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Father Gerard Quirke raises the chalice at Mass Rock overlooking Keem Bay on Ireland's Achill Island April 4, 2021. The church in Ireland is launching a Year for Vocations as it grapples with a steep decline in seminary numbers and with aging priests. (OSV News photo/Seán Molloy, courtesy Irish Catholic)
FaithDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
RTÉ aired two documentaries in January looking at the decline of the Catholic Church in Ireland: “The Last Priests in Ireland” and “The Last Nuns in Ireland.” But signs of hope can still be discerned amid the decline after years of church turbulence.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
C. S. Lewis was gifted with an expansive imagination—but much of his spiritual writing doesn't flinch from the hard realities of life.
Arts & CultureMusic
Michael O’Brien
Shane MacGowan once said that he was the one that God would use to save Irish music. Despite a public persona that was often less than saintly, he grappled with faith in many of his iconic songs.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Alice McDermott is back with her ninth novel, joining the elite Catholic company of Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Walker Percy and Flannery O’Connor.
Arts & CultureVantage Point
John B. Breslin
From Brian Moore's earliest and best known novel, 'The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne,' to his last, 'The Magician’s Wife,' the mystery of belief has haunted his best fiction.
Protesters outside Leinster House, Dublin, as the Dail resumes after summer recess on Sept. 20. (Press Association via AP Images)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
The protest was organized over social media, where it was dubbed “Call to the Dáil,” drawing participants from far-right groups and individuals nurturing a host of grievances and anxieties about contemporary Irish society, from Covid-19 conspiracies to immigration and transgender issues, housing shortages and the economy.