Every liturgical action is an encounter between Christ and the Church, writes Cathal Barry

Writer’s ‘shallow’ judgement of Irish hero is nothing but attention seeking, writes Mary Kenny

A recent book, by Robyn Cadwallander, The Anchoress, tells the story of young woman, Sarah, who chooses to shut herself off from the world and lives as an Anchoress (like Julian of Norwich). It’s not an easy life and she soon finds herself struggling with her choice. Her confessor is a young, inexperienced, monk named…

A trip to West Clare prompts Andrew O’Connell to reflect on the “remarkable struggle against adversity”

“the economics of the market are not the be-all and the end-all”, writes Mary Kenny

The corrupt exercise of power is hard to challenge, writes Nuala O’Loan

The idea that a seminarian might not be ordained because he holds conservative or liberal views is a red herring, writes Msgr Hugh Connolly

Pope’s triumphant visit masks a troubling reality, writes David Quinn

To accomplish the work of salvation, the Church believes Christ is always present in all liturgical celebrations, writes Cathal Barry

All of us live with some wounds, bad habits, addictions and temperamental flaws that are so deeply engrained and long-standing that it seems like they are part of our genetic make-up. So we tend to give into a certain quiet despair in terms of ever being healed of them. Experience teaches us this. There’s the…