God who wrote the original Christmas with crooked lines also writes the sequence with crooked lines, and some of those lines are our own lives, writes Fr Ron Rolheiser

Nelson Mandela encapsulated ‘forgiveness’, writes Andrew O’Connell

We need regular spiritual rituals, writes Fr Ronald Rolheiser

The great liberator’s achievements must now be built on, writes Nuala O’Loan

The absent backlash over Government actions against the Church is remarkable, writes David Quinn

The celebrity cook Nigella Lawson attracted much general sympathy – as well as widespread media reportage – during accusations in court by her ex-husband that she had used cocaine and behaved badly to her daughter. Iíve met Nigella and she is a nice person: her brother Dominic Lawson, for whom I have worked, is one…

Cathal Barry examines what the Catechism says about how the heritage of faith is able to grow in the life of the Church.

At the end of November, the Mater Private Hospital announced they were axing 95 jobs citing the fact that 170,000 insurance policy holders have cancelled their cover since 2011 and the “further erosion of resources” in the sector due to the cap on tax relief on premiums over €1,000. The reduction in patient services in…

It was enterprising for the stand-up comedian, Abie Philbin Bowman to provide unbelieving Irish people with an alternative to Sunday church-going. Abie launched his ‘Godless’ Assembly meetings in November, at the Little Museum of Dublin, and about 100 people – atheists, humanists and science enthusiasts – turned up. The idea is that those who are…