The Government’s monumental defeat in the referendum showed how truly out of touch they were with the Irish people. The aftermath saw many calling for Fine Gael to get back to its Christian democratic roots with critics saying that too much time has been spent appeasing the woke brigade and too little on bread and…
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Trying to follow conscience’s guiding light at Guantanamo Bay
Jennifer Bryson tells Jason Osborne that forming a Catholic conscience was key to working in a pressure cooker like Guantanamo Bay detention camp “If there is anything I learned during my time as an interrogator at Guantanamo Bay, it is the importance of a well-formed conscience. Too seldom do we use periods of ease to…
The complexities of grandparenting
I suppose the experience – and particularly the conditions – of grandparenthood is different for different people. And like everything else, there must be ups and downs. I hear grannies and grandpas who complain that they ‘never see their grandchildren’ – because of geographical or situational circumstances: or because the family has moved to France,…
At home with God
Breige O’Hare tells Mary O’Donnell about her search for spiritual direction
JPII Awards helped strengthen my faith
Award gives insight into what it is like to help others
The Irish gather in Rome
Irish pilgrims flocked to Rome for the canonisations