For those of us in Europe, the weeks leading up to 25 May 2018 was marked with seemingly incessant communications about the change in the data protection laws. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is said to provide greater transparency and consistency for data subjects; placing heavier burdens on those who process to be accountable. At the same time, preparations of a different kind were underway in the Republic of Ireland: the proposed repeal of the eighth amendme

The pattern of the liturgical year has the potential to provide both momentum and pause. For many parishes, the season of Easter to Pentecost is marked with the reception of first Holy Communion. It is a time of year which provides us with good cause for reflection. For some, it will prompt memories of their own first Holy Communion, or, confirmation. For others, it will arouse memories of a time when, at parish level at least, the Catholic faith expressed itself within the c