s most important message.” Pope Francis has never ceased to speak of God’s Mercy since. If Mercy...
by Oisin Walsh | Jan 30, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
On Saturday 30 January, Archbishop Eamon Martin delivered the keynote address at the Iona Institute & Irish Catholic conference on the them ‘Challenges for Ireland from the Synod on the Family’. The conference took place in the Red Cow Hotel in Dublin. The...
by Oisin Walsh | Jan 30, 2016 | News archive 2016
Keynote address by Archbishop Eamon Martin at the Iona Institute & Irish Catholic conference: ‘Challenges for Ireland from the Synod on the Family’, Red Cow Hotel, Dublin It is my hope that Catholic Church in Ireland will respond to the Synod on the Vocation and...
by Oisin Walsh | Jan 28, 2016 | News archive 2016
Today, the Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan, has announced changes to the Rules for National Schools. Undoubtedly, these rules need to be updated and a revised, consolidated text produced. The two rules (68 and 69) which deal with religious...
