by Oisin Walsh | Nov 2, 2015 | News archive 2015
FEAST OF ALL SAINTS 2015 Homily Notes of Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin Archbishop of Dublin Saint Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, 1st November 2015 “We celebrate the Feast of All Saints. At this time in autumn when the harvest has been collected, the Church celebrates and reminds...
by Oisin Walsh | Oct 29, 2015 | Features, Headlines
Belief in the resurrection of the dead is an essential part of Christian revelation. It implies a particular understanding of the ineluctable mystery of death. Death is the end of our earthly life, but ‘not of our existence’ (St Ambrose) since the soul is...
by Oisin Walsh | Oct 29, 2015 | Features, Headlines
On Sunday 23 October 2015 – the day on which the Synod of Bishops on the Family concluded in Rome – Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland issued a pastoral letter on the plight of migrant and refugee families. The text of...
by Oisin Walsh | Oct 25, 2015 | News archive 2015
· “There is a pressing need for prompt [politically led] strategic action that weds together a cohesive plan for welcome, integration and provision of sustainable resources for the refugees … I encourage parish pastoral councils to continue to liaise with...
by Oisin Walsh | Oct 23, 2015 | News archive 2015
Bishop MacDaid recommends prayer before driving “Loss of human life on Irish roads – North and South – is heart-breaking” – Bishop MacDaid Bishop Liam MacDaid, Bishop of Clogher, has asked for prayers across the diocese this weekend for those killed and injured...
