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
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
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 question “Is the Pope a Catholic?” used to be a way of affirming the truth of a statement whose veracity had been challenged. Not any more. In a rambling interview in the British far-out-Left Catholic magazine The Tablet, Pope Francis was asked whether the widespread economic damage from the Chinese Communist virus provided an opportunity for “ecological conversion”. The Tablet is nothing like as keen on Christian conversion as it is on “ecological conversion”, whatever that may be. Here … Read More
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
When was the last time anxiety was so dominant globally as it is during this epidemic? The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, perhaps? And before that, the Second World War? Everybody is worried: about their own health, the health of older relatives, their jobs, their businesses, the cancellation of important events, the safety of medical staff, the wellbeing of the most vulnerable… To this long list of anxieties Catholics can add another: anxiety over separation from the sacraments. In order … Read More
In ancient Greek, the Great Commandment that is the entire purpose and justification of the Christian religion is encapsulated in a single word. In Latin, it is also a single word. In English, it is three words. In Greek, agapeseis. In Latin, diliges. In English, thou shalt love. Never did that Great Commandment matter more than now, when a failure of love on the part of the grim, Communist regime in China encouraged the worldwide transmission of the coronavirus. A … Read More
Editor’s Note: This article was written on March 15th. What the wise virgins should do about Coronavirus:The parable of the wise and foolish virgins advises us to be prepared. However, the parable of the lilies of the field advises us against panic buying: “And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind”. (Luke 12:29) These two earthly stories with heavenly meanings are not as contradictory as they seem. One should … Read More
‘The ban on Communion in the mouth is unfounded compared to the great health risks of Communion in the hand in the time of a pandemic. Such a ban constitutes an abuse of authority.’ Risk of Fragments:Nobody can force us to receive the Body of Christ in a way that constitutes a risk of the loss of the fragments, and a decrease in reverence, as is the way of receiving Communion in the hand. Although it is true that one … Read More
Falling on Deaf Ears:Last September, I commented upon the fact that the Belfast newspaper, The Irish News has lost its way in that, while it still offers the reader the comfort that it is pro nationalist and “catholic” in its outlook and news identification of “Pro fide et Patria”, it saw fit to accept advertising revenue from the Belfast Fertility Clinic under its caption: “We make Mums!” This identification with the evil that is IVF is a clear renunciation with … Read More
