It was about seven on the evening of August 21, 1879, while it was still bright, that Mary McLoughlin, housekeeper to the parish priest of Knock, was on her way to visit the Byrne family who lived near the village church. Some distance away from the church she spotted an “extraordinary group” of figures by…

Knock Shrine is determined to be at the heart of faith renewal, the energetic rector tells Greg Daly

Gráinne Treanor A former lecturer in moral theology at Mater Dei Institute of Education in Dublin, where she earned her PhD in 2003, and in medical ethics at Trinity College, Dublin, Dr Treanor was a secondary school teacher for six years before entering the higher education sector. In conjunction with Cardinal Dolan’s homilies on ‘Faith &…

Mags Gargan meets young people volunteering at Knock Shrine

Volunteers tell Mags Gargan why they love Knock Shrine

Knock is a chosen place of silence to find God in prayers, writes Sr Valerie Rooney

Responding to the needs of pilgrim families is the focus of the Knock family centre, writes Monica Morley

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Flannery O’Connor. Fr Antonio Spadaro SJ explains why her writing is so electrifying.

Greg Daly considers what we can learn from the Curé d’Ars

Country and folk singer Mary Duff talks to Mags Gargan about faith and music