Climate Justice 1

By Donal Leader
23rd February 2016
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By Vivek da Silva Yehuda Bauer, the Holocaust historian, maintains, “The horror of the Holocaust is not that it deviated from human norms; the horror is that it didn’t. What … Continue Reading →

Thinking about Ash Wednesday 2

By Donal Leader
10th February 2016
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By Brother Anthony McDonnell cfc Naturally enough with the birth of Christianity after the death of Jesus, many Jewish religious traditions, including a deep reverence for the Old Testament writings, … Continue Reading →

Thinking about Ash Wednesday 1

By Donal Leader
10th February 2016
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By Brother Anthony McDonnell cfc In the Catholic tradition, the season of Lent begins with the ritual of the blessed ashes ushering in forty days of prayer and penance. The … Continue Reading →

The Call to Mercy

By Donal Leader
11th January 2016
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Just before Christmas Pope Francis inaugurated the Year of Mercy for 2016. What at first appeared to be exclusively a pastoral response to internal situations in the Catholic Church, specifically … Continue Reading →

Coats for the Homeless

By Donal Leader
14th December 2015
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In recent years, especially following the 2007 financial crash in Ireland, the number of homeless people in Dublin has increased dramatically. It has become a serious and intractable problem. According … Continue Reading →