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The Priory Institute is a Dominican Centre for Theological Studies. Do you have a vocation to be active in your church or parish? Do you wonder about the world and your place in it, how to make sense of it all? Do you seek a deeper understanding of God, your faith, and God’s call on your life? [...]

The doors were closed and locked, so the room should have been secure. No one should have been able to break in. The fear of the disciples had closed them off from the world, and only the expected was allowed to happen. What were they to do now? They had experienced Good Friday and Easter [...]

Learn about the 2011 Trócaire Lenten campaign and its focus on Honduras. Watch a video of a recent visit to Honduras by some Trócaire Diocesan Representatives.

In January 2011, seven Trócaire Diocesan Representatives and Francis Cousins (editor of Intercom) travelled to Honduras with Trócaire staff in preparation for the 2011 Lenten campaign. In this video, narrated [...]

Read the full text of an article published in the Furrow by our own Fr Paul Dempsey entitled ‘Being a Priest in Ireland Today – a young priest’s view‘

A number of months ago I received a call from the producer of the “Marian Finucane Radio Show,” asking if I would join with a number of other priests to share my experience of what it is like to be a priest in Ireland today.  The producer’s idea seems to have come from the fact that people weren’t hearing from the “ordinary priest” who works day in day out in a parish.  A group of about …

“Proclaiming the Gospel belongs to the entire Church as the Church is missionary by her very nature. The men and women of our time, perhaps at times unconsciously, ask believers not only to ‘speak’ of Jesus but to ‘make Jesus visible,’ to make the Redeemer’s Face shine in every corner of the earth as they [...]

On Monday 27th September 2010 there was an open meeting for the people from the parishes of Naas, Sallins, Two Mile House and Kill. It was one of thirteen meetings being held across our diocese to look at the reality of our changing situation as Church. It was an opportunity for an exchange of views and explore possibilities for the future. As we are awaiting the appointment of a new bishop, the meeting was not about making decisions.

Some statistics were put forward at the meeting. One was in relation to the number of …

Imagine the scene, the disciples huddled together full of fear and anxiety when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. This Spirit gave them the gift of speech so that people from every nation gathered in Jerusalem that day could hear the apostles [...]

Speaking Notes of  Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland
Ely Place, 10th May 2010
What do I say about the future of the Catholic Church in Ireland?   The sociological data send us mixed signals.  Public opinion varies from those who would like the Catholic Church slowly, through its own implosion, to fade [...]

In the past week hundreds of people attended our local Parish Novena in Bagenalstown. Last Friday, huge numbers supported local musical talent, in the context of a fundraiser, for St. Lazarian’s House. Community is the heart of the living Church. Our Parishes are places where we connect with each other and share key moments of [...]

This week, Irish Bishops meet Pope Benedict, to reflect and share the terrible truth that has been the details revealed in the Murphy and Ryan Reports. They also bring with them, letters written by victims and victim support groups. No doubt these letters communicate the huge burden and violation that visited innocent lives, now scarred [...]