Concerns expressed about the national seminary need to be aired, writes David Quinn

The divine blessing is fully revealed and communicated in the Church’s liturgy, writes Cathal Barry

Today we no longer understand the value and power of ritual. This is more than an individual failing. It’s the cultural air we breathe. In the words of Robert L. Moore, we’ve gone “ritually tone-deaf”. The effects of this can be seen everywhere. Allow me to give two examples. First, we see this today in…

“No civilisation has ever prevailed if it does not believe in, and affirm, its own values”, writes Mary Kenny

“it does not matter what you identify yourself as, so long as you work on behalf of the human rights of others”, writes Breda O’Brien

Greg Daly examines the working document for this October’s synod of bishops

The Church teaches that liturgy is a participation in Christ’s own prayer, writes Cathal Barry

What lies deepest inside authentic faith is the truth that God is the object of all human desire, no matter how earthy and unholy that desire might seem at times. This implies that everything we desire is contained in God. We see this expressed in the Psalms, which tell us that God is the object…

“Infighting and jockeying for positions” muddies the Church’s message, writes Michael Kelly

Poets and creative writers provide comforting words in times of grief