“The strength of a culture is seen, not when things are going well, but when crisis strikes,” Bishop Donal McKeown of Derry said March 17 in his St. Patrick’s Day homily in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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More than snakes and shamrocks: St. Patrick, retold
A new look at one of Catholicism’s most popular saints.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘I Am Patrick’ Review: The muscular faith of Ireland’s patron saint
Patrick deserves better than green beer and leprechauns, and he gets it in a new documentary.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
John Mulaney, my Irish twin who wasn’t to be
Each of us imagines we have “My Person.” I long thought mine was comedian John Mulaney.
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Irish election produces an earthquake as Sinn Fein tops poll
Ireland’s political parties were scrambling to adjust to a new reality Monday after an earth-shaking election that saw the left-wing nationalist party Sinn Fein win the biggest share of votes.
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Ireland’s two-party system shaken by Sinn Fein surge
Sinn Fein is a major force in Northern Ireland, which is part of the U.K., but has long been a minor political player in the Republic.
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Northern Ireland religious leaders welcome restoration of democratic institutions
Archbishop Martin joined with other church leaders in welcoming the new deal as “a balanced accommodation that is focused on the common good.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Ireland is fine with fracking—as long as it happens in Pennsylvania
Ireland will violate the concept of the common good if it meets its energy needs through the contamination of water on the other side of the Atlantic, writes Ciara Murphy of the Jesuit Center for Faith and Justice.
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Irish bishops say Christians must lead by example and welcome migrants
On Nov. 22, 16 migrants were found concealed in a truck on board a ferry from France to Ireland
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The pilgrim believes you can find God in all things—even beyond the horizon
“Faith is the heart of the pilgrim, every pilgrim, the pilgrim’s modus operandi. Faith is our yes to what we know; but even more, it is our yes to what we don’t know—to all that is to come,” writes Matt Malone, S.J., in a homily he delivered in Ireland.