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The Catholic Church is the Church instituted by Jesus Christ and handed down to us by the apostles and their successors. The Church is the arc of salvation on which we must stay if we wish to reach the promised…
The world will tell you that the Church is out of date on almost everything. But is this really true? Are you open to the possibility that this “archaic institution” might actually be right? We can show you compelling evidence…
Life is a challenge and we can sometimes find ourselves in difficult situations that don’t seem to have an easy solution. Man is a social creature and it is important that, as such, we don’t try to solve everything on…
Ireland is, like the rest of the world, experiencing a monumental crisis of Faith. Our ancestors endured dungeon, fire and sword because they were unwilling to relinquish the most-precious gift handed down to them from St Patrick, the Catholic Faith.…
There are lots of things we could say about Our Lady – in fact, the Saints say: “De Maria numquam satis” or “You can never say enough about Mary”! However, the most important thing we can say about her is…
The Catholic Church was founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ, God and Man. He is Truth Itself. Christ came on earth to reveal the Truth about God – He spent the last three years of His life teaching this Truth.…
Everyone agrees that the body exists. But, does the soul exist? The Catholic Church teaches us that it does indeed, and that man is composed of both body and soul. This teaching is based on the Bible and on Tradition.…
Is the Catholic Church going through ‘a time of intense difficulty or danger’ today? The answer is clearly ‘yes’, and this has been the case since the end of the Second Vatican Council. Along with Pope John XXIII, Pope Paul…
Having a large family is frowned upon today as though it was in some way a sign of backwardness and impoverishment. The reality is that it is one of the best kept secrets for a life of joy and contentment.
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St Beoc/Beog/Mobheoc/Beanus/Dabeoc
Abbot at Lough Derg Co Donegal. 5th and probably early 6th centuries. Feast day: 1st January. Da (modern do), meaning ‘thine’, and mo, meaning ‘my’, are Irish endearments for Saints. St Beoc was born among our Celtic cousins in Wales…