Patrick deserves better than green beer and leprechauns, and he gets it in a new documentary.
Ireland
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.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inFaith, News
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
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
The Catholic Book Club: From ‘Catholic Modern’ to ‘Say Nothing’
Kevin Spinale, S.J., the moderator of the Catholic Book Club, led discussions of two very different books this spring and summer. The first, ‘Catholic Modern,’ by James Chappel, is a heady look at how the church remade itself at a time of social and political upheaval. The second, ‘Say Nothing,’ by Patrick Radden Keefe, is a gripping account of some of the key players in the period in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What Americans can learn from Northern Ireland: Walls make bad neighbors
The Troubles in Northern Ireland were worsened by the failure to build social bridges between Protestants and Catholics, write Joseph M. Brown and Gordon McCord. The lesson applies to divisions in our own time.