Christmas (Everyday) in South Sudan
Christmas liturgies will be over-crowded and celebrations will be buoyant. The people have learned to be grateful for what little they have, including the gift
New Information and Tracing Service for St Brigid’s
A new service, St Brigid’s Information and Tracing Service, will begin in January 2017. The Service helps people who were adopted or fostered through St
Christmas Preparations
Christmas decorations already beckon from shop windows in our cities. You could think Christmas was tomorrow! The season of preparation – Advent – has been
Big Day Out for Trinidad Teachers
Building a culture of ‘faith that does justice’ was the theme of the second Education Symposium for the staff of the four Holy Faith Schools
Is Purgatory anywhere?
In November we pray for our dead, sometimes referring to the souls in purgatory. Usually we think of Purgatory as a place we would rather
White Coat Mass in Los Angeles
Each year in October, around the feast day of St. Luke, patron of the medical profession the White Mass is celebrated in Los Angeles cathedral.
Migrants and Refugees: conference with a difference.
So often we hear about migrants and refugees. In this day conference, last Saturday, we heard from migrants and refugees. Their voices inspired, encouraged and
Lessons from an Old Democracy
Ancient Athens and its leader Pericles prided themselves on their form of government, democracy. Pericles described some features of life in a democratic city. In
News from New Orleans
When I was young and attending school with the Holy Faith Sisters, I was taught to pray as if everything depends on God and to
Adding up the Sisters
When the Second Vatican Council ended in 1965, there were 329,800 men religious and almost one million women religious. They were to be found in
Riwoto Report
Thanks to a generous grant from the Bank of Ireland, a very handsome donation from Our Lady of Victories parish, Ballymun, Dublin and a contribution from
Why Have Saints?
Mother Teresa has been declared a saint amidst great publicity, acclaim and some criticism. Most of the criticism and some of the acclaim miss the