Mary Kenny considers how a life changing event can be summarised in a 140 character tweet

Fr Conor McDonough OP Brothers and sisters, just a few weeks ago, I had the joy of being ordained a priest along with seven other men, all of us members of the Dominican Order – eight new priests for the eighth centenary of the order, since it was in 1216 that the Church gave official approval to St…

Our pro-life law is under tremendous domestic and international pressure, writes David Quinn

Katarzyna Gmerek reflects on differences between liturgy in Ireland and Poland

The Central Catholic Library has found itself in the news headlines. Many people, especially those outside Dublin, may like to learn a little more about this venerable institution, its history, and the difficulties it faces today. The Central Catholic Library was founded in January 1922 — so it is actually as old as the State…

It’s funny where you can learn a lesson and catch a glimpse of the divine. Recently, in a grocery store, I witnessed this incident: A young girl, probably around 16 years of age, along with two other girls her own age, came into the store. She picked up a grocery basket and began to walk…

“It’s no longer about equal rights, the number-crunchers conclude: it’s about the pink dollar. It’s business”, writes Mary Kenny

The selfless life inevitably means self-sacrifice, writes David Quinn

The framers of the Irish Constitution emphasised human dignity when much of Europe had abandoned it, writes Niall Guinan