by Oisin Walsh | Feb 23, 2012 | News archive 2012
Cathedral in Sligo to host vigil for atonement for healing and suffering Vigil inspired by Pope Benedict XVI’s Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of Ireland To coincide with Lent 2012, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo, is organising a 24 hour Vigil of...
by Oisin Walsh | Feb 22, 2012 | News archive 2012
Homily of Bishop Donal McKeown for Ash Wednesday, St Mary’s Church, Chapel Lane, Belfast • There are many weaknesses in the traditional assumption that over indulgence is good, that the poor are mainly responsible for their own situation and the denial of the...
by Oisin Walsh | Feb 22, 2012 | News archive 2012
Homily of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin for Ash Wednesday, University College Dublin The liturgical Rite of Ash Wednesday gives two formulae for the imposition of Ashes. One is the classical formula: “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return”. It is a...
by Oisin Walsh | Feb 22, 2012 | Features, Video
“Rebuilding Communities for lasting change” Lent 2012: As Ireland begins preparing for the Eucharistic Congress 2012 the theme of ‘community’ is to the fore of many people’s minds. In the context of social justice, far too often, we are unaware of our mandate as...
by Oisin Walsh | Feb 22, 2012 | News archive 2012
Catholic Communications Office response to comments by Baroness Nuala O’Loan In response to published comments today by Baroness Nuala O’Loan concerning the reviews undertaken by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church, the Catholic...
