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Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy - The Institute, a Pontifical Athenaeum formed by merger in the 1960's, describes its work, with details of staff, courses, awards, procedures, fees, the library, summer school and a location map.
Augustinian Friars (O.S.A.) - Irish Province - This male Catholic order, with 17 locations around Ireland, supplies details of its works, addresses, vocations and policies.
Conference of Religious of Ireland - Organisation of friars, sisters and brothers from across Ireland, with history, structures, activities, publications and commissions on various topics such as religious life, justice and education.
Archdiocese of Tuam - One of the four Archdioceses which oversee the Provinces of the Catholic Church in Ireland, with diocesan history, a listing of all the priests of the archdiocese along with contact details, information on the sacraments of the church and a major focus on a campaign to recruit priests.
The Society of St Vincent de Paul - Details of the work carried out by this organisation, a member of the Vincentian Family, and of its history, how to help as a donor or volunteer and contact details.
Salesian Congregation in Ireland - Details of the work of this Catholic order, its history and structures, various offices, news and location and contact notes.
St. John of God Services Ireland - Featuring information about the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, their work in caring for the ill, children and the elderly, jobs and vocations, and donation details.
The Order of the Knights of St Columbanus - This order of Catholic laymen outlines its history, structures and membership process, and provides news, archives and links, as well as details of the headquarters, Ely House.
The Catholic Communications Office - From the Catholic Press and Information Office, an Agency of the Irish Bishops' Conference, this is the nearest thing to a central site for the Church in Ireland and provides material on and links to structures and hierarchy, calendar, news, pastoral communications and statistics. Contact details are given.
Vocations Ireland - Religious Vocations Association, comprising Vocation Directors from all the Missionary and Religious Orders of Priests and Brothers who have a presence in Ireland, offers news, a vocations directory, resources including guidance on discerning a vocation and prayers for vocations.
Conference of Diocesan Vocations Directors (Ireland) - Comprehensive and up-to-date information about a wide variety of vocations in the Catholic Church, including priesthood, diaconate, religious life, missionary life, and lay movements, aiming to help men and women who want to discover the call of God.
St. Mary of the Angels Gospel Choir - Schedule, history and membership, with photos, resume, media coverage, and links from this Catholic musical group, based in Dublin and working across Ireland.
Salesian Sisters in Ireland - Works, including missionary and youth activities, and events, including Youth Days, as well as vocations and history, are presented.
Religious Vocations Association - Provides information for anyone interested in vocations to religious life as a contemplative or apostolic sister, with links given to various religious congregations for women in Ireland.
Franciscan Province of Ireland - Information on St. Francis, the history, work and locations of the Franciscans in Ireland and vocations.
Presentation Sisters in Ireland, Northern Province - Featuring history, vocations, map of works in Ireland and a note on global presences.
Patrician Brothers - Detailing the history, mission and activities of this Irish-based but global Catholic order, with news and contact details.
Edmund Rice Ireland Network - Introduces Blessed Edmund Rice, including details of places relevant to his story, and provides information on various aspects of the Edmund Rice Family in Ireland, presenting the Christian Brothers, the Presentation Brothers and related social initiatives. A newsletter and bulletin board are offered.
Diocese of Elphin - Taking in parts of counties Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath and Galway, this western diocese details its history, some personnel, pastoral approach and diary and offers a map, parish links and external links.
The Irish Capuchin Franciscans - The Order's ministries, missions, friaries, events, along with news and a vocations page are presented.
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (Irish Province) - This community of priests and brothers details their work, with sections on parishes, schools, retreats and missions and notes on formation and vocations.
Saint Patrick's Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers) - This Irish Missionary Order details its mission, history, and works and provides its magazines, publications, mission images, links, policies and prayer notes, as well as information on presences in a range of countries.
The Jesuits in Ireland and Britain - The major Catholic order formally known as the Society of Jesus offers information on its ministries and works, missions, way of life, history, publications and communications and offers a selection of links and assistance with prayer.
Diocese of Clonfert - This small western diocese, with 22 parishes, offers its history, general information, news and a section on each parish.
Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin - Taking in parts of a number of counties in the Irish midlands, this diocese offers history, organisation, a listing for each parish, information on ministries and a map. There are specific sections on the Bishop, priests and religious, ministries and administration and feedback and contact provisions.
Archdiocese of Armagh - The senior diocese and province in the Irish church provides history, details of key figures and bodies, ministries and parishes, and contact details, links, resources and a virtual tour of the cathedral. Both diocese and province traverse the border.
Legion of Mary - One of the leading lay Catholic organisations details its history, structures, rules and works, provides literature, profiles of key figures and photos and offers news, quotes and contact details.
Pioneer Total Abstinence Association - Major Catholic temperence grouping, headquartered in Dublin, provides its history, structure, membership types and application material, prayer, contacts, news, chat area and youth page.
Catholic Ireland - Comprehensive site around the Catholic faith in Ireland, with sections on dioceses and parishes, orders, prayer, faith stories, historical material and links.
Diocese of Kilmore - Straddling the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, this Catholic diocese includes almost all of County Cavan, and parts of Counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo. History, list of parishes, map.
Catholic Diocese of Clogher - Information about this Roman Catholic diocese which spans parts of five counties, with a map of its parishes, and information on its Bishop, clergy and other staff, its history, its cathedral and its teachings.
Diocese of Meath - This eastern Irish diocese, centred on counties Westmeath and Meath, presents its history, press releases, vocations information, notes on administration and parish material.
The Irish Carmelites - The Carmelite Order (Ancient Observance) of catholic male religious detail their history and locations in Ireland, and provide news and a vocations page.
Columban Missionary Society - Articles, news, history, a martyrology and background information about this set of missionary groups, brothers, sisters and laity, with links to sites in other parts of the world.
Irish Pilgrimage Trust - History of this organisation which helps pilgrims to travel to Lourdes, along with details of structure, links, programme details, donation and contact information, and news.
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(Minna Antrim) Catholicism Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. -- Thornton Wilder Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after. -- Anne Morrow Lindbergh He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott Catholicism Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. -- Albert Einstein I do not see the EEC as a great love affair. It is more like nine desperate middle-ages couples with failing marriages meeting at a Brussels hotel for a group grope. -- Tynan "I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him." (Galileo Galilei) The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. 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An incorrect model can be a useful tool. -- Kelvin Throop I "Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent." (Napoleon Bonaparte) If you want to recapture your youth, just cut off his allowance. -- Al Bernstein Catholicism Always go to the bathroom when you have a chance. -- King George V Author: A fool, who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting the generations to come. -- Montesquieu Marriage is a mutual relationship if both parties know when to be mute. Catholicism And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make. -- The Beatles, The last lyric of their last song I was a pilot flying an airplane and it just so happened that where I was flying made what I was doing spying. -- Francis Gary Power, U-2 reconnaissance pilot held by the Soviets for spying, in an i Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You're able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment. -- Ralph Mars "Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." (William Blake) Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts. -- William Shakespeare, King Henry the Sixth Catholicism "One pretty good definition of college is that it's a place where people are made to read difficult books." (Jonathan Franzen) A wasted youth is better by far than a wise and productive old age. -- Meat Loaf, from the song "Wasted Youth" on the album Bat Out of Hell II I am become death, shatterer of worlds. -- Robert J. Oppenheimer, citing from the Bhagavadgita, after witnessing the world's first nuclear explosion Catholicism Man is a natural polygamist. He always has one woman leading him by the nose and another hanging on to his coattails. -- H. L. Mencken And I shall love thee still my dear, Until my wife is wise. the social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do with their lives, and for all those whose premature frustrations led them into the sterile alleys of confrontation. -- Peter "Eschew the ordinary, disdain the commonplace. If you have a single-minded need for something, let it be the unusual, the esoteric, the bizarre, the unexpected..." (Chuck Jones) Imagine if birds were tickled by feathers. You'd see a flock of birds come by, laughing hysterically! -- Steven Wright Catholicism "The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet." (Andy Warhol) Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. -- George Bernard Shaw All you need is love. -- The Beatles, song title Catholicism Sex is God's joke on human beings. -- Bette Davis Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwile careers in the street-cleansing, fruit-picking and subway-guitar-playing industries have been founded on a lack of u Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. -- Oscar Wilde Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. -- George Bernard Shaw "Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra) Catholicism Beware of men on airplanes. The minute a man reaches thirty thousand feet, he immediately becomes consumed by distasteful sexual fantasies which involve doing uncomfortable things in those tiny toil Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands, but English women only hope to find in their butlers. -- W. Somerset Maugham For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me. -- Winnie the Pooh, character from author A. A. Milne Catholicism Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. - George Burns Chance is always powerful. - Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish. -- Ovid Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia. -- Charles Schultz English Law prohibits a man from marrying his mother-in-law. This is our idea of useless legislation. blah "Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Catholicism Marriage is a great institution, but who wants to live in an institution? -- Marx Groucho, the film "Animal Crackers" The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people. -- G. K. Chesterton The philosophy exam was a piece of cake -- which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was expecting some questions on a sheet of paper. -- Smith & Jones Catholicism Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently. -- Chinese Proverb Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes. -- Lewis Grizzard Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers. -- William Penn There is no realizable power that man cannot, in time, fashion the tools to attain, nor any power so secure that the naked ape will not abuse it. 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