FORMER President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, has said there will be no priests left in the Western world in 30 years’ time unless the Catholic Church ends celibacy and the bar on married priests. Ms McAleese, currently chancellor of Trinity College Dublin, made the comments after Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, an adviser to Pope Francis and highly influential […]
Fr Brian’s book brings a ‘little hope’ this Christmas
FR Brian D’Arcy has said he ‘can’t believe’ the reaction he has received from people on both sides of the border following the release of his new book. ‘The Best of Brian’ – which was published by Red Stripe Press – is a collection of Fr D’Arcy’s articles and excerpts from his previous 16 books and his […]
‘I’m nothing compared to you’ says Fr Brian
“Her criticisms of religions were fundamentally valid and prescient,” said the Fermanagh priest.
Fr Brian shocked to test Covid positive
The Arney native said he had taken every precaution to stay safe.
We are realising that so much is out of our control
MORE than six months on from Covid-19 first became a topic of daily conversation uncertainty continues to cloud the long-term outlook of all aspects of life as we formerly knew it. With restrictions in place governing where we can freely go and what activities we can do, now perhaps more than ever people are seeking […]
Fr Brian celebrates quarter of a century on air!
The rector at the Graan in Enniskillen has been hosting his weekly show on BBC Radio 2 since January 1990, and on Monday, on The Chris Evans Show, said a few words before being presented with a cake.
‘I’m in a very good place at the moment’: John McAreavey
PEOPLE were still flocking to the Graan for Monday night’s first guest speaker, John McAreavey of this year’s Novena of Hope when it became apparent that the Enniskillen monastery couldn’t cope with the numbers.