Now in its sixty-second year, Pioneer magazine is a favorite in many families. With articles on Spirituality, personalities, short stories, a crossword and games, there is something to appeal to everyone. Below find some of the recent articles and some of the highlights from the past.
Pope Benedict XVI is frequently described in the media as “giving his backing to the tradition of celibacy in the priesthood”, to quote one newspaper. This description of the Pope’s position implies not only his support for the present legislation of obligatory celibacy for the Roman Catholic priesthood but also that he accepts that this legislation has a solid basis in Christian tradition. While scholarly discussion of the history and theology of this complex issue is best carried on in journals that specialise in these matters, aspects of the question are of general interest.
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Tradition and PriesthoodMonsignor Ronald Knox
One evening in 1926, when mass communication was largely confined to print media and radio, there was a strange announcement on the BBC. A familiar voice announced that a revolution was spreading through London and that it had originated in Trafalgar Square, when a group demonstrating against unemployment had decided to march. |
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Brilliant English Convert
Occasionally I have heard Pioneers say that keeping the pledge has taken very little out of them. They joined while still very young so they 'never knew the taste of drink'. As 'drink never meant anything to them' they never felt any inclination to take it. From this they seem to conclude that they deserve no significant credit for what they have done.
Blister beetles, and things that go bump in the night, may have you asking why God created things to be nasty. But did he? Do we too easily blame him for life’s suffering and evil? Worse still, do we doubt his existence because of them, asks Tom Cahill SVD
I became a pioneer at the age of sixteen. They told me I would have to drink beer when I went to Africa as a missionary, but I found out when I went there it was not the case. Anyway, I was a lapsed Pioneer for many years, but I always had in mind to take it up again later.
An immaculately dressed man in clerical attire strode down the street. When he met a young boy ambling along, he asked the boy why he was not at school.
The remarkable Service of Fr. Luis Riuz, SJ
The murder of 21, 857 Polish Officers and intellectuals, a war crime covered up by Russia, Britain, and the US for 50 years, was called “the worst single unpunished crime in history”, reports Paul Hurley, SVD
The art of Gaelic football would not exist, as we know it today, were it not that a native of Carrick-on-Suir instituted new rules for the game some 124 years ago. That Maurice Davin must be acclaimed as the father of modern Gaelic football cannot be refuted, writes SEAN UA CEARNAIGH
The Wall street Crash occurred 80 years ago this month. This and the Depression it caused led to massive unemployment worldwide – and to the rise of Hitler’s Nazis.
This article will attempt to address facing change and the constant need for it in our lives. I was prompted in this direction after reading a book called ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ which a friend had given to me. This little book, which, for most people, takes probably less than an hour to read, is credited with having changed many people’s lives – among them leading broadcasters and others very successful in their careers.
“MY young friend,” said Mgr Courbon, the vicar-general, “we are appointing you Curé of Ars. It’s a small parish, where there’s not much love of God. You will make it grow there.”
Born 200 years ago, America’s most popular President, a lapsed Catholic, was assassinated in a Washington theatre six days after the Civil War ended, writes Paul Hurley, SVD
Born of Irish parents in Edinburgh 150 years ago this month, he is best remembered, writes Paul Hurley, SVD, as the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Paul Hurley, SVD, recalls the “deeply religious German genius” whose masterpiece was first performed in Dublin and who died 250 years ago this month
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, one of our most popular broadcasters, and his wife Helen, now live in Meath, on the border with Kildare. This leaves him within striking distance of the Capital as well as providing speedy access to Ireland's main arterial roads. This way, Micheal, father of eight and now a sprightly grandfather of many more, is well placed to set out on his frequent journeys to the four corners of the country and further afield where he promotes the many and varied good causes he has taken to heart. He took time off from his busy schedule to talk to Pioneer magazine. 
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