Michael Kelly reflects on a notable visit to a “special place of devotion and pilgrimage” in the heart of Jerusalem

In much of Western civilisation, we have arrived at a juncture where questions of the Churches’ identity and political relevance need to be examined and discussed in a serious and fresh way.

The people of Doonbeg seem to have no objection to Mr Trump’s visit as a businessman

Greg Daly 
experiences Lough Derg for himself

The Church needs to stand up for itself more in the media, for the morale of beleaguered Catholics

In marriages with disparity of cult the Church insists that the Catholic spouse has a particular task

Pain will flow into us more deeply when we take God seriously not because God wants it or because pain is somehow more blessed than joy

The spirituality writer, Tom Stella, tells a story about three monks at prayer in their monastery chapel. The first monk imagines himself being carried up to Heaven by the angels. The second monk imagines himself already in Heaven, chanting God’s praises with the angels and saints. The third monk cannot focus on any holy thoughts…

Fr Martin Delaney reflects on a powerful memory

“No amount of depravation or social exclusion ever justifies the resort to criminality”, writes Editor Michael Kelly