Preparation for Holy Communions to be removed from schools and classrooms
Thoughts? First Communions have – and continue to be – a big day of celebrations for families across Ireland. However, as schools and society overall are becoming more secular, many are calling for all religious rites of passage to be taken out of the schools and curriculums. And so slowly, the Church is set to […]
4 years ago
‘It’s a family event’ Dublin Archbishop wants to take communion preparation from schools
What do you think? My son is one of the many children preparing for his First Communion. Children are typically prepared for the sacrament, a tradition in Catholicism, through their schools. Recently, there has been much discussion about removing religious education and sacrament preparation from schools altogether and instead, leaving it to parents and their […]
7 years ago
Irish priest wants to end ‘specific date’ communions and it has parents divided
Carlow priest, Fr Little, wants to end having Holy Communion on a set date and it has a lot of people talking. Traditionally the first communion is celebrated on a specific date with the child’s entire class, but Fr Tom Little thinks that it is time that this tradition comes to an end. Because of […]
8 years ago
Dublin mum sets up free-to-hire communion dress service for families in need
‘People want the best for their kids.’
8 years ago