There is no hell that Christ cannot penetrate, no locked door he cannot go through, writes Fr Ron Rolheiser

‘John Paul was a living symbol of “the fruitful marrying” of modern Ireland with the traditions of an older time’, writes Andrew O’Connell

‘Christmas is about the monumental challenge to reform our lives’, writes Fr Ron Rolheiser

Gazing upon the awesome majesty of the face of God

The call of Christmas is a challenge for us to do what we can to make the world a better place, writes Michael Kelly

Treasuring past Christmases for their ‘uncomplicated simplicity’

Christmas 2009 was a painful time for the Church in Ireland, writes Joe O’Brien

‘The sacredness of each new life is fundamental to my understanding of the world which God made’, writes Nuala O’Loan

The Vatican’s inquiry in to US nuns raises some concerns, but it is positive, writes Paul Keenan

The Church teaches that faith is possible though the working of the Holy Spirit, writes Cathal Barry