Augustinians to Close Cork Church After 800 Years: After nearly 800 years in Cork, Ireland, the Order of St Augustine will close St Augustine’s Church this July. The decision, described as being taken with “great sadness,” follows an accelerating decline in vocations that began in the mid-1970s. Of the 70 Augustinian priests in Ireland, only 10 are under 70. The Cork community is now down to just three members.
Religious order to end near 800-year association with Cork when it closes church in city centre
A religious community which has been ministering to the people of Cork for almost 800 years its to close its church in the city centre later this year. Vicar Provincial of the Augustinians in Ireland, Fr Paddy O’Reilly, told the congregation attending a Vigil Mass at St Augustine’s on Washington Street on Saturday that the order was closing the church in July due to falling vocations. O’Reilly told Mass-goers that the decision to close St Augustine’s was taken with “great sadness”. He said that since the mid-1970s, the order had experienced “a slow but accelerating decline in vocations”. According to the Order of St Augustine website, it has 70 priests living in 10 locations in Ireland. READ MORE O’Reilly told worshippers that only 10 of these priests are under the age of 70 and more than half its members are over 80. It is understood that St Augustine’s, which was run with the consent of the Bishop of Cork and Ross, is now home to just three Augustinian priests following the deaths …
Keir Starmer today insisted he 'stands by' his decision to snub Donald Trump's Iran strikes because they were 'not thought through' - despite a brutal rebuke from the US. Making a statement to MPs on the mounting crisis, the PM acknowledged that the president was not happy that the UK initially refused to get involved. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went further this afternoon by swiping at 'hand-wringing' from America's long-standing allies. But in a dramatic escalations of tensions in the Special Relationship, Sir Keir insisted he did not believe in 'regime change from the skies'. 'It's my duty to judge what is in Britain's national interest. That is what I've done and I stand by it.' Sir Keir is bracing for a battering from his own left-wing MPs after conducting a partial U-turn last night, agreeing that American forces can use British bases for 'defensive' actions against Iranian retaliation. As he tries to quell the backlash, the PM told the Commons: 'The use of British bases is …
Preparing war: Macron orders the increase of nuclear warheads in France’s arsenal, declaring that France will no longer disclose the size of its nuclear stockpile.
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Blackwater Founder Fumes to Steve Bannon About Iran Strikes: ‘I Don’t Think This Was in America’s Interests’ Blackwater founder Erik Prince told Steve Bannon he was disappointed in the U.S. strikes that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with Prince saying he did not believe the mission served “America’s interests.” Prince — who served as a Navy SEAL before founding the private military contractor in 1997 — vented he did not know what the endgame was for President Donald Trump during his appearance on Bannon’s WarRoom on Sunday. His appearance comes one day after the joint American-Israeli strikes eliminated the ayatollah and dozens of other leaders from Iran’s theocratic regime. Bannon noted it was a “spectacular” result, but Prince was not as thrilled. “Look Steve, I’m not happy about the whole thing. I don’t think this was in America’s interests,” Prince said. “It’s going to uncork a significant can of worms and chaos and destruction in Iran now.” He then …Caman
An unpublished letter by Benedict XVI on Christian prayer, dated April 27, 2021, has been published in the Italian book ‘La fede del futuro’. His short meditation. In general, prayer is the fundamental religious act. It is an attempt to establish a direct connection with God. The peculiarity of Christian prayer is that one prays with Jesus Christ and to Him simultaneously. As both man and God, Jesus can be the bridge that overcomes the infinite abyss between God and man. In this sense, Christ is the ontological possibility of prayer. For this reason, he is also the practical guide to prayer. His disciples, who had seen him pray, addressed this request to him: "Lord, teach us to pray" (Lk 11:1). They recalled that John the Baptist had taught his disciples to pray, knowing that Jesus was infinitely closer to God than even the greatest religious figure: John the Baptist. Thus, the two fundamental characteristics of prayer emerge: those relative to being and awareness. These two characteristics …Caman
Forgive Others If You Want Mercy The prophet Daniel, in exile, acknowledges the collective sin of his people, including heinous acts like the killing of babies. This serves as a reminder for us to recognize our own sins and seek God’s mercy and forgiveness. We are called to be merciful and forgiving, as God is, and to judge actions and statements objectively, not the subjective motives of others. Fr. Altier is a Priest at Holy Trinity Parish in South St. Paul: Home | Holy Trinity Parish You can also find Fr. Robert Altier’s homilies and talks on: catholicparents.org: Daily Homilies | Catholic Parents Online Rumble: rumble.com/user/CatholicParentsOnLine Twitter: x.com/CatholicPa42753 For access to a library of talks by Fr. Robert Altier, go to: podia.com To order Fr. Altier's book, God's Plan for Your Marriage, go to the website: God's Plan For Your Marriage Book – God's Plan … An Exploration of Holy Matrimony from Genesis to the Wedding of the Lamb by Father Robert Altier.
Pope Leo's Third Lenten Parish Visit: Be Goodness in the Middle of Fracture | EWTN News Nightly On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV made his third Lenten parish visit in his diocese, this time to the Ascension of the Lord Parish. The neighborhood is often defined by struggle: drug abuse, addiction, and fragility. At the Ascension of the Lord Parish, following in the footsteps of Pope John Paul II, who visited this same parish 46 years ago, Pope Leo XIV issued a challenge: to be goodness in the middle of fracture. EWTN Vatican journalist Valentina Di Donato reports.
Peter St Onge, Ph.D. @profstonge 90% of Iran’s oil was going to China. 70% of Venezuela’s oil was going to China. China’s now facing a 2 million barrel hole. And the world is on notice the Petrodollar does not forgive.
Who’s the next enemy...did you say Malawi? How about Little St. James island..that would be good...why not? Everybody is your enemy especially your enemies.
Alice Michael Attwood walked into his daughter’s bedroom late at night with a serrated kitchen knife, and stabbed his 8-year-old girl in the neck, severing 75% of her upper esophagus. He also stabbed his 7-year-old boy. She required emergency surgery to save her life, and was on a feeding tube for months. Attwood, who says he’s a woman, was released two days later, free to wander our streets for more than a year. He has now been sentenced to just 5 years in prison.
Mental illness has to be treated properly....including drugs and incarceration not wait until he does something worse...to how many others? .will that get results?
Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, now promotes praying the Rosary for peace. A year ago he was rejoicing at the inauguration of a Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, saying, "We need such a place, which is able to keep us in contact with God!"