Vocations Sunday

By Donal Leader
16th April 2016
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On Sunday, April 17th, we celebrate Vocations Sunday in the Catholic Church. It is a day when we remember all who are thinking about how best to live this one … Continue Reading →

Silence and Waiting

By Donal Leader
21st March 2016
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ByAiveen Mullally, Lecturer, Marino Institute of Education, Dublin What is Holy Saturday about? Is it the day we dust ourselves down after the fasting and solemnity of Good Friday and … Continue Reading →

God’s Absence

By Donal Leader
17th March 2016
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When I was a boy growing up in the ‘fifties’ (that ‘long-ago-time’ when the world was still black-and-white), church-going and religious faith were central in our lives. Not only was … Continue Reading →

They Just Leave

By Donal Leader
6th March 2016
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By Hilary Bizumuremyi “Home, sweet home! There is no place like Home”. Yes, there is no place like home, as Sir Henry Bishop put it. Unfortunately, there is no any … Continue Reading →

No One Leaves Home

By Donal Leader
5th March 2016
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By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer with Common Dreams. A broken Abdullah Kurdi buried his two toddlers and his wife in their hometown of Kobani, Syria even as thousands of his … Continue Reading →