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FR. PAT COLLINS – helsea striker Olivier Giroud on-line course to achieve this. “I HOLISTIC HEALING PAGE 7 has always practised his highly recommend it. Don’t hesi- CCatholic faith. And he puts tate to do it. It’s fantastic and you that faith into action, as last year, won’t be disappointed,” the Chelsea he, along with several other Chris- footballer explained. tian players, organised a gala event in London, to raise money for St. Mary’s, in Cork, this year, ran persecuted Christians. “It is unim- the same course that Giroud rec- aginable to see so many persecuted ommends and they are running a Christians in the world today. We have to talk about it. There needs to similar course online, in Septem- be awareness,” said Giroud. ber. It is open to all, to those who Also a goal of Giroud, as he believe or those who are searching revealed recently, is to “know more for some of life’s answers. Email about Jesus Christ’s life.” In the [email protected] for TWO WOMEN DIE AFTER past month he has completed an further details. TAKING ABORTION PILLS IN BRITAIN PAGE 11

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RUADHÁN in Ireland regarding the horrific abandon their own culture,” Mr JONES news emerging from China. Mullen said. The Chinese actions involve “In recent weeks, we have had ‘detention camps’ and forced even more grotesque informa- number of abortions, and has been labelled a tion revealed, with China forcing TDs and ‘demographic genocide’ by interna- Uyghur women to be sterilised or Asenators tional experts. fitted with contraceptive devices have called on the Government to Senator Mullen said that Uyghur in an attempt to limit the Muslim condemn the “barbaric” treatment people are being herded by Chinese population.” of the Uyghur Muslims in China. authorities into “what are effec- Senator Mullen said it was time Senator Rónán Mullen criticised tively concentration camps.” for Ireland to use our “extraordi- the silence from our Government “There are at least 85 camps. nary clout in Europe” to fight for and the EU while speaking in the Children are separated from their the human rights of people like the Seanad. He said there is a conspic- parents to be brainwashed, forced Uyghur Muslim minority in north- uous silence from the political left to speak Chinese and made to west China. Senator Rónán Mullen. Health minister refuses to confirm telemedicine abortions will end

RUADHÁN JONES would only continue until the end of the Covid-19 crisis.” inister Stephen Then Minister for Health Donnelly refused Simon Harris stated that Mto confirm whether the arrangement enabling the system allowing home home abortions “will lapse abortions via telemedicine once the public health emer- will cease after the Covid- gency is declared over.” 19 crisis passes, following Dr. Fuller called on Minis- Deputy Carol Nolan’s query. ter Donnelly to issue a more Minister Donnelly would explicit statement clarify- only commit to a review of ing that he intends to cease the matter once the public the practice of telemedicine health emergency is over. abortions. In a statement from the Dr. Fuller said that the Pro-life Campaign, Dr. practice, as well as ending Kirsten Fuller said Minister the lives of unborn babies, Donnelly’s assurances “falls “potentially puts the lives of short of the commitment pregnant women at risk as given by his predecessor it does not involve a face-to- as Health Minister, Simon face consultation between Harris, who clearly stated the woman and her doctor that telemedicine abortions Dr. Kirsten Fuller. before the abortion.” HSE to Gript media website hits big news! provide ‘values 4 million reads in first year JACK WALSH deciding what news to cover,” he said. Totus Tuus is now delivered straight clarification Gript also said its video news to your door for only €20 a year! ript Media, a new plat- content, including comment by form established after Tim Jackson and Ben Scallan, training’ Gthe abortion referendum had been viewed some 15 million There are two ways to subscribe: in 2018 seeking to challenge the times since its launch, and that it media consensus, has racked was developing new documenta- 1. Send a cheque made out to Totus Tuus, JACK WALSH and post to: Totus Tuus. Church of the up 4 million page reads in its ries and programme content for Assumption, Ballyphehane, Cork. first year. its studio in Dublin city centre. Gript’s editor John McGuirk Don’t forget to include your name he HSE intends to roll out special Podcasts on current affairs and address and phone number. An email ‘values clarification training’ as said the platform was now subjects from herbal medicine to address would be handy too if you part of its implementation pro- achieving some 100,000 reads crafts and cookery are also gain- have one. T cess for abortion services, reports the a week and that its growth had ing a growing audience. 2. Simply phone Fiona on 086 876 0058 Irish news site Gript.ie. The aim of this exceeded expectations. The platform is seeking to and pay by credit or debit card. training is to enable staff who object “I am thrilled that we’ve grow its reach in the next twelve been so successful, and I think A subscription might be a nice gift to to abortion to nevertheless be com- months and to provide com- give someone. fortable in participating in abortion that’s really down to two things: pelling content which would We’ve been blessed to have Please spread the word! procedures. continue to challenge the con- great writers and great content Gript reports that such training is sensus on issues from free speech that’s really engaging people. championed by international pro-abor- to the importance of family. tion organisations and it seeks to And we’ve also been lucky in “situate abortion activism at the heart that the rest of the media keep of maternal healthcare under the guise turning more and more readers of seeking to increase professional away with a very narrow, liberal, objectivity.” highly ideological approach to is an exciting new media platform for Life, Faith, Family & Freedom Be part of it! Call 01 8730465 to donate Challenge the consensus SEPTEMBER 2020 ALIVE! | 3 Cork event closes the distance for Youth Photo: Cillian Kelly.

LIAM O’CONNOR due to Covid-19 we had to reinvent our yearly for young people aged 16-35 across the ticipants heard input from some of the Summer festival which was such a success island of Ireland. Founded in England most popular Catholic Speakers world- we will consider doing it again if the need in the late ’80s it came to Ireland soon wide, including Fr. John Harris OP, Dr. ver 8,000 young adults tuned in to arises,” said Peter Sands the National Leader afterwards and quickly established itself, Scott Hahn, and former London gangster a recent on-line event organised by of the group. making it today the lead organisation for John Pridmore. OYouth 2000 Ireland, from Cork. Youth 2000 is a Catholic youth organi- Catholic Youth. The Conference finished with Mass cel- “Normally over 1,000 young people would sation that organises lively faith festivals, Taking place over one weekend from ebrated by the Bishop of Cork and Ross, gather in Clongowes Wood in Kildare, but retreats, prayer groups and other events St. Mary’s, Pope’s Quay, the on-line par- Fintan Gavin. Childhood should be Priests fare better than politicians and journalists in recent trust poll free of adult gender CATHERINE O’TOOLE Index for 2020 has shown that clergy elic- ited 54% trustworthy responses from those polled. ecent research indicates that priests politics, says Aontú TD Journalists, politicians and bankers sat are trusted more than politicians, at 42%, 32% and 33% respectively, despite Rjournalists and bankers, despite increases for these professions. Commen- increases of 10 and 6 points for politicians tators frequently cite a lack of support for and bankers. Trust in journalists fell 4% the Church, but the IPSOS MRBI Veracity since the previous poll, conducted in 2018. An Evening Praying for Healing and Peace St Martin Pray for Us Join us on Saturday Oct 3rd, 10th, 17th

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5:30pm Evening prayer – Minister Roderic O’Gorman in 2014. with music RUADHÁN JONES highly impactful and invasive,” TD Tóibín added, “Drugs such as puberty blockers given 6pm Mass – to 11-year olds can leave those individuals the healing power of Holy Communion number of TDs and senators have infertile for the rest of their lives.” called on the Government to condemn Mr. Tóibín’s comments come in light of an 6:45pm Prayer ministry – the “barbaric” treatment of the Uyghur A interview in which Minister O’Gorman said individuals will have the Muslims in China. he supported changes to the law which would TD Peadar Tóibín urged Government not opportunity to be prayed with. allow children under 16 to determine their to drag children as young as five into adult own gender without expert consultation. gender politics, after the Minister for Chil- Minister O’Gorman supported his claims dren said he wants to make it easier for under-16s to change their gender. with reference to a review group which Minister Roderic O’Gorman is seeking to released it’s findings last year. Deputy Tóibín legalise “a massive, complex, life altering criticised the review group, which contained decision for children who are too young to no doctors or psychologists. vote, drive, take an alcoholic drink or decide “It is shocking that the Review Group that 353 21 4502267 [email protected] even to use a Sun Bed,” said Mr. Tóibín. has proposed these changes to the law was “The process that the Minister seeks to devoid of anyone with medical expertise in www.dominicanscork.ie make legal for young children are often this area,” Mr. Tóibín said. 4 | ALIVE! SEPTEMBER 2020

have adopted the colour in blue ican Republic, the Blue Wave flags, bandanas, balloons, hand- gathered thousands of pro-lifers The Blue Wave: a pro-life tide kershiefs and more. Their call is to to protest any attempt to legal- Save the Two Lives - an adaption ise abortion, insisting instead that of the global pro-life call to Love they would ‘Save Both Lives’. The is sweeping South America Them Both which was repopular- abortion push failed. ized by rally messaging from Youth The Blue Wave reached Chile Defence in Ireland in 2012. next, and co-ordinated with NIAMH The Blue Wave began in Argen- Argentinian pro-lifers to drive UÍ BHRIAIN tina in 2018 where enormous a powerful pro-life campaign. crowds took to the public square to Pregnant women stood in front demand that the legislature reject of Parliament holding loud- new tide abortion. The night the abortion speakers to the sound of their of pro-life push was defeated, there were babies’ heartbeats in a powerful Aenergy, fireworks, singing and dancing demonstration called ‘Voice of dubbed the Blue Wave, is sweeping from the pro-lifers who had worn the Heart’. It worked. Now, only across South and Latin America, their blue bandanas, Van Maren 14% of Chileans believe abortion and achieving welcome victories reported, “as a sign of resistance”. is a right. for mothers and babies. The energy of the movement In 2019, the National Assembly Last month, the Mexican raised public opposition - a peti- of Ecuador voted to continue pro- Supreme Court voted down an tion to ban abortion achieved one tecting babies in the womb, despite injunction which would have million signatures in contrast to violent protests from abortion required the state of Veracruz to just 70,000 who signed in favour supporters. The Blue Wave had legalize abortion. The injunction, of abortion. prevailed again. granted by a lower court, was a In September of 2018, the One photo, Van Maren says, bid to legalise abortion on demand Blue Wave spread to Guatemala, symbolized the movement per- in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy Photo: Marcha por la Vida standing strong against a major fectly. “It was of a young woman, throughout the country. Argentina/Facebook. push by abortion campaigners her fist thrust aloft, a blue ban- It was decisively rejected, with An unknown Argentinian fan in Russia’s World Cup shows a flag with the to widen the country’s abortion dana tied around her wrist. The four out of five of the Supreme motto of the country’s pro-life campaign: “Let’s save both lives.” laws. The people marched and strong defending the weak. The Court justices voting down the lobbied and rallied. The gov- old protecting the young. Moth- measure. Welcoming the ruling, America and Latin America, where This was one of those days,” he ernment backed down. When ers sheltering children. Fathers Mexican pro-lifers said “Life has millions have taken to the streets wrote. a Dutch ship showed up to dis- defending mothers. Countless triumphed.” and defeated abortion legislation Particularly in the last two years, tribute illegal abortion pills, the children are safe today because As commentator Jonathon in Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, the Blue Wave has been signified military blocked them, saying of them.” Van Maren noted, the outcome the Dominican Republic, and now, by massive public demonstrations Guatemala would defend “human Abortion can be defeated. reflected the “astronomical growth Mexico.” from the Dominican Republic right life and the laws of our country.” Reshaping the culture is possible. of the pro-life movement in South “Some days, the good guys win. down to Chile. Pro-life activists At the same time, in the Domin- We can make it possible.

into a centre of excellence run by native practitioners under tuition of An Túr Gloine and the Idea of Excellence overseas experts in the early days. What lessons can we apply from PATRICK O’NEILL require prior arrangement and An Túr Gloine today? It’s possible Covid has seen temporary closures. to organise a centre of excellence in In the meantime, the Church of Ire- any art form as a group and also to atholics need not labour land has an excellent online archive apply the principles of excellence under the illusion that excel- of stained-glass researched by Dr. to individual artistic endeavour. lence in the arts is the sole C David Lawrence at www.gloine.ie. Excellence in any area refers preserve of the secular world, as In Christchurch, you can view to the idea of distinction, quality, this quotation from the Apostle, the work of Harry Clarke, who brilliance and greatness all coming and patron of writers, in Philippi- designed the ‘Geneva Window’ from integrity, passion, creativity, ans 4:8 will disabuse them: (1930) for the International Labour innovation and commitment. “Finally, brethren, let your Organisation in Geneva (now in the The exhortation from Saint Paul minds be filled with everything that Wolfsonian Museum, Miami, Flor- is true, honourable, upright and ida), the windows of Bewley’s café marks a useful starting point for the pure, everything that we love and on Grafton Street, Dublin, as well idea that when we focus on what is admire – with whatever is good as the ‘Baptism of Jesus’ (1924) excellent and virtuous in life and and praiseworthy.” at the Chapel of the Sacred Heart, art, we can replicate these stand- Christchurch, Church of Ireland, Dingle, County Kerry. ards in Christian art by our own Gorey, contains several stained- This success happened as a result efforts, with God’s help, following glass windows by An Túr Gloine of the deliberate organisation of the example of earlier Irish artists artists, such as Harry Clarke, Cath- stained-glass production in Ireland such as those of An Túr Gloine. erine O’Brien and Ethel Rhind. Like many Church of Ireland buildings, it tells in microcosm, the in 1903 to 1940; arranging for tion of Arts and Crafts and Celtic history of stained-glass production London tutor AE Child to travel Revival artefacts of any single in Ireland, seen in the transition and instruct in stained-glass at the building in Ireland”, representing from traditional windows manu- Dublin School of Art. the works of nearly all the artists factured in foundries in England The co-operative aimed to pro- associated with ATG over four dec- and Germany to Irish modernist duce stained-glass for churches ades: Michael Healy, Alfred Child, is an exciting new media platform individualised production. and buildings in Ireland created by Sarah Purser, Beatrice Elvery, ATG was organised in response artists in Ireland. Exploring Celtic Ethel Rhind, Hubert McGoldrick, for Life, Faith, Family & Freedom to the upsurge in the building subject matter, they were guided by Catherine O’Brien and Evie Hone. of Catholic Churches following the principles of the Arts and Crafts As a result, Ireland became world Catholic Emancipation, and in movement in which, “each window famous as a centre for stained- particular, the stained glass win- is the work of one artist who makes glass production at this time and Be part of it! dows of Saint Brendan’s Cathedral, the sketch and … selects and paints several of its members achieved Loughrea. Supported by Edward every morsel of glass.” global prominence. Call 01 8730465 to donate Martyn and WB Yeats of the Celtic ATG and the St. Brendan’s dec- It’s easy to access art located in Revival, painter Sarah Purser orative scheme are intricately churches by entering off the street Challenge the consensus financed and administered An linked, to the extent that, accord- as is the case with Christchurch in Túr Gloine from its foundation in ing to Wikipedia, the Cathedral Gorey, although the more remote See www.gript.ie Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin, “houses the most extensive collec- Church of Ireland buildings may SEPTEMBER 2020 ALIVE! | 5

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the errors or sins. I am not saying We take good seriously. We take with Fr. Mike that they should laugh at how other people seriously. We need Questions and Answers another has hurt them. What I am to take sin seriously. But we do How much weight God to forgive us and resolve to encouraging is something more not need to take our “drama” so should I give to my turn to Him more in the future). It personal: laugh at yourself. The seriously. If you can take yourself Qpast? I mean, I’ve been is this process, repeated on a reg- Christian is the one who does not less seriously, you will be free to told that I need to forget the ular basis, that will help a person need to take themselves so seri- learn from the past, but not live in past and move forward, but it grow in wisdom. ously. We take God seriously. the past. seems like there ought to be A trap many people fall into is something more to it. to live in the past. I am not just A: The pursuit of wisdom is an talking about someone stuck in essential part of being human. Let the “glory days” (although that is The me restate that more accurately: a real thing). I am also referenc- becoming wise is one of the goals ing those people who repeatedly of a life well lived. More impor- beat themselves up over decisions Dominicans tant than pleasure, more lasting long gone. There are those who, Defending Truth and Life than fitness, and more possible even after learning from the past than wealth…wisdom is enduring, Fr. Mike Schmitz and repenting where they needed available to all, and proper to the to repent, choose to continue to human person. nation of conscience”, I would define themselves by their failures Historically however, wisdom recommend something called a (or by their successes). has been far more than technical “consciousness examen”. I know It is impossible to become wise “know how”. Wisdom has been that it sounds like the exact same when one chooses not to learn seen as the result of acquiring two thing, but they are significantly from the past and leave it alone. things: Truth and Experience. different. With a consciousness This is because wisdom has to be We ignore the past when we examen, a person will, at least practical. And practical wisdom is don’t stop to evaluate and appre- once a day, stop and review their the ability to apply what one has ciate what we have experienced. day. Beginning by asking the Holy learned to the current situation When we fail to recognize the Spirit for guidance, the individ- (the present) in order to move way our decisions have impacted ual goes over their day looking for forward in the best way possible. our lives and the lives of those times when God was present. This cannot happen if a person is around us, and when we fail to Essentially, one is looking for stuck in the past. acknowledge the ways other peo- the ways God had spoken to them Last thing. There are people ple’s decisions have impacted our through the day or had blessed who just can’t seem to break free lives, we are short-circuiting one them during that day. After from the past. I have one piece "If you want peace, work for justice. of the essential ingredients for acknowledging God’s presence of advice for them: laugh. Laugh becoming wise. and action, the person thanks at yourself. So many of us are If you want justice, defend life. If wisdom comes as a result of God. Then, one reviews their day stuck in the past because we take If you want life, embrace the Truth." combining Truth with Experience, again while being attentive to all ourselves so seriously. Because then in order to become wise, one of the times when God was trying of this, every time we remember - Pope St. John Paul II must look at one’s past and assess to speak to them or invite them something bad we have done in it. This is one of the incredible to act, but the person said no to the past, we are crippled by it. It benefits from the practice of reg- God’s invitation. After looking is possible that the only cure for www.irishdominicanvocations.com ularly examining one’s conscience. at and assessing these times, the this person is laughter. I am not Even more than an “exami- person repents of them (we ask saying that they should laugh at 6 | ALIVE! SEPTEMBER 2020

Mallon must have been biting his tongue. Be that as it may, the What do we do now, and will it work? circumstances of landing such a big fish as Gerry Adams - still a BRUCE ARNOLD bone of contention in numerous circles - is only part of the global achievement. went in to my local bookshop, But it is a big part. Many people in Dun Laoghaire, and asked if look on seeing, not just Gerry they had a book on the life of Adams moving on, but a new gen- I eration moving up to replace them. John Hume. It was two days after Death has recently taken both his sad death. This did not cause S.D.L.P. “leaders” - I use a mixture the senior staff member a pained - deliberate – with feelings of sad- expression, but he did look trou- ness and compassion for both men. bled and said that it might be two And though it is only a small part months or more before they had of the inundation of words, it goes such a book on their shelves. This more than any other to the heart of seemed, at best, a poor response to the matter. the good qualities of John Hume. From The Sunday Times comes Here was a man who gave his another gloomy revue, this time living lifetime, and then his own one that has fallen anyway in John health, and then his life itself, Hume’s death. It is to the effect to beliefs from which he never that he lost his influence over swerved. The world recorded this, the peace process as soon as he and gave him the Nobel Peace brought Gerry Adams on board. Prize. Those who stood with him, Is it now a case that the influence believed what he believed, followed of Adams and Martin McGuin- the advice he gave them and felt ness will prevail, or is it also now sure that what he stood for was passing, as the baton is handed to their way forward, too. another generation, less commit- No one was better-placed to John Hume addresses a rally in Derry in 1971. ted to the tentative peace? Must exercise their unwritten mandate we focus our fears on another gen- of leadership and partnership than recognising that Hume was even moment of action, John Hume Both men were flawed. Garret eration navigating this quagmire? Seamus Mallon, who described greater than he was.” was able to undertake this task died at peace when the end came, The author of the article, in The Hume in his book, A Shared Home It must have been difficult for and to give it everything he had in but he laboured in the dismal field Sunday Times, is Newton Emerson. Place, as “a remarkable genius.” the two men to contemplate set- his heart. of European politics, knowing less He talks of the legacy of countless Nearer to hand today are the ting their truthful and unswerving I knew only slightly the two than the people he was dealing lives saved by John Hume. Many comments of journalists, most political integrity beside others Northern politicians. I knew far with and probably less than his will endorse that reality. notably the unsigned piece in Phoe- who had taken the road of vio- better the men they had to sat- own advisers. My final words on nix on the rivalry between the two lence. So much time had been lost isfy. I worked for both of them, Charles Haughey came on the final Bruce Arnold (b. 1936) journal- major figures who led the S.D.L.P. or wasted, so great a gulf had been both for Garret FitzGerald and page of my third “Life” of him: “a ist and author living in Ireland They were John Hume and Seamus manufactured out of violence and Charles Haughey. I wrote Haugh- fearsome reputation when he had since 1957, has worked for the Mallon. One journalist friend, who death. But it does not take more ey’s speeches, interpreted works of achieved power, and the bizarre main Irish newspapers based in shall be nameless, spoke highly than a whiff of truth to realise that art for him, and in time published notes of disgrace and tragedy that Dublin – The Irish Times; The of Seamus Mallon. “A truly great this was the only way forward, outrageous stories of what kind of eventually tarnished his reputation Irish Press and the Sunday Inde- man, a republican through and the bar had to be crossed, the man he was. It taught me much and for ever.” pendent. He also acted as Dublin through but utterly decent, hon- arguments laid before a different made me understand the difficult The willingness to take second correspondent of The Guardian. ourable and brave.” He paused for breed of men, in a firm and truth- and indeed seemingly endless road place in party authority is a must, He has written extensively on pol- a moment or two, then he added: ful manner and in order to change the two sides had to travel, John says the writer in Phoenix. But itics in Ireland, including literary “His greatest achievement was in them. When it boiled down to the and Seamus, Charlie and Garret. he ignores the fact that Seamus criticism, art and politics. Excerpt from the Homily at the Funeral Mass of John Hume preached by Father Paul Farren

here are many tragedies at on to his mount. He gave him a dig- to every person. We should never this time in our world and nity. He gave him life. Even though underestimate how difficult it was Tthere are many awful things he didn’t come from his group he for John to cross the road and do that we have to accept as normal. saw him as his neighbour – his what was intensely unpopular for One of the greatest tragedies brother – his friend. This, Jesus, the greater good. It was compas- and most awful reality is that we tells us is what we must do if we are sion – a compassion that bubbled have to be physically distant from to inherit eternal life … over in the cemetery in Greysteel people. It is not the way we are John Hume, whose funeral Mass that drove John on the final and Seamus Mallin and John Hume. called to be – keeping people at a we have gathered to celebrate this often lonely and always difficult distance. I know that it is necessary morning, never passed by on the road to peace. Even in the darkest gave his life for his country, and have received because of the at the moment and that makes it so other side. John never kept a dis- moments, when people would have his health, that man is John Hume. remarkable life that he has lived much more painful. tance. He stopped. He showed been forgiven for having no hope, The world knows it. He is the and the courage and determination It wasn’t the attitude of the Good compassion. He got involved. He John made peace visible for others. only person in the world to have that he has shown. We give thanks Samaritan in the Gospel today gave dignity and he gave life to so His vision revealed what could be received the Noble Peace Prize, to God for the gift of life itself either. The first two people – they many people. In a time in our world and with time and determination The Gandhi Peace Prize and the that so many people have today kept their distance. They didn’t when often small mindedness and and single-mindedness and stub- Martin Luther King Peace Prize. simply because of John’s vision of get involved. They walked passed. self-focus seems to be the driver bornness he convinced others that Pope Benedict XVI made him a peace, commitment to peace and But the Good Samaritan – that John never put anybody or any spe- peace could be a reality. He never Knight Commander of the Papal to making peace a reality. Because person did something different. cific group first. He put everybody lost faith in peace and he never Order of Saint Gregory the Great. make no mistake about it – there He stopped. He had compassion. first. He didn’t focus on difference lost faith in his ability to convince … Today we truly give thanks to are people alive today who would He got involved. He touched the and division. He focused on unity others that peace was the only way. God for the gift of John Hume and not be alive had it not been for wounded person and he lifted him and peace and giving that dignity If ever you want to see a man who for all the gifts that so many people John’s vision and his work. SEPTEMBER 2020 ALIVE! | 7

Fr. Pat Collins CM, author of last year’s hugely popular Freedom from Evil Spirits, is known as an experienced exorcist in Ireland. In his latest book, Holistic Healing: A Christian Approach, he advocates belief in God’s willingness to manifest the divine presence and power by means of healings and miracles. We took some time-out with Fr. Pat to discuss his new book and his work in general.

LIVE!: One question I know that coronavirus and the consequent economic need for inner healing. True to its title, interests readers is a comment you difficulties began to kick in I felt that it was a Holistic Healing suggests that it takes three Amade on the Late Late Show when fulfilment of those messages. I am convinced interrelated forms, spiritual, emotional and asked about the frequency of requests for that although God did not send these evils, he physical. I think it would be true to say that your help was that in your view this country has allowed them for a good purpose. This is most of the book focuses on psychological is experiencing a tsunami of evil. I know you a time for reflection and reassessment when healing. As a result it deals with issues such didn’t get a chance to elaborate, would you many people are re-examining such things as as anxiety, depression, hurting memories, care to now? their values, beliefs and priorities. Whereas self-esteem, intergenerational difficulties, In Judges 21:25 we read that, “In those many of our contemporaries ask, ‘Why does the father and mother wound etc. Not only days Israel had no king; everyone did as God send this suffering?’ the disciples of does it describe the origins of problems like they saw fit.” In our days in Ireland many Jesus should ask, ‘For what does God send these, it also suggests ways and means by people fail to submit to God’s revealed will this suffering?’ One answer would be, God which they can be healed, not only as a result and they rewrite the commandments to allows the pandemic, in order to summon of our own graced efforts, but also with the suit themselves. As a result, they do many people to repentance lest they suffer a help of others, e.g. by the laying on of hands. things which are grievously wrong in God’s greater catastrophe on the day of judgement. As St Paul wrote in Eph 3:16, “I pray that out eyes, if not their own. It seems to me that To quote the Easter liturgy, I see coronavi- of his glorious riches he may strengthen you this is obvious where sexuality, social jus- rus as a “happy fault” which may become a with power through his Spirit in your inner tice, financial propriety and drug taking are springboard to blessing for many people. being.” Once a person is healed inwardly, it concerned. Because so many people have ALIVE!: The corona virus has height- will often have knock-on beneficial effects on drifted away from God, they get involved in ened people’s awareness of the importance their physical health. all kinds of superstitious and occult beliefs of mental health. Does your book deal with Holistic Healing is available for order and practices. Unwittingly, these non-Chris- this topic? at- https://columbabooks.com/product/ tian activities, together with their serious As a result of the coronavirus pandemic holistic-healing/ and is also available in all sins, can give the devil a foothold so that many people have become aware of their good book shops across the country. an increasing number of people suffer from oppression and obsession by evil spirits. Although healing was an integral part of Exorcists in many countries are reporting the life of the early Church, for a number that the demand for deliverance prayer has of reasons it declined as the centuries went grown greatly in recent years. It is no differ- by. Even the sacrament of the anointing of ent in Ireland. In some cases, healing will not the sick became known as extreme unction be released until such spiritual oppression because it was seen as a spiritual preparation is removed. for death rather than as a sacrament of heal- ALIVE!: Fr. Pat, what inspired you to ing. When I was young, neither priests nor take up the typewriter again to put a new lay people prayed for healing with the laying book together. What’s new and different on of hands. That changed with the Second compared to Freedom from Evil Spirits? Vatican Council. Par 12 of the Constitution When we read the Gospels we see that Jesus on the Church was about the desirability came to do two things. Firstly, he desired to Sept 26th - Oct 3rd tell the people the good news that if they of the gifts of the Spirit mentioned in 1 Cor looked only into the eyes of God’s mercy, 12:8-10 which included the gift of healing. expecting only mercy, they would receive only With the advent of the Charismatic Renewal Saturday Sept 26th 11.00 am Mass mercy as a free, unmerited gift. Secondly, Movement in 1967, the gift of healing was because the people believed that all their restored to the Church in a new way. Sunday Sept 27th 11.00 am Mass sicknesses were a penalty for not resisting the Nowadays there are many prominent (with Anointing of the Sick) illusions, false inspirations and temptations healers such as Eddy Stone and Sr. Briege of the devil, Jesus demonstrated the fact McKenna in Ireland, Damien Stayne in Eng- Monday Sept 28th 11.00 am Mass that he was able to forgive sin in two ways, land, and Fr. Mathias Thelen in the USA. In 2000 the Congregation for the Doctrine of firstly, by exorcising people who were pos- Tuesday Sept 29th 11.00 am Mass sessed by the devil, and secondly by healing the Faith issued an Instruction on Prayers (Confession 11.30 am) the sick. for Healing which was written by Cardinal As someone who is responding, like so Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope many other Christians, to the Church’s call Benedict XVI. It affirmed that, “ it is licit for Wednesday Sept 30th 11.00am Mass for a new evangelisation, I feel commissioned every member of the faithful to pray to God and empowered not only to proclaim the for healing.” Thankfully, not only have I seen Thursday Oct 1st 11.00 am Mass good news of divine mercy, but also to deliver many people being healed by others, God has people from spiritual oppression and to pray also used me to heal many people. Friday Oct 2nd 11.00 am Mass effectively for their healing. As St Paul said on ALIVE!: Have you any thoughts on one occasion, “For the Kingdom of God is not whether, and why, God may have sent us Saturday Oct 3rd 11.00 am Mass just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power” Covid-19 as a trial right now? (Followed by 1st Saturday Devotions) (1 Cor 4:20). Exorcism and healing are the I deal with that question in Holistic Heal- good news in action, evidence that heaven is ing. During the Divine Mercy conference in touching earth. As a result of exercising those 2019 I was asked to give a 15 minute talk. It interrelated ministries I published Freedom is available on Youtube. I said at that time from Evil Spirits in 2019 and Holistic Healing: that, like others, I had been given a number A Christian Approach in 2020. of prophetic messages which indicated that ALIVE!: Has there been a revival of the the world was about to experience a time of Ministry of Healing in recent times? tribulation and chastisement. So when the 8 | ALIVE! SEPTEMBER 2020 Living with Covid-19 THE PHILIP JOYCE ‘Meals-on-wheels’ volunteers were YOUTH FORUMWITH ÁINE KIRBY to be a vital link for them in the months ahead. Confession as I see it like one-on- oronavirus On March 12th, our government Freedom one time with Jesus where I can emanated decided to close all education facil- just open up to Him and show from China ities and followed with a restriction Him myself at my most humble, C in December 2019. of 100 persons - later reduced to from guilt which is a beautiful thing. Its rapid escalation was reminis- 50 - at any single indoor gath- I think a lot of people see cent of the seed-distribution of a ering. Even though many of our ecently I received the sacra- Confession as something to be dandelion, and it had somehow places of worship would not attract ment of Confession which scared of and that we should feel travelled the world in the blink of that number for weekday Masses, was such a blessing since R extremely guilty but the whole an eye. church authorities eventually I hadn’t been unable to get Con- point of Confession is feeling As the ‘pandemic’ word drifted deemed it impractible to allow any fession during quarantine. I can’t freedom from guilt. We can hold through the media - we became of the churches to remain open. explain the freedom and peace I on to too much stuff and try and more cautious of ‘close company’. The initial curtailment of felt after going. It is true that we bury it somewhere in us and think Many who had resisted the hand- unnecessary travel beyond two The Confessional - Friar and Fair don’t realise how much some- it won’t affect us, but all the sins shake of peace at Mass – and even kilometres and direction to over- thing means until it is gone. Penitent (in the manner of Egbert we hold onto can bring us a lot of van Heemskerck the elder). had situated themselves remotely 70s and ‘others at risk’ to confine During quarantine, I missed guilt and shame. from others to avoid it – were themselves to their homes proba- going to Mass and Confession me, because in confession the Reconciliation isn’t just about relieved when that practise was bly further justified the closure of very much. I realised how much Priest is acting as if he were Jesus. receiving forgiveness for our sins officially abandoned. Social isola- the churches. Plenty of assistance holding onto our sins can have an The Church is the body of Christ as we also receive special graces tion was easier to do at weekday was on offer from secular author- effect on us and how not going to so it follows that the Church does through the Sacrament to help us Masses in our 1,100 capacity parish ities – county councils, G.A.A, Confession affects our relation- what Jesus Christ did on earth. fight against sin and temptation. church as attendance would gener- Gardaí, etc., but being an inde- ship with Jesus. He forgave sins and He gave His This helps us grow deeper in our ally be about 150 souls. pendent-minded septuagenarian, I A lot of people get quite nerv- apostles the power to forgive relationship with Jesus. Prior to the distribution of the simply had to take a walk on every ous going into Confession which sins in His name. The Priest has If you have trouble knowing Host at Communion time, the fin- good day. is very understandable as it can be received that authority through how to make a good confession ger-washing in cold water by our Like others, I resented the term quite daunting. Usually before I go, his ordination by a successor of make sure to talk to the Priest and Eucharist Ministers became a full ‘cocooning’. With little traffic, it I ask the Holy Spirit to guide my the Apostles. When the Priest ask his advice and help. He should hand-washing in warm water and became a joy to stroll on our coun- thoughts and that way I can make pronounces the absolution he is be able to assist you to make a soap. Receiving in the hand was try roads, even within the 2km a real and honest Confession. copying that 2000 year old gift of good Confession. advised and sharing the chalice limit. One of my favourite walks Sometimes it can be hard to Christ to His Church. “Confession is an act of honesty was terminated. begins with a hill which used to confess things we are embar- We have to remember Jesus is and courage, an act of entrust- Ash Wednesday, February require me to pause on several rassed about so I usually close my alive and He is there to forgive us ing ourselves, beyond sin, to the 26th, saw our church reasonably occasions. Reciting the Rosary eyes and just try to think of Jesus and we must be open to receive mercy of a loving and forgiving full and, for the last time in God allows me to reach the summit being beside me and listening to the gift! I learnt to love going to God” –Pope John Paul II. knows how long, Christians had without taking a ‘breather’! the blessed thumb of their priest On a ramble, as I stood into a laid upon their foreheads as a meadow ‘headland’, I could hear an athlete, or be a great cook and prophesier of what would become the Angelus bell from our Chapel of Finding God in the gifts we have yet so many people have these of many of the world’s loved ones - Ease over a mile away. Normally it talents and they waste them. any of us have different saying goes. We are giving thanks a lonely departure from this earth would have been inaudible with the I think when we find more of a gifts and talents. The gifts to God in song and also finding and, in many cases, an almost distant drone of traffic. meaning and purpose for our lives we have are given to us by Him in our gift. Our gifts are not anonymous cremation. Thank God for the internet, too, M we find more of a meaning and God and He wants us to use them. limited to just physical things but February 29th would tragi- as our parish initiated daily Mass For example someone might the Holy Spirit also gives us gifts purpose for our gifts. When I first cally bring Ireland’s first covid-19 on Facebook. This also allowed us be gifted in playing a certain such as patience, love and self found my gift in music I practiced fatality. to keep in touch with our ‘church sport, or in gardening. Both these -control. We can use these to help a lot and enjoyed it very much but In early March, following this friends’. Sharing the broadcast things require us to be outside in people around us and to grow in once I started playing music for reality, communicants were giving onto my own Facebook brought God’s creation where we can be our relationship with God. prayer meetings and Mass I felt even more space to each other as some new worshippers from all around nature. It is also important to pray like I was giving back to God what they queued for the Body of Christ. over – one friend in America tuning God uses our gifts to show us to the Holy Spirit to increase he had given to me. A number of our parish-connected in at 5.00 am before heading to all the good around us. Another those gifts within us so that we Personally, I want to be able to meetings were postponed indef- work! Employing a Daily Missal, I example is having a gift of playing can become better people. It is say after all my years living on this initely. Among these were the commenced to post the following music or singing. We can use this important that we use our gifts earth that I used the gifts God gave Parish Assembly, our Ministry of day’s Readings onto my own FB, gift for our own glory but also for and if we are talented at some- me and I found Him in those gifts. Consolation (funeral team) and a with notes on relevant saints’ lives. God’s glory. thing that we persevere in that “Your talent is God’s gift to you. just-commenced Alpha course as Mass is again being celebrated in So, for example, when we sing talent. Too many people wish What you do with it is your gift well as the suspension of activities our Church since June 29th, Deo to God we pray twice, as the they could play an instrument, be back to God” – Leo Buscaglia. in our parish community-centres. gratias. Like many other parishes, Our hearts went out to senior covid-19 has caused us to accelerate patrons and organisers of the our introduction of modern tech- Why should we pray Novenas? weekly bingo/tea dance ‘social’. nology to spread the Word of God. novena is a prayer, or set obey Christ and He promises that of prayers which is prayed prayer works. We should pray Afor nine days, hours, weeks novenas because they are a val- or, sometimes, months. Novenas uable form of conversation with are usually prayed to particu- God and His saints. We have to lar Saints, for example, a novena remember God always attends to St. Anne (who would be my to the prayers of His faithful. We patron saint). may or may not always get exactly We often pray for a specific what we want after praying a intention or grace. Sometimes novena but as we pray novenas, Catholics may ask the question, we are praising God and we also “Why should we pray novenas?” are learning to wait and trust. Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin and In Luke 18:1 Jesus says “pray Even if we don’t get exactly what Child with Saint Anne. always without becoming weary.” we intended we will be rewarded Therefore, Jesus tells us to pray in whatever way God feels we always grow in faithful persever- with persistence . should be. An amazing thing is ance which we need to grow in our We’ll never go wrong when we that when we pray a novena we relationship with God. The start of my ‘Rosary Hill’ near Clonakilty. FAITH AGENDA SEPTEMBER 2020 ALIVE! | 9

Meanwhile, the Church slumbers on, still not wanting to know what Pseudo-church promoting new religion in Ireland is really happening. Even worse, for more than 60 years it has put ngland’s King Henry VIII, as a community, is as much a reli- tise it, demanding their own way, up little resistance to the irrational the Nazi regime in Germany, gious faith as is Islam. and the Nazis, influenced by new religion. Communist China and the With contempt for the views of Nietzsche, showed just where it can E Rather, the secularist ideol- modern secularist state have far the people, and conforming to a lead when adults adopt it. ogy has soaked so deeply into the more in common than we gener- long European tradition, Irish poli- The “pro-choice” vote to repeal Church itself that we now hardly ally realise. Each of them set out ticians and officials covertly began, the 8th Amendment, leading to the even recognise it. Everything from to impose a new religion on their decades ago, to replace Christianity bloody slaughter of 6,666 unborn Catholic institutions and agen- people. with this ideology, ultimately a reli- babies in just one year, was another gion of despair. example of it. cies to Sunday preaching has been Ireland is enthusiastically fol- affected by the surrender. lowing this pattern. We need to As gullible as ever, our elites ORGANS OF STATE The “go along to get along”, understand that the Irish state is in universities, politics and the The organs of the state, its poli- media accept, defend and promote “peace at any price” policy has been not “neutral” between religious tics, civil service, laws, education the new religion and its ruthless a disaster for the Church’s own beliefs, as it claims. policies, funding decisions are now morality. In a phrase attributed to mission and for society. Rather, it is operating as a being perverted more and more to Stalin, today’s “liberal elites” are We urgently need a massive pseudo-church, with a religious promote the Secularist religion. The Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) the state’s “useful idiots”. movement to de-secularise the mission. The Secularism it pro- The new religious faith comes in prison. Church, to return to our mission motes is a religion, a vision of life with a new morality to replace CATHOLIC CHURCH of proclaiming Christ’s sacrificial and a social order built on a specific the Christian teaching on how we whatever way they choose, regard- The media, for example, led by death and resurrection, judgment, belief about God. should live and act. The key value less of truth. The Marquis De Sade, RTE, is relentless in attacking the and the hope of eternal salvation. That belief, that God can be here is “freedom”, now reduced to followed by Nietzsche in the late Catholic Church, but never ques- In today’s world of despair, we ignored or set aside in the way we “choice” or whim. 1800s, was the first to fully cele- tions the role of the pseudo-church, cannot, as Pope Benedict often organise our society and in the Society aims to maximise the brate this new “choice” morality. the state, in promoting the secular- said, “keep such a great joy to our- vision of human life we promote opportunities for people to live But toddlers instinctively prac- ist religion and its toxic morality. selves.”

predicted “a significant increase in emotional should be seen as professional misconduct distress” due to covid-19. and a betrayal of the distressed. Justin Bieber offers better Listing situations where people may suffer The place of religious faith in mental due to the pandemic, he warned, “teachers well-being, of course, raises a host of issues guidance than your counsellor will witness student distress and they will but the secularist mindset of modern psy- need support as to how to respond appropri- chology prevents discussion of them, to the op star Justin Bieber may have far ately and refer if necessary.” detriment of the troubled. more to offer young people today than Factors that will contribute to “recovery” Justin Bieber, meanwhile, has encouraged Pthe junk view of life being fed to them include “socio-economic drivers of good his 140 million Instagram followers to turn by modern society, by its politics, education mental health” and community support for to Christ and faith in their struggles and for a system, media, and even by its distorted ver- vulnerable individuals and families. sense of their dignity.

sion of mental health. Photo: Lou Stejskal. Following psychologist George Bonanno, It was Jesus who allowed him to feel The topic of mental health in particular he noted three factors that can help after a “loved, chosen, and forgiven” despite some has been much in the news recently, due to traumatic event. People need to be listened of his past behaviour. the psychological impact of the covid-19 pan- to, to face their situation realistically and to “If you struggle with your past give it to demic. know where they can get support. Jesus!,” he wrote. “He isn’t burdened by it! UCD professor Fiona McNicholas expected Whatever value all this may or may not He loves you and is honoured to know all the a “tsunami” of people presenting with mental have, it is remarkable that Bates & Co make little details good and bad in your life! He isn’t health illness (Examiner 8/6). And the Irish little or no reference to religious faith. angry with you, he wants the best for you.” College of Psychiatrists wants the mental Yet, for vast numbers of people it is their He also pointed out that “none of us asked health budget to be doubled. relationship with God and with Jesus that to be here, that means life is purely a gift” and But psychology professor Tony Bates, also gives them a broader vision of life and the he wanted his followers to know that “Jesus of UCD, has illustrated a major problem with strength and courage to face life’s difficulties. loves you [whether] you believe it or not.” the whole mental health and counselling The failure of psychology professors to If a pop star can highlight the benefits of industry. explore this in the lecture hall, and of coun- Christian faith what blindness prevents a lec- Justin Bieber in concert in 2015. Writing in the Irish Times (4/7), Bates too sellors to explore it with their customers, turer or counsellor from doing so?

raise serious questions about the Toxic liberalism corrupting global media notion of “inclusivity”. Bosses allowed the bullying to here the New York Times to bring in “voices that would not Weiss wrote: “Stories are chosen continue, while privately prais- leads, the global media otherwise appear in your pages ... and told in a way to satisfy the nar- ing her courage. But “showing up Wsoon follow, thus, recent centrists, conservatives.” rowest of audiences, rather than to for work as a centrist at an Amer- events at the paper matter a great But far from opening up to real- allow a curious public to read about ican newspaper should not require deal. They help explain the grip ity, the liberal media became more the world and then draw their own bravery,” she wrote. toxic liberal ideology now has on cut off, says Weiss. conclusions.” Only journalists who accept the the world’s media, and even news “A new consensus emerged, per- new ideological orthodoxy can reporting now must always be haps especially at this paper: that IRISH MEDIA have peace. Everyone else lives in checked for bias. truth is not a process of collec- For Sean Collins of Spiked! the fear of the digital thunderdome. Bari Weiss quit as the NYT’s tive discovery, but an orthodoxy letter confirms that the NYT “has And online venom is ok if it targets opinion editor and her blistering already known to an enlightened made news reporting subservient the right people. Bari Weiss. resignation letter, published on her few whose job is to inform every- to the promotion of a narrow ideo- As a result, self-censorship has website, has caused a furore. one else.” logical agenda.” become the norm, with the Times fad are cowed into silence. Weiss, 36, was hired in 2017 The same arrogance prevails in In other words, “news” is now willing to publish countless anti- They know “that, nowadays, to help deal with the crisis in the the Irish media, especially in RTE propaganda, a criticism that also Trump opinion pieces. standing up for principle at the media giant following the 2016 and the Irish Times, whether the applies to the Irish media. And the extremism is getting paper does not win plaudits. It puts election of Donald Trump as US issue is climate change, the EU, Because of her Wrongthink, worse. “Op-eds that would have a target on your back.” president. Shocked NY Times the killing of underage babies, edu- Weiss faced “constant bullying” easily been published just two What can we learn from Weiss? journalists had not foreseen this cation, protection of the family, and was called a Nazi, a racist, a years ago would now get an editor To be much more critical of our possibility. Trump, the Church. liar and a bigot - anything to make or a writer in serious trouble, if own woke media - to watch their How were they so out of touch Only media groupthink is her conform. not fired.” “angle” in news reports, current with what was happening in the allowed, with an occasional voice Co-workers wanted her “rooted Fear reigns at the paper. Jour- affairs interviews, chat shows, and country? How could readers con- from the other side to give the out” so the company might become nalists who don’t hold extreme the twisted versions of history we tinue to trust them? Weiss was impression of balance or openness. truly “inclusive”, which should views or don’t defend the current are fed day after day. 10 | ALIVE! SEPTEMBER 2020 WORDS OF WISDOM

then, is this: where is the ethical of reason within religion. It is a two- conversation. In this light, I MONTHLY foundation for political choices to way process. Without the corrective cannot but voice my concern at the Meditations be found? The Catholic tradition supplied by religion, though, reason increasing marginalization of reli- maintains that the objective norms too can fall prey to distortions, as gion, particularly of Christianity, 10 year anniversary of Pope governing right action are acces- when it is manipulated by ideology, that is taking place in some quar- sible to reason, prescinding from or applied in a partial way that fails ters, even in nations which place a Benedict XVI visit to the United the content of revelation. Accord- to take full account of the dignity of great emphasis on tolerance. There ing to this understanding, the role the human person. Such misuse of are those who would advocate that Kingdom for the Beatification of of religion in political debate is not reason, after all, was what gave rise the voice of religion be silenced, or so much to supply these norms, to the slave trade in the first place at least relegated to the purely pri- Cardinal John Henry Newman as if they could not be known by and to many other social evils, not vate sphere. There are those who non-believers – still less to propose least the totalitarian ideologies of argue that the public celebration of concrete political solutions, which the twentieth century. This is why his country’s Parliamentary and how far do they extend? By festivals such as Christmas should tradition owes much to the appeal to what authority can moral be discouraged, in the questionable Tnational instinct for mod- dilemmas be resolved? These ques- belief that it might somehow offend eration, to the desire to achieve a tions take us directly to the ethical those of other religions or none. genuine balance between the legit- foundations of civil discourse. If And there are those who argue – imate claims of government and the the moral principles underpinning paradoxically with the intention of rights of those subject to it. While the democratic process are them- eliminating discrimination – that decisive steps have been taken selves determined by nothing more Christians in public roles should at several points in your history solid than social consensus, then be required at times to act against to place limits on the exercise of the fragility of the process becomes their conscience. These are worry- power, the nation’s political institu- all too evident - herein lies the real ing signs of a failure to appreciate tions have been able to evolve with challenge for democracy. not only the rights of believers to a remarkable degree of stability. In The inadequacy of pragmatic, freedom of conscience and freedom the process, Britain has emerged as short-term solutions to complex of religion, but also the legitimate a pluralist democracy which places social and ethical problems has role of religion in the public square. great value on freedom of speech, been illustrated all too clearly by the I would invite all of you, therefore, freedom of political affiliation and recent global financial crisis. There within your respective spheres respect for the rule of law, with is widespread agreement that the of influence, to seek ways of pro- a strong sense of the individual’s lack of a solid ethical foundation moting and encouraging dialogue rights and duties, and of the equality for economic activity has contrib- between faith and reason at every of all citizens before the law. While uted to the grave difficulties now level of national life. couched in different language, being experienced by millions of … [R]eligious bodies – including Catholic social teaching has much people throughout the world. Just institutions linked to the Catholic in common with this approach, in as “every economic decision has a Blessed John Henry Newman. Church – need to be free to act in its overriding concern to safeguard moral consequence” (Caritas in Ver- accordance with their own princi- the unique dignity of every human itate, 37), so too in the political field, would lie altogether outside the I would suggest that the world of ples and specific convictions based person, created in the image and the ethical dimension of policy has competence of religion – but rather reason and the world of faith – the upon the faith and the official teach- likeness of God, and in its empha- far-reaching consequences that no to help purify and shed light upon world of secular rationality and the ing of the Church. In this way, such sis on the duty of civil authority to government can afford to ignore. A the application of reason to the dis- world of religious belief – need one basic rights as religious freedom, foster the common good. positive illustration of this is found covery of objective moral principles. another and should not be afraid freedom of conscience and freedom And yet the fundamental ques- in one of the British Parliament’s This “corrective” role of religion vis- to enter into a profound and ongo- of association are guaranteed. tions at stake in Thomas More’s particularly notable achievements – à-vis reason is not always welcomed, ing dialogue, for the good of our trial continue to present them- the abolition of the slave trade. The though, partly because distorted civilization. ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS selves in ever-changing terms as campaign that led to this landmark forms of religion, such as sectari- Religion, in other words, is not a BENEDICT XVI. Westminster Hall new social conditions emerge. legislation was built upon firm ethi- anism and fundamentalism, can be problem for legislators to solve, but - City of Westminster, Friday, 17 Each generation, as it seeks to cal principles, rooted in the natural seen to create serious social prob- a vital contributor to the national September 2010. advance the common good, must law, and it has made a contribution lems themselves. And in their turn, ask anew: what are the require- to civilization of which this nation these distortions of religion arise COVID-19 Restrictions Apply History seminar with particular reference ments that governments may may be justly proud. when insufficient attention is given Arrive early as numbers are to the Tuam Children’s Home reasonably impose upon citizens, The central question at issue, to the purifying and structuring role restricted due to government Covid-19 regulations. Scan the QR code for the latest Admission Free information. All are welcome grieve with you if you fail. And heed the counsel of your own heart, for SIRACH: CONTINUED no one is more faithful to you than it is… But above all pray to the FR. JOSEPH they give, but some give counsel Most High that he may direct your BRIODY in their own interest. Be wary of a way in truth” (37:7-15). counselor, and learn first what is Sirach 38:16-23 urges restraint his interest, for he will take thought in mourning. He warns against Wisdom for himself. He may cast the lot excesses in mourning—a deli- Part 26 against you and tell you, ‘Your way cate and sensitive issue since each 30th August is good,’ and then stand aside to see mourns differently. In this, he is 2020 irach, like the Psalms, appeals what happens to you. Do not con- likely referring to the mourning to God’s interests: God’s sult the one who regards you with customs of his own day. Mourn History Seminar Speople and Temple should be suspicion; hide your intentions intensely, he advises, but there glorious. God’s prophecies should from those who are jealous of you. are harmful effects to excessive Do modern Irish historians exaggerate be fulfilled. All should know that Do not consult … with a coward mourning. For Sirach, grief should the role of the Catholic Church he is God (36:1-22). about war, with a merchant about be placed in its proper perspective. in Independent Ireland? Ever practical, Sirach cautions business or with a buyer about sell- In chapter 39 he deals with the against taking advice too easily ing, with a miser about generosity problem of evil. He affirms the Brian Nugent Eugene Jordan Rory Connor Did Home Rule The Tuam Children’s False allegations from others, especially those with or with the merciless about kind- goodness of creation and the abso- equal Rome Rule Home story, a of Child Abuse vested interests. Sirach combines ness, with an idler about any work lute sovereignty of God over it. in Independent failure of modern against the Ireland? Irish historiography Catholic Church, the natural wisdom discoverable by or with a seasonal laborer about There is a purpose to everything including Homicide human reason and experience, with completing his work, with a lazy in God’s will and plan. At the right Author of @tuambabies: A Author of False History Author of the irishsalem. what is divinely revealed in the Law servant about a big task—pay no time, God’s time, all questions will Critical Look at the Tuam Underpinning Irish Mother blogspot.com website. of the Lord. He combines reason attention to any advice they give. be answered. God’s purposes will Children’s and Baby Home Scandals Expert on the various and faith. In the end his advice is But associate with a godly person be fulfilled. Everything has been Commissions and Inquiries created for its own purpose. In to keep the commandments, follow whom you know to be a keeper of Newman University Church, St Stephens Green, Dublin the heart, and pray for guidance: the commandments, who is like- God’s sight, there is a reason for th “All counselors praise the counsel minded with yourself, and who will everything (39:16-21). Sunday 30 August 2020 1-3 pm, D02 YF60 SEPTEMBER 2020 ALIVE! | 11 Two women die after taking abortion pills in Britain

DENISE RICHARDS email sent to NHS staff warning of It continues: “In [our region] we Matt Hancock formally approved the ‘escalating risks’ of the ‘pills in are aware that there have been two “the home of a pregnant woman” the post’ service. maternal deaths linked to this issue as a place where Mifepristone leaked “urgent” email has The trend towards home abor- also. One case where a woman can be administered, after being revealed that two women in tions has seen UK abortion was found at home the morning prescribed during a telephone con- ABritain have died after taking providers including BPAS and after starting the process and the sultation and sent by post. abortion pills at home. One woman Marie Stopes send women abortion second where a woman presented The news of these deaths comes died in her home after taking the pills for use at home, away from a with sepsis and died very quickly as the Irish government considers abortion pill, while another died of clinical setting. in the A&E dept. Neither of these continuing the supposedly tem- sepsis in an A&E Department. The leaked email revealed that women were known to our mater- porary change to protocol which The shocking revelations were women have attended emergency nity or gynae services as far as we also allows abortion providers in made at the UK Court of Appeal, departments after taking abortion are aware.” Ireland to send abortion-inducing when a case brought by Christian pills at home because of ruptured The email concludes: “There pills to women for use at home. Concern argued that the govern- ectopic pregnancies, “major resus- is therefore a real need for us to At the judicial review hear- ment’s ‘DIY’ home abortion policy, citations for major haemorrhage” better understand the outcomes for ing, Christian Concern’s lawyers introduced during lockdown, was and also “the delivery of infants up the women who are presenting to argued that Mr. Hancock had no facilitating dangerous abortions. to 30 weeks gestation.” NHS services. The balance of risk power under the 1967 Abortion Act Christian Concern submit- The email was marked as urgent both physically, mentally and for to authorise home abortions. Only ted a witness statement from and begins by stating that the safeguarding is challenging espe- Parliament could change the law, Kevin Duffy, former global clin- watchdog body, the Care Qual- cially without data.” which is that abortions may only ics director at abortion provider ity Commission, has been made On 30 March 2020, after a con- take place in NHS hospitals and Marie Stopes International, which “aware of an escalating risk around troversial double U-turn, Secretary approved clinics, they said. The revealed the contents of an ‘urgent’ the ‘Pills by Post’ process.” of State for Health and Social Care, case is ongoing. Official portrait of Matt Hancock. Religious sisters win case against contraceptive care in LA RUADHÁN JONES elderly poor and we are so grateful that the contraceptive mandate will no longer steal our attention from our calling.” he Little Sisters of the Catholic leaders and religious liberty Poor were ‘overjoyed’ advocates called it a victory for freedom Tat the decision of the of conscience and the freedom of religious US Supreme Court, which people to serve the poor. ruled they do not have to Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, provide cost-free coverage for contraceptives chairman of the U.S. bishops’ religious lib- in employee health plans. erty committee, issued a statement with The ruling comes nine years after the Sisters began their legal fight against the Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas Obama-era contraception mandate. City, who chairs the committee on pro-life “We are overjoyed that, once again, the activities, calling the verdict welcome. Supreme Court has protected our right to “This is a saga that did not need to occur. serve the elderly without violating our faith,” Contraception is not health care, and the said Mother Loraine Marie Maguire of the government should never have mandated Little Sisters. that employers provide it in the first place,” Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged in Minneapolis, Minnesota, now listed on the US “Our life’s work and great joy is serving the the bishops wrote. National Register of Historic Places President Trump takes strong stance against Calls for those who vandalise religious property sanctions BRIAN MCGONAGLE on Nigerian n June 26th President Trump signed an executive President Oorder which directs authori- ties to prosecute those who damage BRIAN MCGONAGLE religious property. This occurred as a response to many US churches and religious statues being vandal- amily Research Council ised and destroyed in the wake of (FRC), a Washington DC Black Lives Matter riots. Fbased think-tank, called on Catholic institutions from Boston the US to sanction Nigerian Pres- to Florida reported more than half ident Muhammadu Buhari. FRC a dozen attacks on church prop- believes this measure is called erty, including statues of Jesus and for considering the genocide per- the Virgin Mary, between July 10 petrated on Christian Nigerians and 16. by Muslim groups and Fulani In a July 17th interview for the herdsmen. It is estimated that Daily Caller, a White House official 1,200 Christians have been killed reiterated that President Trump Photo: (CNS photo/Florida since the start of the year and stands with ‘the Catholic com- Catholic/Diocese of Brooklyn) . 11,000 have perished since 2015. munity in solidarity’. The official Left: A decapitated statue of Jesus is seen at Good Shepherd Catholic FCR maintains that Buhari is a promised that violent attacks will Church in Miami July 15, 2020. Right: A statue of Mary defaced July 10, major roadblock for reform, as Statue of President Muhammadu be prosecuted ‘to the fullest extent 2020, is seen on the grounds of Cathedral Prep School and Seminary in he is a member of the Fulani tribe Buhari in Hero’s Square, of the law’. the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. himself. Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. 12 | ALIVE! SEPTEMBER 2020 FAITH AND REASON SCRAPS China on the Heart of the West DEREK RYAN COLUMN DR. PAUL DELANEY culture clearly, while we are blind to it. One of the most-cited psalms in the Second, with all the stories of Chinese New Testament is Psalm 2, which theft of intellectual property, aren’t announces that the Lord has estab- Mexican Surprise hy did the West succeed? they stealing the wrong thing? If they lished his Son as king, ruler, and heir n a surprising move, a Supreme Court has not used its Dr. David Aikman, former want power, it’s our God they should be to the nations. Another recurring text position to further abortion and impose an elite view on WBeijing bureau chief for Time taking. It’s like one of those comic heist is Psalm 110, where David says “my the population. Not in the US. Not in Ireland. In Mexico. magazine, recounts this story in his movies where you watch them cleverly Lord” is seated at the right hand of I book Jesus in Beijing: The Mexican Supreme Court over-ruled an injunction bypassing lasers, death traps and cam- God, ruling until his enemies become by the Veracruz state court which sought to force the The eighteen American tourists vis- eras yet breaking into the completely his footstool. The theocratic import of state government to remove part of its legislation that iting China weren’t expecting much wrong vault. the gospel wasn’t lost on the Church’s outlawed abortion. The Supreme Court judged, by 4-1, from the evening’s scheduled lecture. Third, that as the West came to global enemies. At Thessalonica, Paul’s that the lower court was putting itself in the place of the They were already exhausted from a pre-eminence, it simultaneously lost Jewish opponents dragged Christians legislature, trying to make laws, which it should not do. day of touring in Beijing. But what the confidence in the religion that led it to before the city leaders on the charge Justice Pina said: “The court cannot replace the legisla- speaker had to say astonished them. such heights. They didn’t have to take that they turned the world upside ture to order specific legislative content, because there is “One of the things we were asked to the source of our power from us, we’ve down by saying that “there is another no constitutional mandate to legislate,” according to the look into was what accounted for the given it up ourselves. king, Jesus” (Acts 17). newspaper Reforma. success, in fact, the pre-eminence of the Fourth, despite Dr. Wu’s praise, the Christians sometimes flinch from “The court would fall into judicial activism,” Pina West all over the world,” he said. “We Chinese haven’t asked the next and the political import of these claims. studied everything we could from the added, “which would surpass its constitutional powers.” deeper question. If all this flowering We nervously spiritualize, we fran- historical, political, economic, and cul- It is highly unusual for a Supreme Court to demonstrate and pre-eminence came from Christi- tically privatize. “Jesus is Lord” is tural perspective. self-restraint, particularly in contrast to the Supreme anity, well, it’s in the name: could it be translated into “Jesus is my personal At first, we thought it was because Court of the United States which did the complete oppo- because Jesus is who He says He is? Lord and Savior”—somewhat, as Ken you had more powerful guns than we site nearly 40 years ago with the Roe v Wade judgement. That’s the real source of our flourish- Myers likes to put it, like a “personal had. ing. But it involves acknowledging the trainer.” Jesus’s kingdom is said to be Then we thought it was because you King whom God has sent, and obeying a “spiritual kingdom” that leaves Cae- John Hume – needed now as much as ever had the best political system. His rule and kingly power. Here’s Peter sar’s realm pretty much intact. Next, we focused on your economic he passing of John Hume is a system. J. Leithart in First Things magazine: That’s a dangerous misreading of sadness for the island of Ire- But in the past twenty years, we In the final analysis, “human affairs” the gospel. As Hauerwas says, “‘Jesus land. A great man who suffered T have realized that the heart of your and “things divine” won’t stay put in is Lord’ is not my personal opinion” but in himself in the final years of his life, culture is your religion: Christianity. their neutral corners. This is why I “a determinative political claim.” … supported by his wife Pat, as he lived That is why the West has been so prefer Stanley Hauerwas’s straight- This is frightening, and it’s sup- with dementia. John Hume provided powerful. forward confession: “I often enjoy posed to be. Psalm 2 exhorts rulers and an example to all about the need to The Christian moral foundation of making liberal friends, particularly judges to “take warning, worship with talk to your opponents in order to social and cultural life was what made American liberal friends, nervous by reverence, and rejoice with trembling.” find a way to live together in peace. possible the emergence of capitalism acknowledging that I am of course a Jesus is gentle, but he’s not someone If only this approach could be and then the successful transition to theocrat.” you trifle with. taken in 2020 across the world in a world of Twitter, democratic politics. That “of course” is the kicker. For If it was Christ’s power that watered Facebook and all sorts of social media where division We don’t have any doubt about this.” Hauerwas, it’s obvious that a Christian the garden of the West, will things go as across so many walks of life is becoming the norm, where This was not coming from some must be a theocrat. He’s right. “The- well for us without Him? shouting past each other and not even at each other, is ultra-conservative at a think tank… ocracy” means “rule of God,” and the As Moses said becoming the norm. It can be seen in the cancel culture This was a scholar from China’s pre- Christian gospel is, in a literal sense, of university and media life where instead of debating, mier academic research institute, the a theocratic message: Jesus preached Is it thus you repay the Lord, people are banned from speaking. It can be seen in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences the gospel of the kingdom of God. O senseless and foolish people? United States where Democrats and Republicans are no (CASS) in Beijing, in 2002. Against the Roman conviction that Is he not your father who created you, longer able to dialogue – they do not even understand There are some ironies here. “Caesar is lord,” Christians proclaim he who made you, on whom you each other. First, that others see the heart of our Jonathon Haidt wrote a book called The Righteous that “Jesus is Lord.” depend? Mind, where he tries to understand why good people are divided. As part of his research, he tried to test liberals and conservatives to figure out which group understood the other best, and, surprising himself, he found that con- Lebanon: A Christian Oasis in the Middle East servatives were better able to understand where a liberal ebanon represents the last sig- than throughout the long years of the progressive was coming from, but liberal progressives nificant Christian holdout in the civil war”. were less able to understand or appreciate that conserv- Middle East. Estimates place We can take many things away from atives were well meaning. Division is increasingly driven L Christians between 30-45% of the this disaster. Firstly, how easily and by groupish righteousness where the other group has to population, with the majority of Leb- quickly our lives can be changed. Sec- be defeated rather than engaged. anese Christians being Catholics. The ondly, the charitable and humanitarian witness of Christians in this coun- influence of the Christian Faith in these Law and Order try, is a witness to the life and love of lands. Thirdly, the importance that Christ alongside a heroic proclama- Lebanese of all religions find common t’s very confusing these days. The same people who tion and defence of the Gospel first cause in rebuilding to ensure a lasting want to defund the police are the ones who want sanc- preached in these lands by the Apos- and meaningful peace. tles themselves. Itions against Poland under the guise of protecting Aid to the Church in Need has been law and order. Candace Owens, a black conservative Of course, persecution and suffering on the ground in Lebanon for many woman, is called a white supremacist. Feminists are are well known to Christians in these years, working very closely with the now bad people and called Trans Exclusionary Radical lands. The rampant political corrup- Christian people to ensure that the sac- Feminists (TERFs) because they want women to be pro- tion, Islamic extremism and economic raments are provided to all the faithful, tected. Kindergarten Cop is now being targeted because hardship has meant any sense of sta- it apparently paints police in a positive light. A former bility is always precarious. Thus, the no matter how difficult. CEO of a children’s charity and government advisor, can colossal explosion in Beirut last week Aid to the Church in Need has already call people rodents in his Irish Examiner column, just has made an already precarious situa- pledged €250,000 in a food package to help feed Lebanon’s poor and more is

as Hilary Clinton called the disenfranchised in the dust- tion much more fraught. Photo: Maronite Cathedral. bowl US ‘a basket of deplorables’, and these people are A great deal of Lebanon’s national needed. We will, as always, accompany Before and after: Aid to the considered civilised. The BBC can say Black Lives Matter food stores & industry were imme- the Lebanese Church as she rebuilds Church in Need’s reconstruction at protests in London were ‘largely peaceful’ after 27 police after this disaster. diately destroyed, leaving 300,000 St. Elijah Maronite Catholic Cathedral officers were injured. BLM protests in Ireland magically Lebanese homeless and of course in Aleppo Syria. were not a risk in spreading coronavirus while small thousands of people killed or seriously Please support Aid to the Church numbers attending Mass apparently are. injured. In addition, 10 churches were expert Father Samer Nassif detailed, in Need’s Lebanon Aid Campaign by destroyed by the blast. “in one second, more damage to the visiting www.acnireland.org/ [email protected] Aid to the Church in Need’s Lebanon Christian quarter of Beirut was done donate. CULTURE SEPTEMBER 2020 ALIVE! | 13

déanaí ina shaol bhí sé ina mhac gurbh í a bhó - a thug sé leis mar ceardaíochta, agus trádála is tab- léinn de Naomh Fionán ag Cluain íocaíocht nuair a chuaigh sé go hachtaí in Éirinn, ar thug scoláirí Naomh Eraird agus le himeacht aimsire ba Cluain Eraird agus a thug bainne do ó gach cearn den Eoraip cuairt mhúinteoir é Ciarán sa mhainistir chách sa Mhainistir - a sholáthraigh uirthi. Ón naoú go dtí an t-aonú sin. Sa bhliain 534, d’fhág sé Cluain an pár do ‘Leobr na h’Uidre’, ceann haois déag bhí baint aici le ríthe Ciarán Eraird le dul go hInis Mór áit a de na bailiúcháin liteartha Éirean- na Mí. Cuireadh go leor de ríthe ndearna sé staidéar faoi Naomh nacha is sine agus is tábhachtaí, a na Teamhrach, na hArdríthe agus PÓL Ó MEÁDHRA Éanna . Rinne Éanna sagart de chuir scríobhaí Mhainistir Chluain Chonnacht ann. Tháinig sé slán as agus thug comhairle dó séipéal Mhic Nóis le chéile i 1106. creachadh na ruathar Lochlannach agus mainistir a thógáil i lár na Insítear scéal eile gur thug sé a agus na gcogaí Angla-Normanna- hÉireann. Seacht mbliana ina dhi- chóip de Shoiscéal Naomh Matha ar ugadh Ciarán i gContae cha, ach scriosadh é ar deireadh i aidh sin thaistil sé go hInis Cathaig, iasacht dá chomhscoláire, Naomh Ros Comáin sa bhliain 516. 1552 le garastún Sasanach i mBaile mar a raibh Naomh Senán. Sa Ninnidh. Nuair a rinne Fionán Siúinéir agus déantóir car- Átha Luain le linn Díscaoileadh R bhliain 544, shocraigh sé síos faoi tástáil ar an rang, ní raibh a fhios baid ab ea a athair Uaireanta na Mainistreach. Bhí fothracha na dheireadh i gCluain Mhic Nóis, áit ag Ciarán ach an chéad leath den mainistreach ar cheann de na sta- tugtar ‘Ciarán Óg’ air chun idird- ar bhunaigh sé Mainistir Chluain Soiscéal. Rinne na mic léinn eile healú a dheánamh idir é féin agus Mhic Nóis le deichniúr manach gáire agus thug siad “leath-Mhatha danna ar chúrsa taistil an Phápa Ciarán an Seanóir a bhí ina easpag eile. Mar ab, d’oibrigh sé ar na Ciarán air.” Chuir Naomh Fionán Eoin Pól II le linn a chuairte ar ar Osraighe sa 5ú haois. Airítear chéad fhoirgnimh den mhainistir; ina dtost iad agus dúirt, “Ní ‘Ciarán Éirinn i 1979. é ar dhuine de ‘Dháréag Aspal na fuair sé bás, áfach, timpeall seacht leath-Mhatha’, ach ‘Ciarán leath- Scaipeadh seoda scrín Chiaráin hÉireann’. Seo an bealach a dhein mí ina dhiaidh sin de phlá, gan ach Éire’, mar beidh leath na tíre aige ar feadh ré na Meánaoise; cé go an naomh mór le rá, Colm Cille, cur breis is tríocha bliain slánaithe agus beidh an leath eile ag an gcuid bhfuil an bachall Chluain Mhic síos ar Chiarán, “Lampa a bhí ann, aige. eile againn.” Nóis ann fós agus é le feiscint in ag lasadh le solas na heagna.” Baineann go leor finscéalta Faoin 9ú haois bhí an mhai- Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann. Agus é ina bhuachaill bhíodh éagsúla le Naomh Ciarán. Dé réir nistir ag Cluain Mhic Nóis ina Céiliúrtar a lá féile ar an 9ú Meán Ciarán ag obair mar thréadaí. Níos an ceann is cáiliúla díbh, insítear lárionad mór reiligiúin, foghlama, Fómhair.

ALIVE! FILM REVIEW without God. ALIVE! BOOK REVIEW Block is confronted with a visceral example OF THE MONTH of life’s “preposterous horror” as the Black OF THE MONTH Death lays waste to the peasants and the sol- diers without regard for rank. Those who do The Seventh not fall are primarily insensitive or crude, The Power interested only in satisfying their appetites. It is a grim vision, underlined by in a Seal (1957) virtuoso sequence depicting three ‘perfor- of Truth: mances’. The first by a group of travelling players, depicting a man being led along The Challenges to Catholic RUADHAN JONES like an ass. The second, a man and woman Doctrine and Morals Today. engage in an unappealing attempted seduc- tion while the players sing a comical folk By Gerhard Cardinal Müller atural disasters have a history of pre- song. Finally, the local Lutheran community cipitating a resurgence in theological parade through the streets, a parade of flag- BR. BRUNO SECUNDO study and reflection. The earthquake N ellants and crucifixes and crowns of thorns. and tsunami that decimated Portugal in the Is life a preposterous horror, a macabre 1500s resulted in rejuvenated study of the- performance Bergman seems to ask? Or is he sense of relief must be overwhelm- odicy – the question of divine providence there meaning in the world? ing when a storm-tossed sailor finally given the existence of evil. Block’s game with the devil is initially out sees land creep into view. Reading Car- Perhaps the most searching modern T of a desire to save his skin – but his goal dinal Müller’s topical and timely book, ‘The examination of this question is The Seventh shifts, and all he asks is the opportunity to Power of Truth: The Challenges to Catho- Seal (1957), the best-known film of Swed- conduct one meaningful act. The act he sets lic Doctrine and Morals Today’, provides ish auteur Ingmar Bergman. This brooding, upon is saving the lives of a young family, something similar to a Catholic unsettled by Lutheran-inflected drama famously depicts members of a travelling acting troupe. intractable and seemingly interminable con- a returning crusader playing chess with the In the end, this young family are the troversies raging in the global Church. April 2018. Perhaps with an eye to the wider devil while the plague ravages Sweden. image of faith and love. The husband, a Actually a compilation of essays and general readership of such a publication, the Antonius Block has spent a decade fight- comic, is also a visionary, and witnesses the addresses, rather than a single composition, Cardinal’s style is readily accessible. Only ing for God, only to return to a homeland Virgin Mary leading the child Jesus through the former head of the CDF applies his per- one essay, a university lecture delivered decimated by the Black Plague. The theme a field at morning. In the end, this is the key spicacious intellect to diverse questions that on being awarded the title Doctor Honoris of the film is Block’s earnest struggle to find image – it ties the family to a vision of fealty, have ignited debates, sometimes rancorous, Causa, was somewhat heavier going. Overall some evidence that proves God’s existence of receptive love and faith in the Lord, which in recent years, including papal authority, however, one puts down the book equipped in the face of this horror. Block never quite achieves. reception of communion, ‘paradigm shifts’, to respond to current questioning of aspects In a key scene, Block confesses to what he But he does recognise it in them, and it is dialogue in the Church, amongst others. Per- of the Catholic faith. Amid a general crisis thinks is a priest. “Is it so terribly inconceiv- for this reason that he seeks to save them. haps unsurprisingly given his former position of hope, it is encouraging material, which is able to comprehend God with one’s senses,” His confrontation with mortality and human at the chief doctrinal office of the Church, but appropriate given that in his Manifesto of he asks. “Why can’t I kill God in me?” As he frailty leads him, by a roundabout path, to nonetheless refreshingly given how much Faith appended to the book, Cardinal Müller continues his questions without answer, he one of the most touching evocations of faith wasted ideological ink has been spilt by other chose as his title, “Let not your hearts be admits that “life is a preposterous horror” in cinema. commentators on these topics, the Cardinal’s troubled” (Jn 14:1). contribution to these debates is to bring them into direct, substantial contact with the rich authoritative Tradition of Mother Church. Indeed, his ability to adequately summa- rise current controversies, so as to identify the crux of the issue and then illuminate it with the light of faith, reminded me at times of the sermons and writings of his compa- triot and predecessor in office, Cardinal Ratzinger/Pope Benedict. This might not be all that surprising since the Cardinal is in charge of current efforts to produce the Opera Omnia, a single collection of all Pope Benedict’s writings. Half of the essays originally appeared as a monthly series of articles in the journal ‘First Things’ between December 2017 and 14 | ALIVE! SEPTEMBER 2020

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religious schools are consid- Citizen’s ered to be open, welcoming and inclusive when parents are con- Assembly on sulted and that the majority in just about every school catch- ment are happy with their school education patronage. Patronage will be taken away from this majority he new programme for in order to satisfy some sense government has a com- of procedural fairness where mitment to establish a T real people and community are Citizen’s Assembly on “the future ignored. of education ensuring the voices There will be a tokenistic of young people and those being appreciation for the work of reli- educated are central.” Sounds troversial’ issue of religious even though it explicitly tells gious over the last centuries in like a laudable, though vacuous patronage, religious education, those of faith that their ethos is building up a functioning edu- objective. Citizen’s Assemblies faith formation and all things not welcome. cation system in the absence of a have proven to be a stalking that are anathema to the secular- The narrative will be that there functioning state, but the under- horse for decisions the govern- ising agenda. are too many religious schools lying tone will be that Religious ment wants to take but does not The narrative will be a sim- and not enough non-denomina- orders are bad and there will be want to be seen to be taking. plistic one that says a religious tional schools and the assembly reference to many of the dark Undoubtedly, as previous school ethos is exclusionary and will demand the divestment of stains of the past – but the State assemblies demonstrated, the exclusive, with the corollary that Catholic schools in some sort and civil society will be absolved Assembly will be a stitch-up, a secular, non-religious ethos of ratio to the national census. of any responsibility and all designed to ‘address’ the ‘con- somehow includes everyone This will ignore the reality that blame pushed onto the religious.

LIVES OF THE SAINTS of the morning mists. “The first to coexist down through the centu- sented among us. We are not living boats arrived as sunlight was start- ries in a painful paradox with more in an ivory tower.” ing to pierce the early morning fiery responses to Christ’s call to The young people with her in the cloud. A mass of men, after clam- evangelize the peoples of the world 40s and through to the 70s - many DOROTHY DAY bering onto dry land, walked up and to preserve the faith in those of them liable to be drafted into from the river and approached the places where it has taken root. The the military at any time - talked the PART 40: PACIFISM Christianity’s permeation of our camp. Then, abruptly, the glint of spirit of St. Francis coexisted with issue over constantly. “Can there be culture and civilization over two swords. A charge. Screams. Boni- the spirit of the Crusaders of the late a just war? Can the conditions laid or Dorothy Day and most of millennia. Boniface, the British face came out of his tent. Already middle ages. The paradox continues down by St. Thomas ever be ful- her co-workers in the Catho- missionary who converted the peo- it was too late. The pirates were in right into our own time and the wit- filled? What about the morality of Flic Worker movement, waging ples of northern Germany in the the camp. Desperately, Boniface’s ness of Dorothy Day exists side by the use of the atom bomb? What war was an anathema and alien to 7th and 8th century, had assem- attendants fought back. Not the side with the witness of those who does God want me to do? And What all the principles of the Sermon on bled a few hundred recent converts old man himself, though. Christ, have given their lives in the Middle am I capable of doing? Can I stand the Mount. It was also at odds with on the shores of Fresia for what when he was arrested, had ordered East to rescue the peoples of those out against State and Church?” She the example of the early Christians promised to be a day of joy, their Peter to put up his sword. Boniface, lands who were so recently enslaved wondered and they wondered, “Is for whom martyrdom was prefer- Confirmation in the Faith. Holland following his Lord’s example, com- by the forces of the so-called Islamic it pride, presumption, to think I able to an armed resistance which tells the story. manded his followers to lay down State. Dorothy knew that this par- have the spiritual capacity to use might violate the spirit of Christ. “As dawn broke, the camp on their weapons. A tall man, he gath- adox was not easily resolved. “It is spiritual weapons in the face of the The spirit which The Catholic the banks of the river Boorne was ered his fellow priests around him, a matter of grief to me,” she wrote, most gigantic tyranny the world has Worker adhered to was that shown already stirring. Boniface, its leader, and urged them to be thankful for “that most of those who are Catho- ever seen? Am I capable of enduring by St. Boniface and recounted by was almost eighty, but as tireless as the hour of their release. Felled by a lic Workers are not pacifists, but I suffering, facing martyrdom? And Tom Holland in his book, Domin- he had ever been.” Then on the hori- pirate’s sword, he was cut to pieces.” can see too how good it is that we alone? Again, the long loneliness to ion, his masterful account of zon, a flotilla of boats appeared out This spirit of Christianity has had always have this attitude repre- be faced.” SEPTEMBER 2020 ALIVE! | 15

CROSSWOPRIZERD CROSSWORDN O. 246• June 2020 CRYPTIC CLUES: €25 for the first correct entry out of the bag. Entries before Wed, 16th September 2020. Kids Corner €25 One entry per family. Winner & answers next month. NO. 246 Dia dhaoibh a pháistí, 1 2 3 4 5 September is an important COLOURING COMPETITION - WIN €10 198 month as it is the month in which 6 7 we celebrate the birthday of Mary. We are not told much about the 8 9 birthday or family of Mary but we 10 11 12 do know her parents were called

Joachim and Ann. They loved her 13 14 15 very much and knew that one day her life would be special. 16 When Mary was born, the world did not know who she was. Some- 17 18 times others and maybe even you don’t see how special you are. It 19 is always important to remember 20 21 22 23 that God is calling you, too, right now, to be that something special 24 25 26 that He created you to be and that only you can be. 27 28 Slán go fóill, Aisling

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DUMBAG WRITES... LETTERS FROM A MASTER TO A TRAINEEDown: 2. Evoke 3.TEMPTER Armed 4. Motto 5. Chair 6. Used 7. Inmate 10. Haggard 12. good job or unravellingNerve 13. the Union fabric 14. Loaves 16. Round Hate crimes and public order bills? Proper order! of society. The17. cancel-cultureTense 18. Inert 19. Gripe 20. Peer. movement is really taking off in Dear Smithers, An oppressed minority group, the last few years and hitting the You’d think they’d be fooled into holy hard, tearing down Catholic e’ve had another falling for the apparent protections statues and protesting Christian outlined in the legislation. Nope. successful week at the services. For decades they’ve had abuse Woffice! Whilst the rest of More legislation like this will hurled their way, Orange marches the world has started to tear up or really constrict the rights of and football chants. Even elected tear down the past, under the guise conservatively-minded individuals representatives have been caught of anti-oppression, anti-bigotry and organisations to free speech posting anti-Catholic slurs on … you know … the usual stuff, in across the globe. Public Order Bill, Scotland, if passed, social media. CHELSEA Scotland a Bill has been introduced It could be beneficial in helping is vague and oppressive enough to Scotland isn’t the nicest place to that has been hailed as “the most us silence the Church too. All in the authoritarian act ever passed in muzzle all conservative or religious be Catholic. You would think they’d STRIKER’S name of a what is seemingly good. any liberal democracy across the groups on the contentious issues welcome this new legislation. They A wolf in sheep’s clothing. A Trojan REAL GOAL world.” What a gem, eh?! of the day, pertaining particularly see right through it though. It is a horse. Coming to Ireland soon, too It has been described by the to issues around marriage, gender way to limit free speech, debate and Catholic bishops as something that and family. the right to disagree. It is deliberately Deliciously yours, could make owning a Bible or a The Catholic Church in Scotland vague and open to manipulation for Catechism a civil offence. Genius, itself has been the continuing victim those very reasons. or what? The new Hate Crime and of hate crime abuse. For decades. These days we’re doing such a Dumbag 16 | ALIVE! SEPTEMBER 2020

tion is wrong (as above). It teaches that abortion is wrong (offensive to abortion advocates who take offence on behalf of women everywhere, they say). It teaches IVF is wrong Insidious (offensive to couples who struggle to conceive or have followed this DEREK RYAN (as he did in the Irish path). It teaches surrogacy is wrong Examiner on July (offensive to gay couples who want 14th) does he cause to have children without a mother or ndrew Doyle, writing in The a father). All these are now contro- Spectator (August 8th), asks controversy? No. If versial positions according to those Awhether possession of the someone dares call that decide the new moral code in Bible could be considered a hate him such a name, they Ireland. It also teaches that drunk- crime under proposed legislation enness, pride, greed, wrath, envy, in Scotland. The same question can know they would fairly lust, gluttony, and sloth are wrong be asked here in Ireland if the basis quickly be called to – though probably only gluttony (fat of the consultation that was held on task- reminded of the shaming) and envy (poor shaming) ‘hate speech’ here in Ireland is any- dehumanising language would be controversial to date. thing to go by. The Church teaches that those of Radio Milles Collines who commit these acts, commit Catholics should be very in Rwanda calling Tutsis sins, and could go to hell. Certainly, afraid of this type of cockroaches, or the Nazi it would cause some offence for such statements to be whispered, law. It is tailor-made to ratten slur of Jews. Why? publicly silence religious let alone preached, in Ireland Because people who today. And with offence, comes belief in the public form what Owen Jones controversy. While Catholics in square. Of course, it is calls the establishment Ireland cannot say they are perse- not framed that way at cuted for the faith in the way that are the cartel that decide Christians around the world are all. The conversation is what is controversial and put to the sword, burned, shot, dis- presented as dealing with what is acceptable. membered, the choice is becoming such awful things as hate, between a private faith or a blood- less martyrdom. prejudice, intolerance and A Catholic school that seeks all such negative things employees who adhere to the With a mortgage, children that are the subject of ethos of the school is controversial. and bills to pay, what opinion in the saying and A teacher that teaches Catho- Catholic can afford to risk lic morality is controversial. The the receiving. teacher in the Catholic school that controversy in an Ireland promotes abortion is not. Politi- that has changed around The problem is that the proposal cians who receive Communion yet them? Who can afford mantra is that reproductive rights ported by the mainstream media in vote for abortion are not controver- is to base the law on the feelings of to lose their careers, risk implicitly – and soon explicitly – Ireland who are just waiting in the the purported victim of such hate sial. The Priest who highlights their include abortion. long grass to manufacture a con- speech. And purported victims can hypocrisy is. losing their houses, or – if troversy that suits. manufacture feelings very easily Kevin Myers, John Waters, the example of Scotland Just as hate speech They will label you a bigot, a when it suits. But this is the way it George Hook all caused someone is anything to go by – law will be vague and racist, a phobe of some sort with- is now. Insidiously hidden behind offence and were deemed persona losing their children for imprecise, subjective and out ever needing to justify why they holding and proclaiming uncertain, opponents of call you these names but they will silence you with the labels. And your their faith? such restriction will be name will be forever associated with told they are paranoid. the labels as the internet can never Consider the insidious proposal Who can not be against be deleted. Facebook and Twitter from the HSE’s National Women hate? Hate is bad. will switch you off for defying their and Infants Health Programme that ill-defined ‘community standards’. will include ‘values clarification Prejudice is bad (although You will be accused of ‘micro-ag- training’ so they are ‘appropri- Albert Einstein said gressions’. You will be doxxed ately supported’ to deliver abortion “Common sense is the wherever possible, and this will be services. This is how it works. collection of prejudices fine because civility and principles Euphemisms. Who can object to no longer matter when the quest to meaningless words such as ‘values acquired by age apparent niceness is a steely deter- non grata in the public square. purge unwelcome ideas is priority clarification’, when abortion is mination to vanquish views that Myers and Waters received com- eighteen.”). Discrimination and society needs cleansing. not mentioned? Anyone object- are not acceptable under the guise pensation for the real libel that was is bad. Causing offence is Don’t be fooled. Hate speech ing will be told they are imagining of ‘compassionate’ laws. thrown their way but in the public legislation is not designed to stop things. It isn’t an attempt to coerce bad. If you don’t support Israel Folau referenced the Bible. square it is their lives that are hate. It cannot. It is designed to or re-educate in cultural Marxist this, you support causing He effectively lost his job and tainted for their unacceptable views. stop certain words and ideas being fashion. Then once the training is his sponsorship. Apparently, he They are ostracised like lepers. offence. You support hate. uttered not because they are hate- completed, attendees will be told brought rugby into disrepute. This The Catholic faith teaches that they have, via the training, implic- You support racism. ful but because they are hated. And is how it works now. Employees sex before marriage is wrong (offen- itly accepted the new programme. it is designed to foster hate, intol- know that if they are considered to sive to just about every young This approach is the brainchild of Unless your head is buried in erance, discrimination – of those have brought controversy to their person in Ireland). That adultery is the UN and abortion advocates. It is the sand, you know that the social who no longer hold acceptable name, by association their employ- wrong (offensive to anyone sepa- insidious. It is scheming, deceptive, justice warriors, the keyboard views. But it isn’t needed right now ers are tainted. And with this, the rated, divorced – but strangely not dishonest but it is now standard warriors, the brave souls who are as the zeitgeist does this already. It employers can claim they brought to someone having an affair). That fayre. Just as reproductive health waiting to find offence in every is needed to secure the future. The disrepute to the company. the homosexual act is wrong (obvi- doesn’t explicitly say abortion, once cake, will denounce you at every same people who would laugh the ous). The Church teaches that it is If a former government accepted as the standard language, turn like the bullies they are. They Index Librorum Prohibitorum (List the one true faith (offensive to other of Prohibited Books) are happy to advisor calls his abortion is assumed within it. Com- will report you to your bosses. They faiths – but mainly to atheists and plain in advance and you are told will try to bring your employers repeat history for themselves. ideological opponents secularists who object to such cer- ‘we don’t mean abortion, you can’t into the news. They seek you, they They will take your Bible. But ‘rodents’ or ‘cave life’ tainty unless it is their own certainty object to reproductive health of will find you and they will try to like all bullies, they will only do it if in nothing). It teaches contracep- women’. Then once accepted the destroy you. And they will be sup- you let them.

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