Dallas Jenkins, creator of immensely popular Jesus-show The Chosen, opens up to Ruadhán Jones about how his failure led to its success The number one highest crowd-funded project of all time, at more than $16 million; the first ever multi-season adaptation of Christ’s life; watched by more than 50 million people worldwide; a 100% rating…

I long for the day when the self-serving, virtue-signallers who jump on bandwagons will be exposed, writes Fr Nicholas Grace To be a social media pariah, or frowned upon by your peers, abused by your enemies, cancelled by your favourite platform, even fired by your employer, are a few of the punishments meted out directly…

You would really have to wonder how public health advice intersects so neatly with secular convenience, writes Paul Brosnan It has been such a difficult year for myself and indeed all other practicing Catholics across Ireland. Government policy has made it impossible to perform our natural obligation as Christians, which is to attend and participate…

The Sunday Gospel Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap. As we noted at the start of Lent, the number 40 is usually associated with a period of preparation. Following the 40 days of Lent, there are 40 days between the resurrection and the ascension. My very young grand-nephew asked me a deep question one day: “Where…

One of the most distressing aspects of the persecution of Christians in Pakistan is the frequent kidnapping of teenage Christian girls. After being kidnapped, these girls are coerced into converting to Islam and then placed in forced marriages with one of their kidnappers. There have also been cases of these girls also being forced into…

Myths and conspiracies about Covid would stop if everyone saw the first-hand effects, Chai Brady hears The worst thing anyone could do after the world manages to suppress the virus and life returns to some normality is to pretend nothing happened, as the many challenging situations people have faced must be acknowledged and new ways…

A three volume tome dedicated to the Sistine Chapel brings the latest technology to bear on Michelangelo’s masterpiece, writes Jason Osborne Anyone seeking to capture an artwork of the profundity, immensity and timelessness of the Sistine Chapel should expect to encounter unprecedented challenges, and that’s exactly what Nicholas Callaway and Manuela Roosevelt of Callaway Arts…

The Sunday Gospel Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap. I like the story about an ageing flower-lady with an outdoor stall. Her clothes were old and shabby, her face weather-beaten and wrinkled. A regular customer asked how she was always in good form. “It’s my friend Jesus”, she replied. “Good Friday was the worst of days.…

Pope Francis has urged Irish Catholics to remember the great faith that Irish missionaries have brought to every corner of the world. The Pope made the plea on Friday evening via a videolink to Knock Shrine where he formally elevated the site of the Virgin Mary’s apparition in 1879 as an international sanctuary of special…

Belfast playwright Mick Draine’s short film addresses a pressing issue in NI, writes Ruadhán Jones Suicide is an urgent issue in Northern Ireland. A 2019 report by the mental health charity Samaritans revealed that suicide rates in Northern Ireland are higher than anywhere in the UK or in Ireland. For example, men and women are…