Given the popularity of St Patrick’s Day, many celebrators know little about St Patrick the man. They might be surprised to learn that he never ate corned beef and cabbage, never drove snakes out of Ireland, and had no leprechaun friends. The majority of St Patrick’s Day customs, myths, and fables have been perpetuated and…

The truths of our faith make responsible living possible says, Fr Chris Hayden   If I had a euro for every time I was asked to keep my homily short, I mightn’t quite have enough for a long weekend in a spa resort, but I’d probably manage a very decent main course in the restaurant.…

While many book reviews tend to focus on new releases it is of course important as well to call attention to works that, though they are long standing, still have much to offer. These foundational works of fiction, whether Catholic or not, can enrich the lives of readers of all ages and from all ages.…

For some years now, it has been fashionable for Catholics to declare that we’re not giving up anything for Lent but instead are doing something positive. This false dichotomy makes sense within the modern, post-Christian worldview, which sometimes seems to view self-denial as the only modern equivalent to sin; but the words of Christ himself…