The Priesthood

Vocations Sunday 2016 will be celebrated on Sunday 17 April on the theme The Church, Mother of Vocations. We are blessed with some wonderful men who have answered the call to priesthood in our diocese, including Fr Chris who features in this new video.

You can find resources for celebrating Vocations Sunday at www.vocations.ie

Some web browsing...........

Christianity and the Threat of Intimacy

Bones of saint ‘found in ruins of monastery destroyed by ISIS’

Regensburg Revisited: Ten Years Later, A West Still in Denial - Irrationality not only manifests itself in violence but also in an inability to apply authentic reason to the many pressing challenges of our age. 

5 Responses to the Ridiculous Rancor of Some Toward Mother Teresa If you don't believe in God, it's hard to believe in good.

Vatican to Host Conference Re-Evaluating Just War Theory

The Exposition of the Holy Tunic of Argenteuil - Seamless garment purported to have been worn by Christ on Calvary, displayed until April 10

Franciscan Friars Open New Community in Muslim Country - First new friary in Turkey since Istanbul

King Abdullah II of Jordan funds Holy Sepulchre restoration work

Atheist Ireland: no need for college chaplains 

Sometimes God Wants You to Shut Up - The truth can comfort you, but it doesn’t comfort you in the same way that a friend sitting at your side comforts you

Orthodox Blessings for Devout Kittens - In Optina’s Monastery, in Kozelsk, Russia, a cat procession is part of the daily routine   

Bishop Barron: “Miracles from Heaven” and the Problem of Theodicy - How could an all-loving and all-powerful God possibly allow the horrific suffering endured by those who simply don’t deserve it?

One Is the Loneliest Number…Especially at Mass - When you've never married, or had children, being single at Mass can really hurt

The Genocide of Christians in the Middle East

Aid to the Church in Need and Iona Institute: