SCHOOL: Scoil Chorp Chríost Parents Association are holding their
annual Family Fun Day Fundraiser on Sunday the 6th of September from
1pm-4pm.
Congratulations to our August Split the Bucket winners, Ciarán Griffin
& Sinéad Greaney on their €143.45 win.
PATTERN: Ballyheigue Pattern Day: Tuesday. September 8 at 11am. Join
us as we celebrate with Bishop Ray Browne Our Lady’s Birthday in Our
Lady’s Well & Grotto.
BEST Wishes Gearoid O Sullivan from Athea, competing in in Metal
Fabrication section in the Worldskills Ireland at RDS Simmonscourt
from September 16-18. More than 160 people will compete in 31
categories.
DANCE: Timmy Woulfe 1st Anniversary Memorial Céilí in Athea on
September 6 from 3pm to 6pm.
LISTOWEL SOCIAL DANCE CLASSES – are starting on Mon. 28th Sept. at the
Plaza Hall Listowel, beginners from 7 to 8pm and advanced 8 to 9pm.
Waltzing, jiving, line dancing etc. For more information, please
contact 087-7541631.
EXERCISE Classes with Conor O’Neill continue at the Marian Hall every
Monday 1-2pm, Beginners welcome all the time!
GAA Knockanure Lotto Draw for Tuesday Sept. 1st; Jackpot was E6.000.
Numbers Drawn were, 27-10-2-19. No Winner. Lucky Dips went to, Sharon
McNamee; Emily Flynn, Duagh; Jim Flaherty, Kilmorna; Helen Horgan,
Knockanure; and Katie Flynn, Duagh. Next draw on Sept. 8th and the
Jackpot will be E6.100.
RAMBLING House at Seanchai, Listowel on Sunday 20th September at 3pm,
Special date due to the Listowel Races.
KNOCK: St. Pio Pilgrimage to Knock Sunday 20th Sept. Bus leaving
Listowel at 7.30am via Ballybunion, Asdee, Tarbert. Contact 087-6019
474 to book.
LEGION OF MARY ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK: This takes place on
Sunday 27th September. The bus leaves at 6.30 a.m. from the Church of the
Resurrection Park Road, Killarney. Stops in Farranfore and Castleisland, price
30.00 euro. Ring Pat at 086 8510423 for booking.
FIRST SATURDAY CONFERENCE: will be held in Knock on Saturday 28th
November 2026. It begins at 10 a.m. and finishes approx 5 p.m. Those
in the line up for the day Geraldine O Donnell A parish testimony. Fr.
Patrick Cahill. Fr. Leon. Fr. Marius O Reilly. Fr. James Devine
celebrates Holy Mass. Fr. Jamie Twohig and finally Fr. John Keane will
conduct a Eucharistic Healing hour. Ring Kate 087 688 4124 for the
bus.
STUDENTS: County Council is reminding the public about the hazards
and risks exposed to students on their route to and from school.
Increase in vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic in towns and
villages across Kerry as over 25,000 students return to primary and
secondary schools.
COLLECTION: 2nd Collection at all Masses 5th & 6th Sept. for Diocesan
Needs. This collection helps fund may of the diocesan services
including Accord, St. Senan’s, Safeguarding, Data Protection as well
as the promotion of catechetical initiatives.
DEATH of Michael Long, Asdee East, Listowel and late of Guhard,
Lisselton, on August 30th, 2026, Predeceased by his wife Bridie,
infant daughter Nora Majella, his grandsons Daniel, David and Tommy
Stack, parents Michael and Mary and his siblings Pat Joe, Mary B,
Hanna Mai and Margaret. Father of Thomas, Mary (Stack), Michael,
Bríd, Pat Joe, Jerry, John, Kathleen (Moloney), Hannah, Noel and
Marcus. Michael will be missed by his sister Tess, brothers Ger and
John, his grandchildren, sons-in-law Mike and Barry, daughters-in-law
Nuala, Jemma, Caroline, Erica, Aisling and Melissa, brothers-in-law,
sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, cousins,
extended family,
Funeral arrived at St. Mary’s Church, Asdee, on Thursday morning for
the Requiem Mass, followed by burial afterwards in Lislaughtin Abbey
Cemetery, Ballylongford.
DEATH on 27th of August 2026, of Christine (Chrissie) Mulvihill (Nee
Kett) The Lane Upper, Athea and formerly of Kilbreedy, Kildimo, Co.
Limerick, passed away in her 98th year. Predeceased by her husband
Mick, son Jack, parents John and Ellen, brothers and sisters. Chrissie
will be sadly missed by her sons Pat, Mickey, Bill, Jim, T.J. and
Tony, daughter Patricia, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren,
great grandchildren, sister Mary (Wales), nephews, nieces, neighbours
and friends.
Requiem mass for Chrissie on Monday at At Athea Church, after which
Chrissie will be laid to rest in Holy Cross Cemetery, Athea.
ANNIVERSARIES: Ita Shine, Joanne Lynch, Brid Flavin, Sr. Gemma Foran,
Sr. Sheila Collins, Maureen T Connolly, Hannah O Connell, Eileen
Kennelly, Sr. Catherine Joy, Ned Ahern.
MASS INTENTIONS: Sat. 5th Sept.’26- Moyvane for Joan Lynch (Aniv.)
Aughrim and Marbella & deceased of Lynch family, Maurice Walsh,
Month’s Mind
Louise Behan (2nd Aniv.) & John Behan at 7.30pm; Sun. 6th Sept.’26
Knockanure at 9.30am; Tues. 8th Sept.’26 Moyvane Mass for Tom Scanlon
(Aniv.) 7pm, Eucharistic Adoration at 6pm; Weds. 9th Sept.’26-
Knockanure at 10am; Thurs.10th Sept.’26 Knockanure, Emmett & Margaret
Leahy (Aniv.’s)
Carrueragh at 7pm; Fri. 11th Sept.’26- Moyvane for Timmy “Tim Joe”
Sheehan, Months Mind 7pm; Sat. 12th Sept.’26 Moyvane for Brid Flavin
(Aniv.) & deceased of Flavin & Hanrahan families at 7.30pm; Sun. 13th
Sept.’26
Knockanure for Kitty & Jackie Murphy (Aniv.’s) Kilmeaney, Kilmorna,
Josie (1st Aniv.) & Jerry Clancy (27th Aniv.) & deceased of Clancy &
Dalton families at 9.30am.
LISTOWEL ADORATION GROUP meeting Monday 7th September straight after
the 10:20am. mass in the parish meeting room.
LECTIO DIVINA Listowel, will resume on Thursday 10th September
immediately after the 10.30 Mass in the Parish Meeting Room.
Tea/Coffee and biscuits to begin with. Lectio Divina is a lovely
opportunity to meditate on the Sunday gospel and share your thoughts
with others in the group. New members welcome.
ACTIVE Ageing Festival Listowel, Fri. 18th Sept., Listowel Community
Centre, 10am-2.30pm (refreshments provided). Free Event. Bookings on
eventbrite.com or phone 066–718 4776. It aims to promote physical
activity for older adults by providing an opportunity to try
activities such as Activator Pole Walking, Floor Curling, Walking
Football etc. Keynote speaker John Lonergan. Stands allowing local
organisations and charities, the HSE, SKDP and men’s sheds etc. to
showcase their services.
CULTURE: Listowel Community & Family Resource Centre Culture Evening
Weds. 16th Sept. 6pm-8pm.
SUPPORT: Anam Cara, the organisation that supports bereaved parents,
monthly Parent Support Evening Tues. 8th Sept.7.30pm in the
Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee.
CLASS: Kerry Education and Training Board, free classes in Tralee in
Computer Skills, starting mid-Sept. Phone Ed on 086 074 9786 to apply.
HEARING: Blackberry Hearing, FREE hearing tests at Listowel
Physiotherapy Clinic, 97 Church St., Listowel, V31 TP83. Book on
01-6978470.
LISTOWEL DUAGH COMHALTAS- Registration for the new term will take
place on Friday the 11th of September 2025 from 5pm to 7pm in Kerry
Writers Museum (entrance via the café). WhatsApp text to 087 935 4607.
BALLYLONGFORD/TARBERT CCE registration evening for traditional Irish
music and singing classes, contact ballylongfordtarbertcce@
SEANCHAI: Listowel International Storytelling Festival takes place
from Thursday September 17th to Sunday September 20th 2026 in various
venues throughout Listowel. Details from 068 22212. Cronin School of
dancing also held at Seanchai.
ST JOHN’S: Music Friday 11 September 2026 • 8pm- Songbird: The Songs
of Eva Cassidy. Niamh Strong and her band bring Eva Cassidy’s beloved
songs to Listowel in a soulful evening of jazz, blues and memory.;
Music Wednesday 16 September 2026 • 8pm- National String Quartet
Foundation: Peig Unplugged – Retold by Nuala Hayes- Theatre Friday 18
September 2026 • 1pm
Peig Unplugged – Retold by Nuala Hayes. Part of the StoryTelling Festival.
From Ascendancy to Brexit: Ireland and the EU Lecture Friday 18
September 2026 • 5.30pm. Dr Peter Moloney traces Ireland’s journey in
Europe, from accession in 1973 to Brexit and the Northern Ireland
Protocol. Part of Culture Night so admission is free.
Casting Call – A New Operatic Play! Theatre Friday 18 September 2026 • 8pm
Casting Call – A New Operatic Play! Enjoy this comedic take on opera
singing actors auditioning for the same role. Part of Culture Night so
admission is complimentary! Box office: 068 22566.
[email protected]
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RECYCLING; Free recycling Day in Abbeyfeale Mart V94 R120 on September
10 from 10am to 4pm. You can recycle the following – large
appliances: Laptops, Computers, mobile phones, Tablets, CRT, LCD and
Plasma Televisions and Computer Monitors,) Domestic Appliances:
Keyboards, Toasters, Electrical Tools, Toys etc. Gas Discharge Lamps:
Flourescent Tubes, Low Energy Light Bulbs (CFSLs). Batteries
Rechargeable and Single Use.
FINED: The Data Protection Commission has fined the HSE €645,000 for
keeping paper medical records in battered conditions. Comment, will
the HSE now cut down beds to house ancient records. The fine would be
better spent in treating more patients.
SCIENTIST: Founded in 1965, the Stripe Young Scientist and Technology
Exhibition is a student showcase of original research projects. Each
year, thousands of students submit proposals, with only about 500
projects selected for display at the four-day exhibition in Dublin
https://www.stripeyste.com/
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ALONE: By volunteering with ALONE, you can help older people stay
connected, supported and independent at home through friendly visits
or phone calls. Join us today and find out more: [alone.ie/volunteers]
(http://alone.ie/volunteers) or call us on 0818 222024/086 059 1399.
HELP: Anam Cara, the organisation that supports bereaved parents,
monthly Parent Support Evening Tuesday, September 8 @.7.30pm in the
Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee. Also monthly online support group
meeting01-4045378/ [email protected]
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ROSARY on Main Street, Killarney will be held on Sunday 13th September
at 3 p.m. We offer our rosary to the Blessed Mother following her
request at Fatima to pray for world peace in this manner.
DANCING: Moyvane Strictly Goes Country, Dancing Country Music One
Unforgettable Night shortly.
DEMENTIA Inclusive Listowel announced the first Dementia Cafe Morning
to be held in the Arms Hotel, on Tuesday September 29th and on each
subsequent last Tuesday of each month.
RACES ACCOMMODATION OFFICE is open above Christy’s Bar, Listowel from
11am until 4pm. We are looking for anyone that is letting
accommodation in the Town for Race Week or anyone that is looking for
accommodation please call into the office or call Maria on 087 665
2211.
LISTOWEL RACING begins on Sunday September 20.
SINGING CLUB Meet at the Ramble Inn, Church Street Abbeyfeale on the
1st Friday of each month.
DUAGH FRIDAY NIGHT DANCING from 9 -11pm.
SEA CLIFF RESCUE; The annual church gate collection for the
Ballybunion Sea Cliff Rescue will take place on Saturday September 12
and Sunday September 13th.
ART: Lisa Fingleton the Kerry Visual Artist in Residence 2026, artists
who would like to reserve time with Lisa to develop their skills, can
register interest by emailing [email protected] before Friday 18th
September.
FLAG FLOOR: The weekly music and set dancing session, at the Flag
Floor Glensharrold, Carrigkerry continues on Tuesday’s until the end
of September from 9pm to 11.30pm.
RAMBLING HOUSE; Listowel on last Thursday of the month, Finuge
Rambling House takes place on the first Monday of every month,
Knockanure on the first Thursday of the month. Moyvane on 2nd Sunday
of the month; Clounmacon on the second Friday; Ita’s Rambling House at
the Desmond Complex is on the 3rd. Friday each month. Knocalucka is
on the 3rd. Tuesday of the month. Josie’s Brosna 2nd Thursday of the
month. Ballyhahill 3rd Wednesday in the Community Centre. John
Barrett’s Bar, Glin 4th Tuesday. Tarbert last Saturday of the month at
the Community Centre.
TG4; Trasna na dTonnta
NUA – Ag tosú Dé Luain 14 Meán Fómhair @ 20:30
This series follows the lives of immigrants who have made Ireland’s
offshore islands their new home. From Ukraine, France, Scotland, South
Africa and Germany, they share their personal stories of leaving
familiar lives behind and adapting to remote island communities off
Ireland’s west coast. Filmed over a year on Árainn Mhór, Toraigh,
Sherkin Island, Bear Island and Dursey Island, Trasna na dTonnta
offers a unique and moving portrait of community.
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WALK Abbeyfeale: Abbeyfeale (Mainistir na Féile) in Irish meaning
‘Abbey of the River Feale’ is situated on the river Feale, near the
Mullaghareik Mountains. Begin your Slí route at the map sign on the
main street and continue along in the direction of Newcastle West.
When you reach the outskirts of town, veer to the left where you see
the arrow taking you past the site of the Presbytery.
https://www.limerick.ie/discov
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THE 2026 PATRICK O’KEEFFE FESTIVAL LINE-UP
https://patrickokeeffefestival
Traditional Music Festival! From Thursday 22nd to Monday 26th October,
Castleisland
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ATHEA South West Road Races are cancelled.
MACRA has launched its landmark 60th National Autumn Conference, known
as the “Rally”, which will take place from Friday to Sunday, October
23-25, at the Woodlands House Hotel in Adare. Hosted by Limerick Macra
and supported by Kinisla as main sponsor, this milestone event will
bring together hundreds of young people from across Ireland for a
weekend of competitions, social events, farm visits and the national
conference, celebrating the very best of Macra and rural Ireland.
https://www.limerickleader.ie/
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YOUNG Farmers; A total of 15 young farmers operating various
agricultural enterprises across Ireland have been shortlisted as
semi-finalists for the 2026 edition of the FBD Young Farmer of the
Year Competition. The annual competition has been running for 28 years
and is led by the Irish rural youth organisation Macra.
https://www.agriland.ie/farmin
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IFA were part of the newly launched Horticulture Grower-Retail Charter
which aims to strengthen relationships between Irish horticulture
growers and retailers, ensuring a more resilient and viable future in
the Irish horticulture sector.
https://x.com/IFAmedia/status/
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GB HERD: As of July 1, 2026, the GB milking herd stood just under 1.6
million head, down 34,500 year-on-year. The youngstock herd stood at
869,000 head, down 36,000 head year-on-year or 3.9%.
https://www.agriland.ie/farmin
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HOSPICE: Kerry Hospice Coffee Morning , This is the 34th year of
coffee mornings, taking place on Thursday, September 24. Over the past
34 years, more than €48 million has been raised nationwide.
https://www.hospicecoffeemorni
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ROSARY in Hand, This Couple Celebrates 80 Years of Marriage and Fidelity
With rosaries in their hands and surrounded by loved ones, Luiz and
Maria Luiza celebrated 80 years of marriage—a lifetime shared and
sustained by love, faithfulness, and faith.
https://www.churchpop.com/rosa
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EU CONFERENCE: To mark its 2026 presidency, Ireland will host the
two-day event this December at the Millennium Theatre, TUS Moylish
Campus, in Limerick. WIRE 2026 will take place on December 2 and 3.
Under the theme ‘Future Regions: The Role of Sustainable Innovation in
European Competitiveness’, WIRE 2026 will examine how Europe’s regions
can work together to address shared challenges, accelerate innovation,
and build a more resilient, competitive, and sustainable future.
https://www.limerickpost.ie/20
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV began the five-week Season of
Creation by calling on the faithful to step away from the frenzy of
daily life to “hear the melodious voice of creation,” stressing that
“it is not yet too late” to repair humanity’s relationship with the
environment.
https://www.osvnews.com/pope-l
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Light A Candle
The theme identified for 2024-2026 is ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide’.
Changing the narrative on suicide is about transforming how we
perceive this complex issue. It’s about shifting from a culture of
silence and lack of understanding to one of openness, empathy, and
support. Changing the narrative on suicide aims to inspire
individuals, communities, organizations, and governments to engage in
open and honest discussions about suicide and suicidal behaviour. By
initiating these vital conversations, we can break down barriers,
raise awareness, and create better cultures of understanding and
support.
https://www.iasp.info/wspd/the
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Using electricity smarter
From June 2026, all major electricity suppliers will be required to
offer dynamic tariffs, where the price of electricity changes every 30
minutes in line with wholesale market conditions.
For the first time, households will be able to see day by day, hour by
hour, when electricity is cheap, abundant and increasingly renewable.
Prices will typically fall when wind and solar generation are high and
rise during peak demand when we are forced to rely more heavily on
gas.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/
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WIRES BILL:
In that context, the Government’s Private Wires Bill is a practical,
sensible and badly needed reform that deserves broad public support.
At its simplest, the Bill would allow a wind or solar farm to connect
directly to a nearby large energy user – such as a factory, hospital
or data centre – through a privately built electricity line.
Today, it is possible for a factory to install a wind turbine on its
own site – like Astellas Pharma in Kerry or Janssen Biologics in Cork
– but not to connect direct to a wind or solar farm further away.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/
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Statkraft says that the company’s goal when it sets out on any project
is to develop trust and understanding with stakeholders and to support
their communities, empowering them to achieve their own goals and
create unique and tangible benefits of the green energy transition in
ways that significantly impact them.
As part of its development process, the company employs a Community
Engagement Strategy, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development
Goals, but also with the company’s own core values: We Act
Responsibly, We Grow Together and We Make an Impact.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/
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Environment
https://sigmaearth.com/?s=irel
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PROJECTS: “Budget 2027 is an opportunity to tackle some of the
practical barriers that are still slowing projects down and holding
back the next phase of renewable energy delivery,” Power said.
“These are practical changes that can help us build renewable energy
faster, strengthen our energy security and make better use of the
clean energy we can generate here at home.”
https://businessplus.ie/econom
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ESB Fines: But the multi-million euro fines of the ESB, every year
since 2019, were not for blackouts caused by storms or poor weather
conditions, but by faults in their own system.
However, the company – whose CEO Paddy Hayes enjoys a basic salary of
€318,000 – this weekend refused to provide figures for how many
outages its 2.2m customers have endured in recent years. They were
also unable to provide a breakdown of where these outages occurred.
https://extra.ie/2024/12/22/ne
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FRONT Groups: . Leverage Front Groups and Camouflage Actions
Reframing the discussion on fossil fuels is much more effective if it
appears that these favourable narratives are coming from diverse and
independent voices. One tactic for achieving this is by funding front
groups to share and promote the same agendas. Fossil fuel companies
and trade associations have been found to spend millions of dollars
funding think tanks, front groups, and civic foundations (Beder, 2014;
R. Brulle & Downie, 2022). These fossil-fuel funded think tanks and
organisations then go on to spread misinformation and narratives of
climate change scepticism, while maintaining an appearance of
independence (Beder, 2014). This helps to keep favourable narratives
in the public sphere by pushing them from multiple sources.
Within this range of tactics is the practice of astroturfing, where
corporations will sponsor fake grassroots organisations, which are
designed to appear as though they are representing everyday citizens
(Beder, 1998; Cho et al., 2011; Keller et al., 2020). These practices
can rely on social media as well, setting up fake accounts and driving
up engagement on particular topics to give the appearance of a
coordinated grassroots movement (Chan, 2024; Keller et al., 2020;
Kinder, 2024). While carefully masked behind local community concerns,
following the funding and membership of these groups can demonstrate
the presence of vested interests.
https://commonslibrary.org/tac
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UKRAINE Music; Alyssa Murphy Interviews- August 28, 2026
The summer air at Castel Gandolfo was serene as the final notes of
Cantico di Pace faded into the papal residence on July 29. Standing
beside Andrea Bocelli and the voices of the ABF Choir, Ukrainian
virtuoso Anastasiya Petryshak held her instrument tightly against her
side. It was not merely a tool of her craft, but a companion of 14
years — an extension of her soul that had journeyed with her since
2012, long before air-raid sirens and artillery fire began to shatter
the stillness of her homeland.
Moments later, Petryshak stood face-to-face with Pope Leo, holding out
the wooden companion that had echoed her life’s joys, prayers and
sorrows. Even in the tranquil papal gardens, the heavy reality of the
war in Ukraine lingered. She spoke to the Holy Father about “Roots,”
her ambitious cultural initiative, and shared about a new violin
concerto written and dedicated to her by renowned Ukrainian composer
Yevhen Stankovych — a piece conceived amid the devastation of
conflict.
https://www.ncregister.com/int
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https://www.facebook.com/reel/
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REST for a priest not a luxury but a necessity for mental health,
Nigerian Vatican official says
As part of a formation program, the secretary of the Vatican Dicastery
for Evangelization urged priests to take time away from ministry to
sustain their physical and mental health.
https://www.ewtnnews.com/world
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Get FREE Access to Benedictine College’s Online Symposium
Library—Featuring the Best of Catholic Thought On Faith, Culture, &
Society
Every generation of Catholics is called to faithfully engage the
unique challenges of its time. But today, those challenges seem to
come faster than ever.
Artificial intelligence and technology; marriage and family life; the
mission of education; religious liberty and the role of faith; the
list is endless. Finding thoughtful Catholic answers requires more
than headlines and opinions, it requires us to seek out wisdom rooted
in the truth of the Gospel.
https://media.benedictine.edu/
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Annals of Inisfallen- Author: unknown
Background details and bibliographic information
https://celt.ucc.ie/published/
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DISASTERS:
(OSV News) — Catholic Charities has been responding to various
disasters in the United States this summer and although this is not
the most disaster-prone season in recent memory, it did have memorable
events.
Catholic Charities USA in Alexandria, Virginia, has so far disbursed
15 grants nationwide since July 1, according to the social service
agency’s senior director of disaster strategy and grants oversight,
Kathleen Oldaker.
She said about half of those grants were for flood response and apart
from floods, this summer the area her office has kept close watch over
is the central Pacific, where the tiny American islands of Guam and
the Northern Marianas.
https://www.osvnews.com/cathol
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EMISSIONS:
The oversized impacts and influence of the excessively wealthy don’t
let the rest of us off the hook. Oxfam confirms what others have
found: that high income countries are responsible for 100 times more
emissions than low-income countries. But as Piketty notes, middle and
upper classes are responsible for most of those emissions.
https://davidsuzuki.org/story/
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