The Tuam babies controversy showed no signs of abating
Brendan O’Regan
Cultural Catholicism and displays of faith
I was impressed by an item on The John Murray Show, RTÉ Radio 1, Tuesday of last week. Murray spoke to actor Frank Kelly, herbalist and former Meath manager Sean Boylan and harpist-singer Mary O’Hara about what their faith means to them and it was most inspiring. Frank Kelly’s faith meant a lot to him,…
Extraordinary stories, ordinary people
Personal stories of faith in Northern Ireland
Of Popes, pundits and politicians
From European elections to the Holy Land visit
Cheap comedy at the expense of faith
Once again the Church was the target of lame jokes
Unfunny comedy and cracking crime
Dramas dominated the week’s viewing
A choice of life and death dramas
Ethical debates and police thrillers
Four Popes, no shortage of opinion
All eyes were on Rome this week
Music and a search for mysticism
Musical programming dominated this week
Assessing our ‘revolutionary Pope’
Commentators are intrigued by Pope Francis