The New Citizen – A Dystopian Christmas Tale
A Christmas Story set in the bleak world of Covid with a Hope filled ending.
Catholic Voice News
There are four main ways that people have been used to getting their copy of Catholic Voice newspaper. They could pick up a copy in their local Catholic Church or Newsagent; they could order a 6 or 12 monthly subscription and receive Catholic Voice in the post; or else they got a copy from a friend or other supporter who acted as a mini-distributer of Catholic Voice. Due to the covid-19 situation, many of our Catholic Churches are closed and … Read More
Catholic Voice Issue 289 Articles
Please click on the links below to view some of the Articles published in Catholic Voice Issue 289 – 24 April – 7 May 2020 To order a postal subscription to Catholic Voice please click here – Catholic Voice Subscription ARTICLES FROM ISSUE 289 Allison Low – Do Not Put The Lord To The Test – This pandemic is a desert-like experience in which we will face temptations of all varieties. In particular, we need to avoid making demands of … Read More
Catholic Voice Issue 288 Articles
Beginning with Issue 288, Catholic Voice is currently being published in a new A4 format which is receiving overwhelmingly favourable reviews. Click on a link below to view some of the articles from Catholic Voice Issue 288 – 10 April – 23 April 2020 and to see the new format style. To receive Catholic Voice in the post, please Order a Subscription here Catholic Voice Subscription ARTICLES FROM ISSUE 288 Anne O’Hare – We Are Devastated – Northern Ireland family … Read More
The Cardinal Virtue of Faith in a Time of Crisis
Let Us Pray For Our Bishops:Please can I ask you to pause for just a moment to offer up a ‘Hail Mary’ for our Irish Bishops in these extraordinary times in which we are living. Catholics right across the world are being denied access to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Nothing in this world is more important than the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, instituted by Christ Himself, and yet worldwide, in the face of the corona virus pandemic, … Read More
We Must Protect Children from Harmful Ideologies
The Lumen Fidei Institute started off the new year with a conference on The Catholic Family focusing on the duties and responsibilities of Catholic parents. The conference washeld in The Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth on the feast of St Brigid, 1st February 2020. Defensive Strategy:For far too long Catholics in Ireland and elsewhere have been operating a defensive strategy where we spend more time defending ourselves against the slurs of those who oppose our Catholic faith and lifestyle and less time … Read More
The Catholic Schools. Where are they?
No More Sacremental Preparation in Catholic Schools!On the 3rd of December 2019, the Archbishop of Dublin, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, released a statement to the press which indicated that a “significant change is proposed in sacramental preparation” for the Dublin Archdiocese. The press release is very interesting to read and is available on the Dublin diocesan website. We are told that an online survey was conducted to which there were 1800 respondents and that this “reflected the views of parents, parishioners, … Read More
Maynooth Conference 1st February 2020
The Catholic Family Crusade:The Lumen Fidei Institute is starting off the new year with a conference on The Catholic Family which focuses on the duties and responsibilities of Catholic parents. The conference is scheduled for The Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth on the feast of St Brigid, 1st February 2020, starting at 9.00am. Admission is free, but we recommend that you book a place to help us with our planning. We are hoping to do things a little differently for this conference. … Read More
The Supernatural Outlook and NFP
One of the things I have noticed as I live my life and observe what is going on in the world is that so many Catholics seem to have lost or do not give enough emphasis to, the supernatural life. We are created to live eternally with our Father in Heaven. This supernatural outlook should influence how we live our lives and how we view this sad world we live in with all its troubles and complications. I was reminded … Read More
RSE an Attack on Religious Vocations
“Know also this, that, in the last days, shall come dangerous times. Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked, Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness, Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasures more than of God: Having an appearance indeed of godliness, but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid. For of these sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, … Read More