Since the Council of Trent, the Church has formulated, asserted and affirmed the fundamental concept of the ecclesiastical office. Whilst...

The parable of the Good Samaritan is well known; a steady and reliable component in any form of catechesis or bible instruction. As set...

This past week has witnessed a number of adverse headlines: admissions made by a Diocese in Australia that those exercising ecclesial...

As the saying goes, ‘familiarity breeds contempt’. But what of lack of familiarity? It can take various forms. On one level, it may be...

My attention was recently drawn to a book by Matthew Walker: "Why we Sleep- The new Science of Sleep and Dreams". Published in 2017, it...

Yesterday, my attention was drawn to reports of a disturbance during the celebration of Mass at the Church of "Assisi Parish", Portland,...

This week, the Church celebrates the feast of St Maximilian Kolbe and The Assumption of Our Blessed Lady into heaven. The life-long...

Those who are frequent visitors to these pages, will have detected more than an element of commitment to the Church and its priesthood....

Observers of the Irish media will have noted in recent weeks, the newspaper coverage of comments made by a parish priest in Cork,...

The conviction of Carl Beech in the United Kingdom has, it would appear, unleashed renewed interest in the preparedness of certain police...