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Queen Elizabeth II Visits Ibaden, 1956

Looking back, the year 2022 was a memorable one for many reasons, one of these being the historic event of the death of Queen Elizabeth in the autumn of last year. With this event still in recent memory, I took the opportunity to look back into our archives to see if...

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OLA Justice Desk Involved in the CRC Review of Ireland

by John McGeady - OLA Justice Officer | Jan 27, 2023 | Justice

Review of Ireland by the Committee on the Rights of the Child On 24 and 25 January 2023, Ireland was reviewed by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva as part of the 92nd Session of the Committee. In a Constructive Dialogue over two days,...

Ordinary Time in the Catholic Church

by Michelle Robertson - OLA Communications Officer | Jan 27, 2023 | Resources, Spirituality

The season of Ordinary Time is a period of the liturgical year that follows the Christmas season, beginning directly after the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, and lasts until Ash Wednesday. It begins again on the Monday after Pentecost and ends on the...

Day 8 – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023

by Michelle Robertson - OLA Communications Officer | Jan 25, 2023 | Prayer, Reflections, Resources

The justice that restores communion Readings Ps 82:1-4 Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute Lk 18:1-8 Will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Reflection The Book of Psalms...