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My grandmother was a surprising person. She received an MBE for helping young Kenyan women in the 1950s and 1960s; became an ardent campaigner for recycling 35 years before it became compulsory in the UK; and mastered a crude, early word processor to write her last book, at the age of 81. To read the […]

Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, has opened up about her faith and hopes for the future of the Catholic Church at a special event at Mary Immaculate College. President McAleese was discussing ‘On Being A Catholic’ at the invitation of the Irish Institute for Catholic Studies (IICS) at MIC in front of an audience

“She’s been seen turning cartwheels!”“What? in her habit!?”“How do you do that?”“How do you know?”“S’Mary Peter saw her.”“She told you?”“She told S’Mary Paul,’ Karen said. We nodded. Everyone knew Karen was a favourite of Sr Mary Paul.”“Sr Mary Peter said she didn’t even seem to notice she’d done a cartwheel.” To read the rest of

We hear from Nate Tinner-Williams, Co-Founder and Editor of Black Catholic Messenger and Nigerian Jesuit priest Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, dean of the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and one of several Black synod delegates, who spoke earlier this month. First, a transcription of Nate Tinner-Williams’ opening of the Spirit Unbounded event parallel to

Oligarchic control here, oligarchy there, and insights for us as well as the larger whole, from The Guardian. “A top-down approach puts its faith in the persuasive abilities of a tiny few, and denies the fact that politics is a power struggle – and that engaging and organising more people gives your position more leverage.“

Sent in by Spirit Unbounded Companion, in India, Astrid Lobo Gajiwala. Part of this essay formed the homily preached on 10 March 2024 at the Jesuit parish, St. Anne’s Church, Mumbai, to celebrate International Women’s Day. Many women however, are tired of fighting, of talking and talking, year after year, decade after decade, without any

Contributed by Fr. Joe Healey, MM, 40 years in Africa and spreading base/Small Christian Communities (SCCs) there In a webinar on Thursday, 14 March, 2024 on “Church in Africa: Becoming Synodal in Mission,” Bishop Charles Kasonde, the Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia and the Chairperson of AMECEA (the regional bishops’ association of conferences of nine countries

I often have coffee with Mary, who is now in her late 80s. Last time I met her she told me about the winter boxes she had beenpacking at her church. To read the rest of the article, please view the PDF.

Pope Francis said to Cardinals and the Vatican in December: “Sixty years after the [Second Vatican] Council, we are still debating the division between ‘progressives’ and ‘conservatives,’ while the real difference is between lovers and those who have lost that initial passion,” Pope Francis told the cardinals and senior officials of the Roman Curia when

Don’t expect definitive answers at the end of the Synod’s final October session says Gerald O’Connell March 14, 2024 While the second and final session of the Synod on Synodality will conclude at the end of October 2024, Catholics should not expect major pronouncements on the particular issues raised during the first session and included