From Aleteia - Ireland’s “Mass rocks” are powerful reminder of ancestors’ strong faith From 1695 to about 1750, life was difficult for Irish Catholics; churches were closed, bishops were banished and many priests were forced to leave the country. Even with this risk, priests continued to celebrate Mass for the people in secret isolated outdoor locations,...
From the Irish Daily Mail... ANTI-CATHOLIC rhetoric in the Dáil is fuelling hate and attacks against churches and worshippers, several TD's have said. They were reacting to a recent attack in Kerry in which a group set fire to an altar, as well as a protest by two people who loudly disrupted Mass in Cork city. ...
Noel Kelly (YouTube) writes... Your grace, with respect, the "synodal process" is essentially a trojan horse which is being used to bring about changes to moral doctrines. When it comes to doctrine, the Church must take a top-down approach. The bishops have a duty to preach the truth, however difficult that might be. Bending to...
From Breaking News Ireland... Priest 'to be taken off Masses' after Kerry bishops' rebuke of offending homily A priest who gave a widely condemned address in Co Kerry church over the weekend is to be prevented from saying Mass again after the Bishop of Kerry rebuked his comments as unchristian. Retired priest Fr Sean Sheehy told worshippers...
From Editor's Inbox, today... Some good news today; the Cause for Fr Doyle is now opened. Although Fr Doyle is renowned for being a War Hero, two other aspects of his life need to be remembered. He led a life of severe penance for the sins of Priests. He would be a good advocate for...
Editor writes... Leitourgos asks that we discuss the above Taylor Marshall video which features sentiments expressed by an elderly Irish priest which are "simply unbelievable, but all too believable, if you know what I mean." Oh yes, I know exactly what you mean. Click here to watch a shorter clip from the above video... But first,...
Editor writes... An Irish reader alerted me to the above video, as follows: "Many pedestrian crossings over here are in rainbow colours and that reminded me of a news item one of my sons showed me (YouTube - September 2020) where mounted police horses (UK) were terrified to cross/walk over crossings such as these, put in...
A reader in Ireland emailed this latest scandal, published in The Irish Catholic Newspaper... Sacramental marriage for gay and lesbian Catholics and the ordination of women priests are key demands of an LGBT focus group set by Bishop Kevin Doran as part of the synodal process. A Church-wide apology to LGBT people and their families...
From the YouTube Platform, comment written 6 days ago... My Dad who was from Mayo, used to tell me when he was a boy in the 1930s, of the men and women who would walk for miles to Sunday morning Mass. Some of the older ones would really struggle because they would have been fasting...
For some time, I've meant to post a thread on the (sadly) casual use of the Holy Name of Jesus, especially when used as an expletive. This is something which is especially noticeable among Irish Catholics - certainly in Ireland itself. Some years ago, a non-Catholic remarked on this, saying that, in his view, nothing is...
