Is Ireland Still Catholic? | EWTN News In Depth | Friday, March 17, 2023

Ireland was once known as one of the most Catholic countries in the entire world. In the 1950's and 60's, it was estimated that about 90% of the Irish population went to Mass on Sundays. However now in 2023, that number has dropped significantly to around 30%. For this St. Patrick's Day, EWTN News reporter Colm Flynn traveled to his home country to talk to members of the Church about why they think the faith has declined so much in the Emerald Isle.
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[@MaximusAugustusOrthodox]

As an Orthodox Christian from Germany I pray for my Catholic Irish Brothers and Sisters 🙏❤

[@johnmurphy7674]

Thank you, we pray for you too

[@johnmurphy7674]

@@Bouncer83 Catholics are Christians, it’s not a “different thing”.

[@user-lx6ez4py7c]

Thank you, My Brother. Although you do not recognize the primacy of my Pope, as long as you don't hate the Catholics, you're my brother in Christ.

[@jaqian]

​@@Bouncer83All Catholics are Christians, not all Christians are Catholic.

[@thet1375]

I'm from Ireland. All is not lost, many still go to Mass, pray and have faith. In my local Cathedral all ages attend Mass, I also see a rise in people receiving Holy Communion kneeling on the tongue. The media in Ireland try and make out only elderly practice the faith but this is simply not true at all. St Patrick prophecied the fire would ignite once again starting in the North of Ireland, and spread all over the country. Ireland will be the Land of Saints and Scholars once again. Happy St Patrick's Day ☘️

[@brianruane8505]

A very fine example of just how deluded you are!!! catholicism is almost dead - the world has moved on and there is NO going back no matter how you wish for it..!!

[@ashwinraphael]

That is really reassuring to hear

[@paulcarter996]

Amen!

[@hurakan.7x7-canal88]

I ask:. Have you ever read the real Biogaphy of St. Patrick? 1rst he was not Irish, he was British. His GrandFather & Father were EVANGELISTS. Not Roman Catholics. _When he managed to Escape his Irish Kidnappers, he returned to England and also became an Evangelist. _Then he decided to return to Ireland and Evangelize that Celtic Human Sacrificing nation. _As always the Roman Catholics took advantage of his Fame & incorporated late Patrick, by giving him the 'Saint' title. Like Joan of Ark, they Burned her Alive, then made her a Saint! ✓ Salvation & Eternal Life is found ONLY by having Faith on The Christ of Nazareth; with Repentance and Adult Baptism in Living Waters!

[@tommercury3349]

Let's never forget the we'uns leading us last July in Dublin.

[@nereb100]

It's a shame. Without catholicism, the irish nation would not have survived.

[@geordiewishart1683]

Patrick was a member of the Celtic culdee church, quite distinct from Rome. It was subjugated by Rome following the invasion of Ireland by Henry II. I doubt Ireland would have suffered so much clergy child abuse abuse if it had remained non Catholic

[@jgg59]

How does one come to that conclusion! The Catholic Church did not want independence.

[@ivandinsmore6217]

Without Catholicism the Irish nation will collapse.

[@folksurvival]

False.

[@joprocter4573]

It would survive.. faith is a good thing but its divided country by never accepting non rc.

[@michellerosejacksoncomedy]

I am Catholic and I pray for Ireland 🇮🇪

[@sloughlin721]

Thank you

[@daveufirst]

God bless you!

[@leosickone2232]

God bless Ireland and the Catholic faith throughout the world. Blessings from El Salvador

[@antonralph6947]

Totally agree with you, sister. Ireland needs a lot of prayer.

[@kut2459]

I'd pray for all the sexually physically abused children at the hands of catholic church employees

[@danhooper3819]

My mother was a Dub, she noticed the rapid decline in the church in Ireland and the U.S. many years ago, she said that eventually the church will end up in the home, she passed is 2016, I think what she said is quickly coming into fruition. It's encouraging to listen to the young people who are believers. Praise to you lord Jesus Christ.

[@analarson2920]

This is true worldwide all denominations. We need to simplify our lives. The scandals are human issues across the board, humans are flawed, its a fallen world.

[@anncostello5894]

Thank you, I started listening to Fr , Chris Alar, Devine Mercy Talks on youtube, and what a marvellous treasure this has been over the last few months. Ironic as I'm Irish. There are a few good priests left . Please god things will only get better. Ann

[@Minime163]

I'm 55 years old and to be honest the church has been in decline all my life I remember in the 1970's my parents saying about young people leaving the church the decline went from a gradual thing back then and in the 80's to a bigger exodus in the 90's after the abuse scandals but the meadia have always had a mission to get religion gone not just in Ireland but all over the world. Hopefully the decline has peaked or soon will and more young people and adults alike will see the merits of this good and compationate religion.

[@jacobking3211]

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth no one will see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me." For God so loved the world that He give His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but will have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the World through Him. For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, and All who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. " If you want to be sure of Heaven and avoid the other place below say the following prayer sincerely from your heart." Lord Jesus I repent and am sorry for my sins forgive me. I forgive all who have offended me. Come into my heart and save me. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and baptise me with your Holy Spirit. Fulfill your plan and purpose in my life. "I recommend you read John's Gospel especially chapter 3.Gbu.John 3v3v22,John 14v6.

[@itsjustme4848]

I wonder what those young people believe. Do they believe that you need to let nature or God have its way and give 10 or 12 or 15 kids? Do they believe you have to stay with an abusive spouse, or live your life alone if you leave? Do they believe you can trust a priest with their kids? Do they think gay people have to live alone and celibate? Do they believe you have to submit to the church?

[@Mr2Badboybrown]

I'm Catholic always have always will St Patrick pray for Ireland

[@geordiewishart1683]

Patrick was not Catholic. He was a member of the Celtic or Culdee church. Like all dead, he is in the grave, awaiting the resurrection. He can neither hear nor answer prayers

[@Minime163]

Saint Patrick and saint Oliver Plunket

[@kimlersue]

Amen!

[@tokasab8684]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX3Eo2qwjNuFmMU Qur'an 46 5. Who is more wrong than him who invokes, besides Allah, those who will not answer him until the Day of Resurrection, and are heedless of their prayers?

[@imeldataaffe433]

From Ireland. There is hope, there is still a lot of prayer and faith. I see the future is good in the young people who have real faith and love for Jesus,his Mother,St Joseph and the mission God gave us through St. Patrick. I see it in my grandchildren, especially my 17 almost 18 yr old grandson. Keep up the prayers and never lose hope. God is with us always. Happy St. Patrick's Day.🙏☘️

[@CJChesspnp]

Come Holy Spirit, fill them the hearts w/love of God & neighbor

[@briancebu7209]

Happy St Patrick's Day as well we stay to the cause and honor and love our Catholic Faith and always remember God gave the world his own beloved son Jesus. We love our Irish Catholic Faith and Pray for all of Ireland Keep holding on Never give up God Bless...

[@davidhore9659]

@@briancebu7209

[@davidhore9659]

Faith is associated with what we believe or disbelieve in. It's important to understand that when a person says: I believe in or disbelieve in ; ALL they are doing is making a statement about themselves, based on their whole experience of growing up. We cannot believe for somebody else. While people are entitled to believe in whatever they want to: they are NOT entitled to make it a LAW for others. One of the reasons that so many people criticise people and institutions around then is that: it gives them some sort of pseudo justification for their own actions - it makes them feel better in themselves.

[@Minime163]

I don't see many young people at mass but all the young people I know are much kinder and compationate than my generation were so hopefully they or maybe their children return to the faith.

[@dianesicgala4310]

Born in England. Miss the U.K. So much. I converted to the Catholic Faith living in the U.S.A.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@alexbernard8907]

​@@francismcdonnell753 she probably has Irish parents or grandparents ect, a lot of children are born in England from Irish parents who came to England, we've got a lot Irish men and women going to our Catholic Church in England, with their children going through confirmation etc, England has a lot of people living here of Irish ancestry, a lot of them are from the travelling community,

[@eddesa5134]

@@francismcdonnell753 Well St Patrick was from the UK for a start! 25% of "English" people in Britain have some Irish ancestry! Ireland was part of the United Kingdom from 1801-1922 and even post independence Eire gets special treatment and concessions that other countries don't because of its historic ties and closeness.

[@folksurvival]

@@eddesa5134 "Well St Patrick was from the UK for a start!" No he wasn't. There was no such thing as the United Kingdom during his time period, that was many centuries later.

[@eddesa5134]

@@folksurvival He was from an area that is today part of the UK. You present your own self defeating argument because by applying your logic there was no such thing as "Irish" - there was just an island to the West of the UK that Julius Caesar named "Hibernia" inhabited by savage pagan rival tribes of many warring kingdoms. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protohistory_of_Ireland

[@folksurvival]

@@eddesa5134 "He was from an area that is today part of the UK." Correct. "You present your own self defeating argument" Incorrect.

[@raymondxalxo3337]

I am catholic from India 🇮🇳.... Praying for Ireland 🙏

[@UbermenschOst]

India strong India beautiful country 💪 ✝️❤️

[@eddesa5134]

@@UbermenschOst India under neo-Nazi Modi persecutes Catholics and all non-Hindus. It is a modern day Fascist nation where Catholics are led astray by indoctrination into socialism by the corrupt socialist infiltrators in the church as well as schools and government bodies, much like in Ireland now.

[@lastsaint4162]

ew! SEX OFFENDER APOLOGIST!

[@sgiovanny39j]

I’m praying for you Ireland ❤🇮🇪

[@sl_721]

We need it, God bless you

[@sydfrissell]

I will too!

[@zuarbrincar769]

let's pray for ireland, bastion of catholicism

[@angelakeen5330]

St. Patrick and St. Joseph our Lady please pray for us 🙏 ⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🌎

[@ktkkilan]

We pray for Ireland, from Kenya. The Irish evangelized the Rift Valley region of Kenya, built schools, hospitals etc. We love them.

[@UbermenschOst]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Much love for you and lovely Kenya

[@addstersen5135]

I am a Filipino Catholic and I pray for Irish Catholics 🇵🇭🇮🇪

[@jayzlvillafanianebre546]

We pray for Ireland. I am from the Philippines and once in the history of our Church, a holy Irishman sheperded our most important archdiocese. Archbishop Michael O'Doherty was Ireland's best gift to the Philippine Islands. Our people is forever thankful to Ireland for this holy man. I, myself, was formed by the Legion of Mary (founded by the Servant of God Frank Duff). For that, I consider myself indebted to Ireland. ❤

[@Minime163]

As are we to your health care workers great hard working people as the Irish are but you haven't lost your faith as many here have God bless and keep praying for Ireland as we badly need all the prayers we can get.

[@jacobking3211]

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth no one will see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me." For God so loved the world that He give His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but will have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the World through Him. For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, and All who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. " If you want to be sure of Heaven and avoid the other place below say the following prayer sincerely from your heart." Lord Jesus I repent and am sorry for my sins forgive me. I forgive all who have offended me. Come into my heart and save me. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and baptise me with your Holy Spirit. Fulfill your plan and purpose in my life. "I recommend you read John's Gospel especially chapter 3.Gbu.John 3v3v22,John 14v6.

[@materdeimusicd.buckley2974]

Thank you so much for your prayers and gratitude to our country. We need this positive feedback. There are many now living here from the Philippines. Some, practice in my parish. God bless you and thanks for your lovely comment.

[@justiceempire1170]

Yes, I remember too that Phillippine Priests were also Irish. We have one, too when I was in my Primary years. 🥰🌸🙏

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

​@@jacobking3211 so, did you read John's gospel? And did you interpret it yourself?

[@ritakirwan1385]

Saint Patrick and Saint Bridget help and pray for Ireland 🙏🙏🙏🙏🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🧙‍♂️💚☘️☘️

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hello how are you doing?

[@juliushavsten]

Eva got it spot on! Young people are longing for the tradition and the truth. Pray for the healing of the church.

[@bollocks5724]

😂 😂 😂

[@laurielovett8849]

Clergy seem to contradict themselves or they are brain washed. They state,the young people still have the faith,but admit they don't go to Mass or attend Church. How can you belong to a church if you don't attend their Mass and believe Bread changes into God. They are kidding themselves oh yes the Catholic Church has all these great rules Mass ,Bread into God, tell a man your sins.only a man,women can't be priests. Have they not realized very few people believe these outdated customs. Children receive communion ,but its only because their parents want to dress them up as miniature models for the day. They get Communion and Mass once,and that's an end of it. You wint see them agsin till thrir wedding day in an outfit costing thousands.its a fashion show. Next appearance Baptism with a huge knees up afterwards. You don't believe me,well put it to the test,tell the children and the parents they can only make their first communion in an everyday dress or a school uniform,and see how many will turn up for it. Don't make too many sandwiches,I'd say about two would do in each parish.

[@gumis123PL]

apparently that tradition includes nose piercings too eh

[@juliushavsten]

@@gumis123PL We're talking about the tradition of the church. That's totally separate from a teenager following some fashion trend that she'll grow out of.

[@fintan4484]

Yes, we want the truth. That's why we've left religion far behind us. It is not the truth

[@ShalowRecord]

The young girl said it best herself. The youth desires truth not a watered down mass. Truth on traditions, truth on clergy abuse, more reverence. No idols (pachamama) no clown shows for the Pope. Mass that's not trying to shift with the world

[@CJChesspnp]

Yes! That’s why a large majority of those attending the TLM (US; maybe IR too) are under 40 yrs old🙏🏻. St Patrick, intercede for the people & country you saved ☘️

[@m.p.7075]

Seems like there were a few guys thinking like you in the 1500's. You might want to try some of the protestant churches.

[@davidobrien5623]

@@CJChesspnp The same in Ireland. For Catholics, young people and I notice young families of the Catholic faith can be found most on a Sunday attending a TLM.

[@CJChesspnp]

@@davidobrien5623 wonderful 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👶🏼👶🏼

[@marilena7848]

One truth in particular: the Church requires, ABOVE ALL ELSE, emphasis on the vertical relationship between God and man. The unique mission of the Church is to make manifest a Reality that transcends this world. The horizontal relationship between man and man follows naturally from the vertical one but can never, ever be a substitute. (The modern liturgy, of course, does all it can to disrupt vertical reverence and keep priest and congregation in a position of worshipping each other. )

[@JohnnyBoy0806ea]

We could have the same kind of video, but with Quebec. Quebec used to be this very pious nation, but now it has declined ans there is a lot of hatred for the church and I live there. Please pray for Quebec

[@Jack-uo7gz]

Canada as a whole has fallen. St. Joseph, St. Anne and St. Kateri Tekakwitha, pray for us.

[@granmabern5283]

Yep, I moved here thinking most people were Catholics. But they only called themselves Catholics. The “ Quiet Revolution “ was a communist revolution that had followed closely on the heels of Vatican 2. We go to SSPX, thanks be to God.

[@marysmyth8687]

Trudeau is the cause of your troubles. He is evil

[@brianruane8505]

You might like to remind yourself of the cruelty and hat redness shown to the people now called First nations....and if you are not aware, read up on it..!!

[@boink800]

Lord, hear our prayer.

[@janeteshenbaugh4634]

Prayers for Ireland where most of my ancestors were from!

[@jamesmedina3271]

I am Catholic and I love ❤️ the Irish ☘️. I have an eternal hope 🇮🇪 will come back ✝️

[@sloughlin721]

Thank you 🇮🇪✝️

[@jamesmedina3271]

@@filevans Absolutely 100% Roman Catholic.

[@jgg59]

Ireland is good

[@jgg59]

Ireland has become much more spiritual

[@m.a.nugent8278]

I pray for Ireland and all its people!

[@Catmonks7]

Just cause Judas is on the ship you don’t jump ship and abandon Jesus 👏 Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life.

[@EdgarLugoYT]

Amen

[@ellenjimenez57]

🙏

[@johnobeid67]

I agree. Chuck Francis (oops, sorry, I meant Judas) off.

[@gerardmoloney433]

Everyone needs to read the Bible for themselves. The Bible is the Word of God. Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life nobody comes to the Father except through Him. Not through Mary, the saints, or the Roman Catholic Church. Jesus condemned religious leaders calling them vipers and sons of Satan. People need to follow the Apostles not the popes who have claimed to be God. When Jesus asked his Apostles who do they thinks He is, Peter answered correctly saying you are the so of God. Jesus said to Peter this was revealed to you from God the Father and upon this rock I will build my Church. That means the revealed identity of Jesus Christ is the Rock not Peter. Jesus is referred to as the Rock and the corner stone that was rejected. Peter was NEVER referred to as the Rock. Peters name means stone from the Greek Petros. The popes of old have claimed to be God. The Roman Catholic Church claim the right to change the ten commandments and the Sabbath Day. The Bible tells you to get out of her that changes God's Laws and Times. Read it for yourself to know the truth. Satan has infiltrated the True Church of Jesus Christ. This pope Francis is preaching a heretical Gosple. Time to know the true Gospel, it's contained in the King James Bible. The Holy Ghost will guide you when you read it searching ernestly for the Truth. The scriptures interpret the scriptures. The Old Testament prophesied the birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the New Testament fulfilled all of these prophecies exactly as prophesied. That's all you need to know. Jesus is the only way to the Father. The Catholic Church prays to Mary Queen of heaven. A pagan goddess, Maranatha.

[@robertdaley1194]

If Judas is Captain then mutiny is needed.

[@aurelieb.6552]

As a young Catholic, I wish my parish would offer Tridentine Mass in Latin. I've never attended mass more than once every few years, apart from baptisms and weddings. But I would go every Sunday if it was more heavenly and mystic. It's lacking the holiness, the traditions, the history and the solemnity. It needs to elevate the soul.

[@JeffUK]

I went to Church and found the people quite self-interested. They all wanted to launch missions in Japan and China. I recommended that they launched one in their own street as the Church had around 30 people there. This was met with silence.

[@lukemccann]

Did you launch anything?

[@JeffUK]

@Luke McCann I went in search of answers and merely found people who treated Christianity as a sort of niche hobby.

[@folksurvival]

"They all wanted to launch missions in Japan and China." Scumbags.

[@dgil3704]

@@JeffUK The truth lies in Jesus Christ. There are very holy Christians and some who don't quite live as best they could. Jesus is who we follow, not the members of our Parish. Keep your eyes always on Him :)

[@lukemccann]

I would strongly advise that you go to your nearest Traditional Latin Mass community. Don’t let parishioners who are hanging on by a thread in lukewarm parishes put you off. Christ is present in the Holy Sacrament at Holy Communion, His body, blood, soul and divinity. Through receiving Him in a state of grace we are saved for Eternal Life. Without Him there is no hope

[@ridwanwan7899]

Happy St Patrick Day ☘️☘️☘️💚💚💚

[@folksurvival]

St Patrick's Day is an anti-Irish celebration.

[@kafon6368]

@@folksurvival It comes from the real religion, unlike worshipping natural elements or idols as deities.

[@folksurvival]

@@kafon6368 What does?

[@eileenbrown3805]

Fr. Hughes is so right "without God there is no life." Prayers for Ireland, prayers for the Whole world. ❤

[@lmtt123]

The main problem is effeminate/gay priests

[@brianruane8505]

Wrong!! Not the slightest evidence anywhere of any god...

[@alfredroyal3473]

Maybe without God but we could, can and now are doing without the corrupt edifice of the Roman church and its motley band of priests and cruel nuns.

[@cornet959]

​@Brian Ruane prove God doesn't exist.

[@brianruane8505]

@@cornet959 This is the usual question asked by the religiously deluded....you might like to think of the stupidity of the question in another way - how do you prove a negative ?? . If you are religiously deluded - then provide proof of your god, whichever one you think is real

[@cruxstationalis]

I love what Eva said - Catholics desire the truth, young Catholics desire the truth, crave it.

[@Neb-ie5mj]

I’m 32 so not sure if I’m young, but I crave truth and tradition. I lived a life of the world for many years, had many bad effects

[@michaelmcguirk396]

She also mentioned that they desired tradition, one of many things Pope Francis is trying to take away (the TLM)

[@cormaccarroll]

I carve the truth why the church protects child rapists? none of you seem to care about that

[@bebos1262]

​@@michaelmcguirk396 That is the truth as well, and what I want too. Nonetheless, I will continue to pray for our dear Pope, but also pray that our future Pope sees the way.

[@johnemmanuelmusic]

There is a small remnant in Ireland who remain deeply Catholic. I am one of them. God is moving in those lives in a powerful way. Jesus said, for where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” A fire has been started in Ireland, a hope that has sprung up and ignited by faith and love for the true Catholic faith and supported by the Divine Mercy Conferenc in Dublin 2023.The message of Knock was and is an apocayptic message for the end times which we are living. Our Lady promised at Fatima,in the end my immaculate heart will triumph and so we live in great expectation and hope for the re-conversion of Ireland which will happen.

[@ashwinraphael]

Thank you and God bless

[@markpower9081]

End Times? What kind of person looks forward to the end of the world?

[@Bouncer83]

GOD doesn't move with them. We were indoctrinated into a cult. Praying to saints and Mary breaks the 2nd commandment. GOD destroyed people in the old testament for doing what they do today and somehow us as a braindead nation followed their beliefs without being able to question it. Get out asap and seek Jesus and redemption. Only you can do it, no man can help.

[@michelleburke5674]

@@Bouncer83No. You are mistaken.

[@Bouncer83]

@@michelleburke5674 I was mistaken. Seek Yahusha not the RCC/Protestant lawless jesus. Need to read your Bible and start in the OT and see what YAHUAH (God) says. The whole world is deceived that includes every single person in religion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKG2aX1tZqanetU If you care to come out of the deception.

[@CyprianVox333]

So essentially what the famine and the crown could not conquer, apathy and the evil one accomplished. Blessed Fr. Michael McGiveny please pray for the people of Ireland. 😢

[@cormaccarroll]

Id say it is the fact the catholic church being a pedophile ring and abusing children as well as them running laundries with irish women as slaves has a lot to do with people turning their back on this evil organisation.

[@cianmcguire5647]

I thought we wanted self determination, the right to live a dignified life and the equality of rights. Not taking orders from a foreign power? 🤷🏼‍♂️ The Revolution is still in motion ✊🏻

[@UbermenschOst]

Exactly

[@UbermenschOst]

@@cianmcguire5647 😂

[@miguelangelbcaguirre6552]

Gloria al pueblo irlandés, Vivan los Mártires de San Patricio ☘️✝️🇮🇪🇲🇽

[@johnrooney507]

Tried living without God as a youth and peace wasn’t there. First time back to confession was amazing, felt like a weight lifted. Still a work in progress and the church has been an immense help.

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

I'm a lapsed catholic and have lost a lot of faith in Christianity. I'm starting to move more towards paganism

[@user-gh8bm8ct5t]

I agree, I think our generation is differentiating between the modern culture of the Church and its true origins. This mentality we think of as “Catholic” largely has origins in the 1950’s (& earlier into the Victorian era); I’ve noticed young believers tend to start with an interest in the much earlier history. Young people are increasingly interested in classical studies (albeit from a secular lens) and this eventually ties into Christianization of Europe by the end of the Roman Empire - this resurrects a fresh intrigue. In many ways I think young believers relate to the sentiment of building anew among the ruins of the old world, with little support, on faith alone embarking into foreign territory. We see that the Church has undergone change whilst keeping its doctrine and traditions, it has survived scandal and corruption, it can and will again. We have witnessed the failing of protestantism and this renews our trust in the ancient tradition. This may be for the good, to weed out those who remain for the sake of culture alone and not faith. This new generation entering the clergy (though few) cannot possibly be motivated by authority, because there is none any longer to be gained. The new generation is also vulnerable, susceptible to addictions and increasingly fed up with their meaningless, sinful society that profits off their vices. We’re sick of the excess, we now again crave piety. This is why the new Church will likely be comprised of converts - in the footsteps of Paul. This old Catholicism is dead, its true - but I believe there is hope and I have seen it.

[@johnrooney507]

@@lightfootpathfinder8218 Pagans came to believe in Christ: Romans, Germanic, Irish, Vikings, Chinese etc etc. Another reason is charity, the Church did and does so much everywhere. Try getting really involved or go on mission. 🙏

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

@@johnrooney507it's always a good thing to have morals and to stick to them. il stick to worshipping what I can see like nature and the stars🧙‍♀️. You have a wonderful rest of your night my friend

[@johnrooney507]

@@lightfootpathfinder8218 I’m pretty sure many of the morals you value were learned in a Christian influenced society and contrary to those of historic pagans who didn’t consider people of equal worth, performed human sacrifice, abandonment of elderly, infanticide, did not extend charity to those outside of their tribe or people etc. For many their beliefs about the afterlife were hopeless.

[@The12thSeahorse]

Congratulations to EWTN for a wonderful production and photography.

[@matthewamiadamen8276]

Anyone know the name of the theme at the end of the video

[@yunusjonas2278]

God bless 🇮🇪 always Greetings to Ireland from Arab Roman Catholic Christian of Western Sahara

[@user-D7oom]

You mean Berber

[@yunusjonas2278]

@@user-D7oom I'm not Berber and I don't hate I'm Bedouin Arab I can't deny my Bedouin identity

[@liamholton8937]

A proud young Irish catholic. You can’t imagine the road I have had to forge as young catholic in a country where 90% of young people have turned their backs on the faith and the church. Hope we get more young people back to our faith soon!

[@johnrooney507]

Probably you won’t get many converting on the spot but your witness and truthful words they’ll ponder later. Raise a fine Catholic family if that is your vocation.

[@markpower9081]

I don't think young people turned their backs on the church. Their parents did. And they had good reason to do so.

[@jackmcbride9046]

⁠@@markpower9081how if they grew up catholic and were baptized as a child because of their parents the parents are the only reason it’s not fully gone yet

[@markpower9081]

@@jackmcbride9046 The parents of young people in Ireland today grew up in the 70s and 80s and were less and less inclined to go along with Catholic teachings. They were young adults in 1990s when the scandals emerged which really alienated them from the church. They might get their kids baptized, but they aren't raising them with much religion - very few kids are brought to mass these days. Being baptized or having a communion doesn't really make you a Catholic, does it? It's just a tradition.

[@shaunigothictv1003]

Im a Londoner born and bred. My dad was Indian and my mum was Ethiopan. Paki is a British term made up by British and Irish Catholics in the 1950's. The British and Irish Catholics used it as a way to take the piss out of the strange accent and strange facial features of the newly arrived Pakistanis and Indians into Britain and LATER Ireland. In a similiar fashion, the British and American Protestants made up the word NIGGER in the 1920's in Britiain and America - whilst British and Irish catholics made up the word Paki in the 1950's in Britain and LATER Ireland. NIGGER came from the word NEGRO in Britain and America during the 1800's and was made up by British and American Protestants as a way of degrading the facial features and strange accent of Blacks. PAKI came from the word PAKISTANI in the 1950's in Britain and LATER Ireland and was made up by the British and Irish Catholics as a way of degrading the facial features and strange accent of south Asians. But The Catholics and the Protestants were NOT cruel to people purely on the basis of skin complexion. Here is the proof........... Irish Catholics loved Blacks - but hated Indians. On the other hand, American and British Protestants hated Blacks - but loved Indians. This proves that neither the Irish Catholics OR the British /American Protestants were ever racist to people on the basis of skin colour. These certain prejudices simply arose on the basis of certain cultural clashes in the communities combined with differences in the phenotypical facial structures of the various individuals in question which made people feel uneasy. It was NOT (and never) based on skin complexion as NONE of the White Celtic peoples in Britain were ever racist to people purely on the basis of the colour of their skin.

[@leadguitarCA]

American here. It’s sad to see what’s going on across the ocean but I will report that my anecdotal experience here in the US is quite different than what I’m seeing in Europe. The Faith is growing dramatically and I have many friends who are converting and craving more traditional Christian experiences through the Catholic Church. My parish is always full on Sunday with young families. I pray that the Church stops trying to pander to the least common denominator and pivots back to tradition because that’s what the people NEED!

[@annkolb396]

I agree!

[@franckranaivo666]

Dieu vous protège cher Eli Forbes 🍥🪅🎶💝🍥🌿💞🫂🇻🇦🏵💐🌺🌸🥰🇺🇸🌿💐,Vous et toute votre famille🌿🪅⛑🎶💮🦁📚🍭 !!!KZbinur frank🙋‍♂️🌸🫂📚 de Paris (France 🇲🇫)

[@leadguitarCA]

@@franckranaivo666 Merci beaucoup, Frank! Et vous aussi! Pardon mon français 😅

[@Minime163]

God bless from Ireland and may gods country bring the faith back to the rest of the world.

[@cormaccarroll]

Well the education system in america is terrible so its not surprising people buy into the fairy stories and dont look at the repeated hiding of child rapists by the church.

[@angelaspielbusch1237]

I am Catholic and Irish in the USA! I truly hope Ireland as well as the whole world will embrace this beautiful faith 😊

[@lastsaint4162]

ew! SEX OFFENDER APOLOGIST!

[@jeanlanz2344]

May the Lord heal Ireland and bring her people back to him. Thanks for a great documentary and God bless the young and old people who are keeping the bonfires lit. God bless the priest who kept his church open.

[@rob46872]

Excellent reporting and very appropriate story just before St. Patrick's Day.🍀 There appears to be hope for a much smaller and faithful Catholic Church in Ireland. 🙏

[@nadiarottenlydon3042]

GOD have a plan for ireland, be faithful, still hope and keep praying

[@musakeros30]

My prayers for the young Catholic in Ireland, from your brother here in the Philippines. God bless Ireland. St. Patrick please pray for Ireland. Amen.

[@chiawaiyu]

Love this priest who said God is essential ! ❤

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

Why?

[@nonine5304]

I am catholic from India. I pray for west european countries that they may ragain their faith... 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏........

[@rachelolsen3428]

It's always sad to see numbers decline, but I still see 30% as relatively high compared to many other countries. I live in France and only 5% of people attend mass every week. My husband and I have talked about moving to Ireland one day because it still seems strong in the faith (compared to other places we've lived at least).

[@UbermenschOst]

Much love for you and your family ❤️✝️

[@Bouncer83]

Not even .3% attend mass. Them numbers are a lie. My Boss was telling me he is the youngest in his church and he's nearly 60. You won't find GOD or good in their church so best stay away from them.

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

It will decline at an ever increasing rate.

[@marypat4536]

Very interesting! Great work EWTN!🇮🇪

[@sydfrissell]

I asked Google just now: Eternal Word Television Network - in the US, Catholic.

[@frankmez9370]

As an American 🇺🇸. Irish ☘️ American President John F. Kennedy once said. “Ask NOT, what your country can do for you. What can you do for your country”. So, “Ask how can I help My Mother Church?”. How can I help The Priest? Irish ☘️ people has helped through out history, many people, and many countries. Cause they’ve been called by God. Be proud of your Irish ☘️ ness. Their are many people in history, that have helped Mother Church. In different ways. Ask Not what mother can do. What can I help mama with? God bless our Irish ☘️ family, in Jesus Christ. Viva Cristo Rey!!! 03/17/23.

[@folksurvival]

Jesus and Christianity are not Irish.

[@kinseyeire]

and at the same time the JFK made those remarks . Catholic ireland was literally selling babies and shipping them off to the USA. Take that in for a moment. They were SELLING babies for profit.

[@jeromedowning6843]

The Irish still have great faith we never lose are faith ☘️

[@paulpaisley5291]

There going muslim

[@Wickedpissah41]

Paedo priests killed Catholicism in countries around the world including Ireland and US ...no coming back from that ...and let's face it more people believe in aliens 👽 than believe in God...maybe God was an alien ?...maybe all the gods Greek, roman, Norse, Egyptian, mayan, Hindu were all aliens who visited 1000s of years ago and with the technology that they had our ancestors believed them to be divine 👏

[@benedictchinweuba5820]

Imagine how St Patrick must be feeling.

[@cormaccarroll]

hopefully he feels like shit having brought a pedophile ring to ireland that devastated the lives of thousands of its people.

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

Nothing, he's dead.

[@imzjik]

I am from the Philippines, also a Catholic nation. I pray for Ireland and Irish Catholics, especially the priests and religious. May they love God more and see the beauty of Catholicism once again. Amen.

[@cormaccarroll]

"Beauty of Catholicism" Is that the raping of children? or the hiding of the rapists from the law? or is it the keeping young women as slaves? Its a very beautiful organisation alright.

[@aryanhassan4659]

Phillipines was muslimmm Islandd but the colonialisttt made u Christiannnn

[@michelleburke5674]

@@aryanhassan4659Christian missionaries are non-violent. Unlike Muslim conquerors in history.

[@aryanhassan4659]

@@michelleburke5674 cries in crusades and colonization of half of the world..and slavee tradee of west afriekanss..wow..so peaceful and non violent ☺️💞

[@tristanturner4920]

It's the same in England. Dwindling, elderly congregations with priests nearing retirement. However, small initiatives are helping to reinvigorate the sense of mission within our Parish. Raising the profile of our Catholic church within the town this winter through the 'Warm Space' project, in particular, was a great success. We have formed close bonds with many new people, a number of which are now regular visitors to our Lenten lunches and various social gatherings. Evangelisation comes in many forms, but a small act carried out in total love never fails to share the light of Christ with others 🙏

[@lukemccann]

Love and prayers from Belfast

[@folksurvival]

The middle eastern cult of Christianity should not even be in England or Ireland at all.

[@angelakeen5330]

Prayers and good wishes from Scotland 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛪️

[@nathanielus5296]

​@@folksurvival LARPagan cope

[@folksurvival]

@@nathanielus5296 ?

[@amandaf3442]

I agree with that woman, not watering down the faith! If we look and talk like the world, why would anyone feel the need or attraction..?

[@frankmez9370]

They need to hear 👂 a bit of Jesse Romero! He is really good at lifting your soul up. Especially for those that are ready to fight bad spirits. Jesse can help in so many ways. Peace ✌️. 03/21/23.

[@gertrad8749]

POWERFUL PROG.GOD BLESS FOR THE HOPE OF..BISHOP PHONSIE AND FR HUGHS TANK U FOR UR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO US LAY PEOPLE... GOD BLESS YOU ALL..

[@Mr80jb]

The truth is, was and always will be what the gospels say and Jesus has never changed. It is all of us that needs to change.

[@shirleenfinney9193]

Very well said by an authentic disciple of Jesus Christ. Thank you Bishop Cullinan. I’m an American and saw the caring and love of the Irish people when I visited by myself in 2011 and again with my husband in 2019. The people we encountered knew we were visitors. We love Ireland and the Irish people and we pray for its Faith resurrection through the intercession of St. Patrick, our Blessed Mother Mary and St. Joseph. 🙏🕊

[@cormaccarroll]

Are you praying for all the lives ruined by rapist priests? Or the women treated as slaves in the laundries? Or do you conveniently ignore that side of the catholic church?

[@joseromeocantiller3168]

Hello Sister! The LORD ALMIGHTY TRIUNE GODHEAD! THE LORD ALMIGHTY GODFATHER ( THE MASTER PLANNER of the CREATIONS! " " THE LORD ALMIGHTY GODSON JESUS THE MESSIAH MAHDI MAHA BAHANDI KRISTO SENT ONE THE KING of kings and LORD of Lords THE CREATOR THE ALPHA and the OMEGA THE SHILOH HE WHO was and HE WHO is and HE WHO is to COME THE LORD ALMIGHTY GODSON JESUS! THE LORD ALMIGHTY GOD SAVIOUR! REDEEMER! Was your MARY can pay your SPIRITUAL SINS ???????? THE LORD ALMIGHTY GOD HOLY SPIRIT! THE HELPER, COMFORTER, ADVOCATE, INTERCESSOR ! " " Please STAY AWAY from IDOLATRY Graven Images ! " REPENT and REFORM! ISAIAH 41:2,7 GOLDSMITH ISAIAH 46:11 GOLDEN EAGLE of the EAST! ISAIAH 8:3 MAHER SHALAL HAS BAZ WISE Writer of Eternal Blessings!

[@theresamulligan4038]

Our lady of knock and St Patrick pray for Ireland , very sad what’s happening to our faith 🙏✝️🙏☘️

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hello how are you doing?

[@cormaccarroll]

Isnt is funny that mary picked a rock in the arse hole of mayo to appear?

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

People are losing interest, it's their choice.

[@jennbi1627]

Wish it gets revived!!! Love from india 🇮🇳

[@isabelfelix1137]

Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in me. St Patrick☘️

[@cormaccarroll]

Shame the prieste took the christ in me bit too seriously and raped children as a pastime

[@kafon6368]

It is a phenomenon across Europe. People rather seek fulfillment through political parties and materialistic centered ideologies.

[@kinnish5267]

LOL the younger generation believe in social justice and abortion and pornography and gay marriage and transgenderism and birth control and premarital sex etc... these are secular people. In the USA in 30 years for every white secular woman there will be four white Christian women and in France 20% of white devout Catholic French women have 70% of the native French children. Just saying the secular are not replacing themselves and the deeply religious have large families.

[@Mr2Badboybrown]

Tradgic

[@brianruane8505]

People are finally waking up from the horrible delusion that there is a god of some sort looking after you....religion has been responsible for the subjugation of millions over the centuries - and finally we are breaking free!!! Its like waking up on a sunny morning and looking out at the sea and the mountains - embrace it fully!!!!

[@christopheroconnell3479]

It’s the awakening, god is like the tooth fairy and doesn’t exist and the proof is in the actions of so called religious peoples throughout history and modern times, and people have finally opened up to the truth

[@kafon6368]

@@christopheroconnell3479 It's not an awakening at all, it's a *cultural trend towards materialistic dialectics* that *Marx* inspired across Europe. Be assured, this lack of religion will be replaced by another religion. I say it already has.

[@profearoum]

I believe Catholics in Ireland should pray the Rosary everyday at least once, that could be a good start to revive the faith in the Catholic church.

[@geordiewishart1683]

Catholicism is paganism, mystery Babylon

[@tarashek7865]

@@geordiewishart1683 catholicism is the first church

[@googledrive5412]

Thank you for uploading

[@MA-vz2mu]

God bless you, Fr PJ Hughes, for your courage and honesty..❤

[@tos4057]

I'm a 16 year old from Dublin who converted to Catholicism at 14. There are some strong Catholic parishes across Ireland however the reality is it is dwindling in most. Many young people are drawn to the Traditional Latin Mass due to its beauty and reverence, you'll find that many of the young families you see attending Mass in multitudes are in fact to Latin Masses and not to the Novus Ordo. Whilst Novus Ordo attendance diminishes, Traditional Latin Mass rises.

[@chrisnuttall3212]

This is just liturgical tourism! People travel miles but have no affiliation or ministry either in their home parish or where they visit! There's no such thing as a golden age of liturgy. If you want to be authentic read Justin on the Eucharist.

[@tos4057]

@@chrisnuttall3212 Or its just yearning for something more than a watered down Mass

[@danamarie3287]

@@tos4057 Im a 16 year old from Ireland too and I agree. I recently got to go to Italy with my school and I wandered off to get to mass and even though it was a normal Novus Ordo and in Italian, I could tell that it was so much more traditional. They had incense, loads of songs and the mass was at the least an hour long. It made me kinda sad that its so hard to find a church like that here

[@johnjsmith6156]

So sad to see how the Catholic Church has declined in Ireland. I think the Management of the Church are not doing enough to revive it. We need Women and married priests for a start. A crowd of old men will not allow the Church to survive.

[@tos4057]

No, last thing we need is women and married priests. @@johnjsmith6156

[@SaintOsburh]

The girl @7mins with the white hat is spot on, the church has become watered down and it has embraced modernism, it doesn't offer anything different. People are craving something authentic and meaningful.

[@bweatherman3345]

Thanks so much for this video

[@humberto9250]

Brother, I see it, same here man! As A Gen Z I pray for my brothers and sisters in Ireland!

[@waltb2967]

I wonder with the push for hyper intellectual thinking in schools it misses the depth of intellect found in faith/religion. What is sad is the deep intellectual rational and traditional thoughts of Catholicism is being missed by huge generations. If only people who moved away knew the wellspring of knowledge in Catholicism that they are missing out. There is hope in the young generation wanting tp find this faith.

[@paxvobiscum9859]

"Hyper intellectual thinking in schools"... that's quite a euphemism for the dumbing down and brainwashing into illogical social and identity theories that is actually going on. Saint Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!!

[@michaelbarry6589]

The intellectual Tradition of the Catholic Church is surely unappreciated and unexplored by most modern people, but the main issue in my opinion is unwillingness to submit to God and obey His Law. This world has become extremely prideful and therefore sin is becoming the norm.

[@sloughlin721]

The woke degenerate thugs want religion to be destroyed

[@brianruane8505]

@@michaelbarry6589 And, your evidence for "god" is...????

[@trianfullness4240]

Your spot on. When I became a catholic and started studying I couldn't believe the depth of thinking in the Church. Like Thomas Aquinas. Sometimes I read one of his articles and I'm left thinking about it for an hour. ( he also puts forth 5 proofs for God's existence for anyone interested).

[@margaretsmith7712]

That was really heartening to listen to the young bearers of the Faith, there will be no Luke warm Christians...A vibrant joy Emirates from their souls, with Christ our Saviour nothing is impossible .....Praise God, and bless the land of St.Patrick with light ,hope and joy..Amen....

[@Dublinireland5]

Catholic is the main religion in the south of Ireland and I hope that you will never change for the love off Ireland it is part of your identity and who you are and makes you special don't ever lose that Ireland has been through a lot over the years which has not been Ireland's fault you have a wonderful history as human beings none of us are perfect I believe God clearly can see and understand this in today's world Life Being Like It Is life is hard for many people if one thing I could say about the south of Ireland is that look after each other because you are all special.... from Daniel hills and a very special friend Kevin Mulligan

[@tomasidh]

St. Patrick, pray for us.

[@murpho999]

Sorry to break it to you but he’s dead.

[@tomasidh]

@@murpho999 He's much more alive than either of us.

[@thedomesticmonk772]

It’s interesting that the two young ladies have more faith and confidence in the Church than the priest and the bishop. Maybe that’s part of the problem. Thanks be to God for priests like Fr. Hughes.

[@lestermenezes752]

Our Lady of Knock, pray for the complete restoration of the Catholic faith in Ireland 🙏

[@brianruane8505]

It will NEVER happen again....

[@marychristy4135]

Just a wonderful film on faith in Ireland. My grandparents God rest their souls were in County Cavan my own Dad was born there and traveled to America around 1919. Been back several times, Jesus is the answer you put him first everything will follow. Pray to St. Patrick the Patron of Ireland for guidance and once a Catholic nation always a Catholic nation. Remember ask St.Michael to help you fight the devil. 🙏📿✝️☘️❤️🇺🇸☘️📿🙏

[@CJChesspnp]

☘️ 🇮🇪 🙏🏻

[@djbosco1]

Colm very well done thanks for your great video's and your great gift from God may God bless you work 🙏

[@angelakralicek5541]

This makes makes my heart hurt. I have strong Irish catholic roots. I will pray for Ireland that thier faith increases.

[@dylangtech]

I’ve met more Catholic Irishmen in a Knights of Columbus event than my 10+ days touring the Republic in 2016 when I was in high school. It’s horrific what the culture, foreign and domestic, did to the country. I wasn’t expecting much, but it was worse than I expected. Friends say it has gotten worse. I believe American Catholics are spearheading the traditional Catholic revival in the developed world, as we have had this problem longer, and religious freedom makes it easier to know whether someone is real or “cultural”. The “Great Awakening: Catholic Edition” if you will. Groups like this exist in many citifies. I’m relieved to see groups of young Irish are also forming these groups. I am blessed enough to have found one in Upstate New York, though later than I wish. They are very hard to find, but cannot be un-found. We think this Christian way of living is dead, but God provides. I wish more people knew. May God save the island.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

Hey I hope there is a Catholic revival in America cause there sure as shit isint one here

[@briandelaney9710]

You forget the scandals and cover ups by the clergy

[@splashenful]

@@briandelaney9710 Yes, & those are absolutely horrible too.

[@sloughlin721]

Ireland is and has always been known as ‘The Land of Saints and Scholars,’ we are a Catholic nation and it is sad to see that degeneracy and woke nonsense has taken over

[@harleymann2086]

Yes, there were bad clergy; BUT, you forgot the good ones. There are more good ones than bad ones.

[@suem6004]

Needs a new St Patrick to cut the ‘druid’ pagan stranglehold. The Trials of Saint Patrick is an excellent audiobook.

[@michaelmoss3736]

The internet has destroyed the Catholic faith the questions being put to the faith cannot or will not be addressed.

[@laurielovett8849]

One priest has spoken truth, said church was slow responding to sexual abuse. But I think its people use their brains nowadays.. I was reared Catholic.but when I was about 12 and got sense I realized that Gods were a figment of peoples imagination. No proof of Gods, Fairies , ghosts, moving statues etc. So why believe in anything,we really were brain washed,no need for any religion, it has caused nothing but trouble over the centuries. One sect murdering the other all asserting their power, You can do no wrong if you live by the truth. " Do as you would be done by" treat everyone Human and animal as you would wish others would treat you. No promises of rewards in another imaginary world. Just do good for its own sake. I am an Atheist,best decision I ever made. I know we are hated by the religious, but what can you expect.

[@cormaccarroll]

@@michaelmoss3736 No, id say the repeated raping of children and the repeated hiding of the rapists is what has turned Ireland away from the biggest pedophile ring on the planet.

[@alechorn1109]

I have been told that Catholicism is a strong cultural identification rather than a theological one. I saw a survey that said 24% of Irish Catholics who attend mass regularly do not believe in God. The famous line when a priest met an Irish atheist. “Are you a Catholic atheist or a Protestant atheist “.

[@RollingToaster]

As a non-christian cultural Catholic, yes. What everyone around me, myself included, identify and practice is Folk Catholism or Catholic Animism. I do believe in God, Earth and the Holy Mother of both, it's cultural.

[@amalp9784]

Prayers from India.

[@effygram8159]

Traditional Latin Mass is drawing big numbers of young people to the Catholic Church in Ireland. People don’t want the watered down new Mass fluff.

[@allthenewsordeath5772]

And because the traditional masses and orders are drawing large numbers of young people, the hierarchy has decided to destroy them, because obviously if you’re trying to sell a product certainly everyone will prefer new Coke to Coca-Cola.

[@2009glories]

St. Patrick, pray for Ireland.

[@tiamdaeoconghail7770]

Thank you Colm

[@kinseyeire]

Ireland has gone fro strength to strength as the grip of the church is loosened.

[@lukemccann]

God Bless all involved with this video. God Bless the Holy Family Mission God Bless the Home of the Mother God Bless the TFP Ireland Needs Fatima God Bless HLI God Bless the Legion of Mary God Bless the Knights of St Columbanus God Bless the Dominicans God Bless FOCUS God Bless Monaghan, Cavan, Donegal and the rest of the North God Bless Éire ☘️🙌🏼🙏🏼

[@radhikavigneswaran6690]

I pray to God to restore church, youngsters, discipleship to forget glory.I remember my school priciple Mothet Nissan. She gave me scholarship when I was in standard 8 till the end of my high school. I look back with gratitude. She hails from Ireland. Iam from India. Thanks for her love .

[@museluvr]

That the youth are the ones on fire is promising. Their love for our Lord and their fire can ignite anything. Their faith is beautiful. Having Irish in me, it breaks my heart to hear they went from 90%+ down to only 30%. Human fraility (the priest abuse issues) I feel is one of the excuses for people to not bother with church because there' more important things going ... really. WHATS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GOD. NOTHING. I'm in the US and go to church almost daily, and I see 15-20 people, a little more over the 100+ the chapel can hold and feel sad that other Catholics feel they don't have to attend, other than Easter & Christmas. I try not to judge. I'm only 2 years new to being Catholic in my 62 years. When I first walked into my Catholic cathedral, I was awed by the architecture, then stayed for mass - and not knowing then Who IS at that altar, I cried the entire mass. My heart knew my Lord was there, while my head was like 'wha...'. But He had me - I was hooked. Christ kept me in that cathedral long enough to see my first mass, and I could feel Him without understanding then He was calling me back home. I grew up mormon, yet stopped going to church by the time I was 17 and had been without a church basis from then to my 60th year. Working with a Catholic got me talking with her, and realizing I needed God back in my life. I'd never given up on my Lord Jesus. Since a child I've always been sadden how He died. Whenever I heard He was crucified, I'd cry - He' always been in my heart. Becoming Catholic just made me realize I loved Him more than I'd thought. Praise be to God! I came into the church during covid and the shutdowns. Luckily, the cathedral here remained opened, though again it was sad not seeing many attend mass, save Sunday when it'd fill big time. I understand having a job, but I worked my work around mass, not the other way. I know I need Him more than a job, than I'm thankful for a job. I started a new one, which God be praised, worked with me on having Sundays off first & foremost, no discussion to it. Then eventually getting a 4-hour night shift, so I can attend Mass in the morning. It's great! For Adoration, oh my goodness, such a precious gift from God. I cry going home from adoration, realizing THAT is what people in their hectic lives crave, but they've no clue it exists. They're cut off from God. The Father is right, without God in your life, there is no life... just a lost drudgery of nothingness (satan' world, not God). Human hearts want Christ, want God, but they're blinded by this world of evil and lies to think 'stuff' fills it. It does not. Only God can fill you. Come home, please.. I'm praying for you.

[@CJChesspnp]

God love you for sharing your conversion w/strangers! Prayers for the Holy Spirit to continue infuse you with His Gifts 🕊️

[@jeanharhai8260]

Thank you for sharing this. It is so moving. God bless you and welcome home.

[@suru01]

Amen! Praise God

[@gregadams5372]

All the years I worked with the Irish in Ireland and the US, I don't remember meeting one who didn't have a hostility to the Catholic Church. They never told me the reasons why they hated the Church, but I have my guesses as to why. The Catholic Church will need to make drastic changes if they are to win back Ireland for the Lord and not simply trying to increase attendance at Sunday Mass.

[@devanman7920]

I'm Irish and 27 years old and to be frank I want nothing to do with the church and neither does basically everyone under 40 I know. What the church did to Ireland is nothing short of disgusting and unforgivable. I believe in God but my belief will in no way be entwined with that church.

[@cormaccarroll]

Raping children, hiding rapists from the law and keeping young women as slaves. Is the reason. seeing as you done have the guts to say it.

[@markpower9081]

I think a lot of people had a general resentment at the social and sometimes legal rules that were imposed on us by a the church. I'd also add the tedium of it all - this was always a source of laughter as kids. However, the emergence of the abuse scandals in the 1990s triggered a rage in lots of people. The cruelty and hypocrisy of it broke the connection for many.

[@Bouncer83]

We hate them because they don't know GOD. If they did they wouldn't have done what they did to kids. It's a cult and ran our country like nazis. And teaches false doctrine. One way trip and not to Heaven if you follow their traditions.

[@clorissagioscia6033]

Pray for Ireland. They were the great defenders of the faith 🙏

[@maryporter7364]

Father Owen it is all about the worship of God it is not about being social agnostics can be social and do it very well people must be 8n love with Jesus your country and your church needs tobe evangelized I am a Catholic who came back to the church 25 years ago and I love the church

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hello 👋how are you doing?

[@philodowd8080]

Fr Hughes 🙏🏻 Bless Your Faith

[@michellehayes9958]

The Irish people faith you can see it in Medjugorje what a beautiful place to visit can't wait to go back in May with my family ❤️

[@lindacarmelle8333]

Love the honesty of these young laddies...no watered down faith! That is a major problem. I know enough to seek out other sources who will give me what I need. If my parish or local parishes are watering everything down then I search the world over to find those that will. I would prefer to go to Mass in person ,but if the in person options are luke warm and these seem non denominational then I will search the internet to find the sources that speak to true Catholicism. I want to tell these faithful devotees who are searching use social media and your devices to search out the good news, God wants to send you...the new disciples to the ends of the earth to evangelize to those who need it.

[@granmabern5283]

SSPX

[@michaelarthur2652]

No watered down faith with sspx. Their chapels are usually packed here in Ireland. People want to hear the truth.

[@johnragon8875]

It's so sad in Ireland so many people are losing their faith because of circumstances. Irish Columban missionaries have been in my country for many decades and added in strengthening our faith. Regarding Fr. Pj during the height of the covid pandemic we also have a hard lockdown but our church decided by the bishops to follow the government's instructions to suspend mass for many months anyway there were a lot of online masses so many people were dying and getting sick and we all understood the precautions.

[@Tombuchaill]

The Church should have known about the Truth during the so called pandemic, and stood up for it!

[@devanman7920]

I'd say it was probably more the decades of oppression, abuse and control that made people lose faith in Ireland not the "circumstances"

[@johncarroll772]

Western educated youngsters are not believing in supernatural middle Eastern cults anymore

[@michaelkeane8508]

The medical decision are made by Doctors and politicians.If they say go into lock down then do it .If I want religious advice I go to my Catholic Priest .Why is everybody blaming the Church on this .I couldn’t go to Mass so I went to a quiet place and prayed .

[@afrogirl757]

What's so sad is so many r young people's faith was wrecked and ruined by the sins and abuses of clergy and religious that were hidden until the past 40 years. 😢

[@brianruane8505]

.....so why would you want to have anything to do with such a foul evil institution..???? So many young peoples lives were wrecked by the Nazi Party in the 30's and 40's...would you still want to be in the Nazi party..??? You dont think there is any connection..????

[@christumferens1716]

what sins and abuses of clergy 😂😂😂 godless twits will find any excuse to spit on the Church and our Lord

[@maryfitzpatrick6179]

God Bless Fr Pj. I wish more priests worldwide had his courage during Covid.

[@cormaccarroll]

I wish priests stopped raping children and helping them hide from prosecution

[@jmccallion2394]

Well said of Fr Owen and especially the honesty of Bishop Phonsie, both good and holy men!

[@hikedayley9309]

Without Christ Life has no meaning other than fading materialism. Nothing compares to Jesus: The Way, The Truth, The Life! All else is separation and death aka: Hell!

[@simongardiner949]

EWTN is a real Blessing. It gives evidence that the Holy Spirit IS WORKING and many ARE coming to Faith. Listen to this channel instead of the rubbish you see on MSM!

[@franckcolomb5579]

thanks for the beautiful photo of Cobh, i was lucky to visit last year, an amazing town like the rest of country! big hugs from France!

[@wynbrown5985]

The Catholic church teaches that's it's a mortal sin to miss Mass on Sunday so who's responsible for the mortal sin when the clergy closed the churches.

[@granmabern5283]

It’s not a mortal sin when you have a serious reason not to go. If you are sick, you cannot go. Not a sin. If the Church is closed, you cannot go. Not a sin. If there is a twig storm you cannot go. If your kids are sick, you cannot go. If you are too far away from the Church, through no fault of your own, and cannot travel, ( an hour or more) it’s not a sin. If those who took the decision to close it, did so in good faith for a grave reason, there is no sin. All of us are obliged to sanctify Sunday by honouring God . The Holy Mass is the preferred, best, and usual way to honour God on Sunday. If we cannot go to Mass, we must spend at the very least one hour in prayer, and also treat the whole day as the Lord’s Day, a day of prayer, a day of rest, a day of extra holiness. You can look up answers to worries like this, online, from the Catholic Catechism, or videos like Ascension Presents, or EWTN, or SSPX.

[@JewelBlueIbanez]

The Bishops lifted the obligation to attend mass on Sundays.

[@nathanielus5296]

​@@JewelBlueIbanez Since when?

[@wynbrown5985]

@@granmabern5283 Thank you for this information.

[@andrewbrennan1094]

Saint Patrick, pray for Ireland and those of us in the diaspora around the world.

[@michaelhaywood8262]

I hope that here in England that we will also get African missionaries to re-evangelise and reinvigorate us,

[@radhikavigneswaran6690]

Thank you

[@hb19110]

We in Ireland conducted our own poll and the majority of Irish are still Catholic. We will always be a Catholic country I believe.

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

Fun fact: in Ireland they call a "chippy" a "chipper"

[@christopherskipp1525]

Perhaps an Irish Knox will arise and save Ireland from the pernicious heresy that is the great whore of Babylon, Rome.