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Sacred music can deepen prayer and draw people closer to God, Fr Barry Matthews said after the Charles Wood Singers perf...
31/08/2026

Sacred music can deepen prayer and draw people closer to God, Fr Barry Matthews said after the Charles Wood Singers performed during Sung Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh.

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Sacred music can “bring us closer to God” and deepen people’s experience of prayer, says St Patrick’s Cathedral administrator Fr Barry Matthews.

“We hear so much about rights and wrongs of eulogies, but when done well they are moments of evangelisation,” writes Gar...
31/08/2026

“We hear so much about rights and wrongs of eulogies, but when done well they are moments of evangelisation,” writes Garry O’Sullivan.

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At Fr Kieran O’Mahony’s funeral, lay Scripture scholar Sean Goan showed how the Word can be opened with depth beyond the ordained ministry.

“And it is the wisdom of the Cross that is the source of all true peace,” writes Fr Kevin E O’Reilly OP.Read more:
30/08/2026

“And it is the wisdom of the Cross that is the source of all true peace,” writes Fr Kevin E O’Reilly OP.

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The world around us is in a certain sense a reflection of the inner world of the individuals that make it up. When attachment to material wealth or power or fame or honour or pleasure abounds, so too does conflict. God is not in the conflict. Neither is He in the disordered desires that give rise to...

Fr Billy Swan reflects on St Augustine’s famous restless heart, and why the deepest human longings can only find peace i...
30/08/2026

Fr Billy Swan reflects on St Augustine’s famous restless heart, and why the deepest human longings can only find peace in the love of God.

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Here in Rome, in the months after Leo’s election, the surge in fresh interest in St Augustine was noticeable, with new books, articles and journals appearing in bookstores across the city. On August 28, the Church celebrates the feast of St Augustine which presents an opportunity to focus on Augus...

“The Gospel does not promise that none of these things will happen. It promises something better,” writes Fr Dominik Dom...
30/08/2026

“The Gospel does not promise that none of these things will happen. It promises something better,” writes Fr Dominik Domagala, reflecting on finding God’s will in ordinary life.

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For the followers of Christ, the Cross is not the glorification of suffering. It is the freedom of saying yes to God. And once we have learned that, even the difficult road becomes a road worth walking—because we are no longer walking it alone.

Breda O’Brien reflects on the difficult Christian call to pray for all the deceased after the M9 tragedy, including thos...
29/08/2026

Breda O’Brien reflects on the difficult Christian call to pray for all the deceased after the M9 tragedy, including those who seem to deserve less compassion.

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Breda O’Brien reflects on Bishop Denis Nulty’s call to pray for all involved in the M9 tragedy, while confronting prejudice and failures in State care.

A “weird, disorganised mess” became a grace-filled mission, as Guadalupe Missions travelled across Ireland and NI sharin...
29/08/2026

A “weird, disorganised mess” became a grace-filled mission, as Guadalupe Missions travelled across Ireland and NI sharing the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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Guadalupe Missions has brought the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Ireland and NI on a week-long evangelisation trip.

Dublin Archdiocese has launched a new resource to help pastoral councils move from “business meeting” structures towards...
29/08/2026

Dublin Archdiocese has launched a new resource to help pastoral councils move from “business meeting” structures towards prayerful discernment and shared decision-making.

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Dublin Archdiocese has launched a new resource to help pastoral councils adopt a prayerful, synodal approach to decision-making.

“Don’t let these ‘powers that be’ erase motherhood,” writes Mary Kenny, arguing that women should be supported in family...
28/08/2026

“Don’t let these ‘powers that be’ erase motherhood,” writes Mary Kenny, arguing that women should be supported in family life as well as work.

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Don’t let the “powers that be” erase motherhood, writes Mary Kenny, as she argues mothers still deserve cultural and political recognition.

“What struck me most… was the happy, smiling faces of the students,” says Mater Dei Academy principal Honor O’Brien, as ...
28/08/2026

“What struck me most… was the happy, smiling faces of the students,” says Mater Dei Academy principal Honor O’Brien, as Ireland’s only independent Catholic school celebrates its first graduating class.

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Mater Dei Academy, Ireland’s only independent Catholic school, celebrates its first graduating class six years after opening with just 12 students.

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