Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed...
Matthew 25:40 Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Last week, the Report by Commission of Investigation into...
The self declared visionary Joe Coleman has been making waves in Irish religious circles for the past few weeks. He claims that that the Virgin Mary speaks to him on a regular basis, specifically...
It’s 1967. You are fourteen and you sneak out to the cinema which has just opened. You are so excited to see the moving picture that your leg bounces up and down as you wait in line. It is a...
In Ireland, 1985 is back again. We are deep in recession with the unemployment rate rising sharply and our government about to beggar us with their ridiculous National Asset Management Agency....
Today we associate the veil strictly with the Muslim faith, forgetting that it has a rich tradition in Christian theology as well. After all, I Corinthians 11, verse 5 states: But every woman that...
It is public knowledge that the Catholic Church ruled the roost in Ireland. The Church's education system was harsh and children in school were beaten. The allegations of child sexual abuse were...
Stephen Paulus was born in 1949. His recording, To Be Certain of the Dawn, was composed at the invitation of Minnesota Orchestra and The Basilica of St. Mary. The recording celebrates the 60th...
Canada has a history of racism and violence against its Indigenous peoples. In the name of conquest, the Canadian government, aided by the Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and United Church, forced...
“Miss, I don’t believe in God, but can I talk with you for a minute?” He held his red bandana in his hand with a sense of awe and reverence not typically observed in our simple, one-room...