by soconaill | Jun 1, 2020 | Articles, Featured
Nothing could be more misleading than the attribution of the term ‘traditionalist’ to the bitterest opponents of Pope Francis within the Church. The earliest traditions of the church begin, obviously, with Jesus himself. Asked to name the...
by soconaill | May 28, 2020 | Articles, Featured
To meet the objections of some to the Derry Journal’s presentation of a recent article by Bishop Donal McKeown, he has given us permission to publish the full article below. Clearly it was intended simply as a response to Pope Francis’s call for prayers on...
by soconaill | May 22, 2020 | Articles, Featured
Aidan Hart calls for more attention to church teaching on the Eucharist as both sacrificial food for the journey and the assurance of God’s presence within us as Tabernacles of the Lord. One of the issues that has struck me powerfully during the current lockdown...
by soconaill | May 19, 2020 | Abuse, Articles, Featured, Safeguarding
1. Physical and emotional abuse and neglect were features of the institutions. Sexual abuse occurred in many of them, particularly boys’ institutions. Schools were run in a severe, regimented manner that imposed unreasonable and oppressive discipline on...
by soconaill | May 9, 2020 | Articles, Featured
“You have left your home and family and crossed the seven seas, you came from the other side of the world, from a rich country. You have taken the pains to learn our language. You come here to visit us again and again. You worked with us in the fields and shared...
by soconaill | May 8, 2020 | Articles, Featured
The BBC TV series Normal People, based on an Irish novel, argues for a ‘new normal’ in romantic relationships very different from the above – reflective of an idealised Catholic past. Does the ongoing coronavirus crisis herald a ‘new...
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