Dublin archbishop tells Fordham University audience laity is key to Irish church's renewal (IrishCentral)

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:08:49 PDT

By: IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITER

Admitting that Ireland has become a 'post Catholic' nation, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin told a New York audience that the renewal of the Church depends on an effort by the laity to overcome clericalism and witness the Christian message in a secular society themselves.

An Irish Christmas Show shines at Fordham University (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:46:58 PST

It is always a bit of a risk to move from comfortable surroundings and a smaller venue where there are not a multiplicity of factors at play for your performance But there are times when you have worked hard to make a production the best it can be and you seek validation of a wider audience, even if you have had success at your home base If you can pull it off there is so much more to gain, so that is what infused the brain trust that produces the annual show An Irish Christmas: A Musical Solstice Celebration at the Irish Arts Center in Manhattan to move uptown to the Bronx and the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University for a one-time show this past Sunday afternoonIt was an outstanding success and the crowd might have hit 700 since some climbed into the balcony area for the historic concert, the first time that Dr READ MORE

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Dublin archbishop tells Fordham University audience laity is key to Irish church's renewal (IrishCentral)

An Irish Christmas Show shines at Fordham University (IrishCentral)