Marian Devotion In Early Christian Ireland

by | Jul 21, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Dr Gillian Doherty Devotion to Mary is an ancient and cherished feature of Catholicism in Ireland. From the first proclamation of the Gospel by St Patrick, St Declan and other missionaries in the 5th century, the Blessed Virgin was beloved by the Irish as the...

A Reflection on today’s readings….

by | Jun 21, 2021 | Uncategorized

Dia dhuit, I am excited to tell you that the First Readings for the next two weeks at Weekday Masses will be about one of my Biblical heroes – Abraham! I hope you get the chance to read these and learn more about him. St John Paul II said Abraham and Our Lady...

Falling birth-rates and the death of Europe

by | Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Fr Tomas Walsh Many countries in Europe have entered, or will shortly enter, what is known as a ‘demographic winter’ – a situation where the fertility rate falls to 1.3 births or lower. [the replacement level is 2.1, – i.e every woman should have on average...

The rich young man

by | Jun 1, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Fr Brian McCarthy In this article we look at one passage of St Mark’s Gospel, his encounter with the rich young man (Mark 10:17-27), as an example of how to read the New Testament. I can’t include the passage itself here because of shortage of space, so I suggest...