Sadness and anger at the death of Fr Stan Swamy SJ

NEWS of the death in prison of Fr Stan Swamy SJ, an Indian human rights activist, has occasioned great sadness...

After darkness, there always comes light

DESPITE the confinement and lockdown, not to mention the coronavirus, we have enjoyed great weather this spring. Nature and the...

A YOUNG, academically-excellent person applied for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview. The managing...
Friday, 17/04/15 - 12:05pm Read More
I SAW a strange sight. I stumbled upon a story most strange, like nothing my life had ever prepared me...
Friday, 27/03/15 - 11:05am Read More
EVERYONE has a mother, so it isn’t surprising that throughout the world there are ways of honouring and celebrating mothers....
Friday, 20/03/15 - 2:51pm Read More
I SHOOK my head in disbelief. This couldn’t be the right place. After all, I couldn’t possibly be welcome here....
Friday, 13/03/15 - 11:23am Read More
LAST year, I baptised a tiny 28-week baby. Her name was Angel. She survived and is testimony to the resilient...
Friday, 06/03/15 - 12:14pm Read More
Quit worrying LIFE has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that...
Friday, 27/02/15 - 12:53pm Read More
ASH Wednesday, 18 February, marks the beginning of Lent. Traditionally, Lent brings with it a time of cutting back, which...
Friday, 20/02/15 - 3:24pm Read More
AFTER decades of debate within the church, Pope Francis has formally recognised that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was killed “in...
Friday, 13/02/15 - 11:32am Read More
I ABSOLUTELY love early February as we celebrate St Brigid’s Day. The pagan festival of Imbolc honouring the goddess Brigit...
Friday, 06/02/15 - 11:40am Read More
LAST week, minister for health Leo Varadkar shared a very personal reality for him, via a very public medium. The...
Friday, 30/01/15 - 12:28pm Read More
IF WE fix our hearts on doing what is right, we can still today master the effects of evil. We must...
Friday, 23/01/15 - 2:08pm Read More
I find the following story truly inspirational. We all have a wonderful contribution to make every day to our families,...
Friday, 16/01/15 - 10:13am Read More
AS we begin 2015, may it be blessed with health and peace for us all. Resolutions accompany every New Year....
Friday, 09/01/15 - 1:01pm Read More
“SOMETIMES it is not enough to do our best; we must do what is required.” With deep humility and integrity,...
Friday, 05/12/14 - 11:30am Read More
AT HER wits’ end, hard-working mother-of-two Donna Hartnett sat down and penned a letter to the Irish Independent telling the government...
Friday, 28/11/14 - 1:00pm Read More
IT’S NOT every day an Irish priest is put on the path to becoming a saint, but last week Pope...
Friday, 21/11/14 - 3:30pm Read More
CLIMATE change is a terrible problem and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority....
Friday, 14/11/14 - 2:30pm Read More
PERHAPS we’ve all been both inspired and horrified by the movie Schindler’s List, which vividly depicted the horror and brutality...
Friday, 07/11/14 - 9:30am Read More