What is the greatest existential threat to world security? The Islamic State?…
About the Author: Michael Cook is editor of MercatorNet.
Michael Cook is editor of MercatorNet.
Category: Articles (page 31)
Today Palmyra, tomorrow the Parthenon
Friday the 13th November of this year is a day that will…
About the Author: Rev Patrick G Burke
The Rev Patrick G Burke is the Church of Ireland rector of the Castlecomer Union of Parishes, Co Kilkenny. A regular contributor to Position Papers, he was formerly a broadcast journalist with the Armed Forces Radio and Television Network. He blogs at www.thewayoutthere1.blogspot.ie, is a frequent correspondent to the letters page of the Irish Times and other national newspapers, and can occasionally be heard on RTE Radio One’s A Living Word.
Advent and the true meaning of waiting
Dear Brothers and Sisters, With this celebration we are entering the liturgical…
About the Author: Pope Benedict XVI
Man was created to work
In recent times the magisterium of the Church has tackled the theme…
About the Author: Rev. Thomas J. McGovern
Rev. Thomas J. McGovern is a priest of the Opus Dei prelature who works in Dublin. He was ordained to the priesthood by Saint John Paul II in Rome in June 1982. He holds a doctorate in theology from the University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain. He is the author of three widely acclaimed books on priesthood: Priestly Celibacy Today, Priestly Identity, and Generations of Priests.
My Darling, wait for me in paradise
Six years ago: Smiling shyly, You walked towards me and said, “I…
About the Author: Judy Li
Translated from the original Chinese by Rose Goodstadt
A Warning to the Synod on the Family
Your Holiness, Synod Fathers, Brothers and Sisters, I represent the Association of…
About the Author: Dr Anca-Maria Cernea
Dr Anca-Maria Cernea is the President of the Association of Catholic Doctors of Bucharest (Romania). This presentation was made to Pope Francis and the Synod bishops at the Synod on the Family, Friday, 16th October 2015.
The Role of Church History in Conversion to Catholicism
I am often asked to speak about conversions since I have been…
About the Author: Rev C. John McCloskey III
Rev C. John McCloskey III is a Catholic priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei and member of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross. He is the former director of the Catholic Information Center of the Archdiocese of Washington. Website: www.frmccloskey.com.
Is there a Future African Pope Out there?
As the Vicar of Christ comes to our shores it can be…
About the Author: Fr Conor Donnelly
Fr Conor Donnelly qualified as a medical doctor in University College Dublin in 1977 and worked as a house physician and surgeon for one year at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin. He was ordained a priest in 1981 for the Prelature of Opus Dei. He obtained a doctorate in Theology from the University of Pamplona, Spain in 1982. He is at present the chaplain of Kianda School for Girls, Kenya.
Brave New Ireland
For the last forty years we have been forming a generation to…
About the Author: Cormac Burke
A Professor of Modern Languages and Doctor in Canon Law, as well as a civil lawyer and member of the Irish Bar, Cormac Burke was ordained a priest of the Opus Dei Prelature in 1955. He worked as Judge of the Roman Rota. He has written widely on marriage and related matters. Among his best known books are: Man and Values (Scepter, 2007), The Lawless People of God? (Scepter Kenya, 2nd Edition, 2009) and Covenanted Happiness (Scepter, 3rd Edition, 2009). His works have been translated into many languages. Much of his work can be consulted at: www.cormacburke.or.ke.
In 1999, after retirement from the Rota, he returned to Africa where he has been teaching at Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya. He continues to lecture worldwide.