Faith in Action
Often we can understand God’s message better through listening to the experiences of others.“I show faith by praying and showing gratitude”- Voices of St Patrick’s College
Name: Lauren-Louise McAllister School: St Patrick’s College, Ballymena Year: 14 Have you ever taken part in a religious service at school? Yes, I have taken part in various religious activities since year 8. What was your role in the service? Reader and choir member....
“Faith offers a sense of belonging”- Voices of St Patrick’s College
Name: Tiernagh Ward School: St Patrick’s College, Ballymena Year: 14 Have you ever taken part in a religious service at school? Yes, I have taken part in religious services. What was your role in the service? Reader, choir member and member of the congregation. What...
“Faith is when you believe what you may not have seen before”- Voices of St Patrick’s College
Name: Aksa Sony School: St Patrick’s College, Ballymena Year: 10 Have you ever taken part in a religious service at school? Yes I have taken part in many services at school. What was your role in the service? Altar server, reader, member of the congregation and...
Did you know?
Most of the medieval Christian cathedrals and churches were built so as to face the east. The front of the church is the apse, the place where the altar is situated, and this means that the façade, which faces the west, or the setting of the sun, is actually the back....
Connectedness
A man was in a local shop and, when it came to paying, the shop assistant asked if he wanted to use the contactless function on the debit card machine. This meant simply putting his card close to the machine and the money would be taken from his account. Walking away...
Self-acceptance
Christians are reminded that each one of us is made in the image and likeness of God. Every hair on your head is counted. (Lk 12:7) So many people look in the mirror and don’t see what’s truly there. They don’t see their beautiful, pure essence. The meaning of our...
Bishop Robert Barron on Catholic morality: extreme demands, extreme mercy
The Catholic Church is often criticised as rigorist, unrealistic, and unbending. But here is the wonderful and unnerving truth: the Catholic Church's job is to call people to sanctity and to equip them for living saintly lives. Its mission is not to produce nice...
“Turn these stones into bread”- Fulton Sheen on the Temptation of Christ
The first temptation of Our Blessed Lord was to become a social reformer and to give bread to the masses, who were finding nothing but stones. The path of social amelioration without spiritual regeneration has been the one temptation to which important people of...