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What St John Bosco teaches us about the power and meaning of dreams
Does God communicate with us through our dreams? St John Bosco thought so: he was shown God’s plan for his life in a dream when he was only nine years old. The vivid dream remained etched in his mind...
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"I would rather he died than become a priest"
A friend of mine was in touch with a true account (which I found chilling) from the life of St John Bosco. They were prompted to tell me this because of my post on St John Bosco and the meaning of...
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Pain and suffering may not be God punishing someone - just look at the life...
'Her painful cancer was God’s way of punishing her because she went against the Church’s teachings and didn’t pray enough!’ wrote one angry young woman in a group email that was forwarded to my email...
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On the intercession of St Apollonia: a post you can really get your teeth...
I've seen fellow Catholics dramatically tremble when they hear that St Apollonia had her teeth crushed and torn out. Such is the fear of having one's teeth ripped out that friends of mine say they...
View ArticlePope Francis did not 'lose his cool' in Mexico
I have a problem with the assertion that Pope Francis ‘lost his temper’ with one of his fans during his trip to Mexico.There is a piece of footage doing the rounds – showing His Holiness being pulled...
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We can give a gift of joy to Mother Angelica
In December, I wrote a piece asking for prayers for Mother Angelica, this time round I wrote a piece on Mother Angelica's favourite devotion... Raymond Arroyo’s riveting biography of Mother Angelica...
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Dear Donald Trump, don't you mean Enda-Life Kenny?
Donald Trump wrote Eamon Kenny when I think he meant Enda-Life Kenny, the taoiseach / Irish PM who legislated for abortion in 2013.
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King Ethelbert: the first English monarch to become Catholic. His influence...
An important anniversary took place on February 24. It was the 1400-year anniversary of the death of King Ethelbert – the first Anglo-Saxon king to become a Christian.Yet across England there was...
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Evil spirits tempt, but when we succumb it is our fault
A devout Catholic friend of mine went to the doctor because she was feeling physically run down. She mentioned that she could be maliciously catty about others and that it drained her of energy, but...
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Young people bullied for following God’s call could embrace Elizabeth of the...
"She flipped out,” is how one young man described his mother’s reaction after he told her he wanted to be a priest. “She said I could do so much better than be a priest and said her friends would think...
View ArticleI saved a life by keeping my mouth shut
"The abortion is booked and I’m definitely having it,” said an old friend who is a life-long atheist who thinks that people who talk about God are liars.“Having an abortion is not a sin – there is no...
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Praying to St Joseph for a spouse can have unexpected consequences...
When I was 18, I prayed the novena to St Joseph for the intention of getting a husband of the Orlando Bloom variety. Yes, I know, 18 is childishly young, and at the time I yearned to be a teenage bride...
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Why I didn't have my feet washed on Holy Thursday - foot washing is too...
The debate over foot-washing is often seen in terms of simply excluding or including women. But it would seem very different if we were informed by our Christian consciences and not by feminism.In our...
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Why Mother Angelica was Mother Angelica
Back in the 1930s when Mother Angelica was Rita Rizzo, her mother took her out of a convent school because the nuns belittled her. After a priest cajoled and persuaded little Rita’s mother to send her...
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Help abducted priests by praying to the clergy who have gone before them
Dire rumours circulated last week concerning Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest who was abducted by ISIS in Yemen on March 4. The worst hearsay was that his captors had crucified him on Good Friday,...
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Today I will be on the Jennifer Fulwiler Show talking about Drunks and Monks
What a delight it is to have Jennifer Fulwiler, famed author of Something Other Than God visit us here in London. Jennifer has been an amazing trailblazer for Drunks and Monks, John Carmichael's epic...
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On Turning 100. Mary O'Regan interviews John H Carmichael
Drunks and Monks by John H CarmichaelQ: So you garnered 100 Amazon Reviews in 9 months, almost all of them quite good. How do you feel about it?A: It is strange to think one would in any way “mark” or...
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Mother Angelica would have been 93 this month, the most successful woman in...
Had our cherished Mother Angelica lived, she would have celebrated her 93rd birthday today. I put forward that a birthday present we could give Mother would be to do our best to use her life story and...
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John Sullivan SJ: a saintly priest whose story the world needs to hear
Telling the tale of the saintly John Sullivan SJ’s life of heroic virtue could do some good to Ireland’s reputation. Were the life of this priest better known it would go a little bit towards...
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