Thinking about Ash Wednesday 1
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 →
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The Call to Mercy
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 →
Begin Again
We have just turned the new year of 2016. Speaking, personally this year has always been an anticipated milestone in my life. As a school boy I remember my Fourth … Continue Reading →
Person of the Year: Angela Merkel
In the early months of 2015 the situation of migrants and refugees seeking to enter Europe by land and sea had become increasingly precarious. Since the abandonment of the EU … Continue Reading →
An Ordinary Miracle
A few weeks ago a little boy called Finn came into the world. It was late on a Sunday evening in an Irish hospital. His birth had been anticipated, all … Continue Reading →