A YOUNG, academically-excellent person applied for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview. The managing director conducted the last interview and made the final decision. He discovered from the candidate’s CV that his academic achievements...
I SAW a strange sight. I stumbled upon a story most strange, like nothing my life had ever prepared me for. Hush, child. Hush, now, and I will tell it to you. Even before the dawn one Friday morning, I...
EVERYONE has a mother, so it isn’t surprising that throughout the world there are ways of honouring and celebrating mothers....
I SHOOK my head in disbelief. This couldn’t be the right place. After all, I couldn’t possibly be welcome here....
LAST year, I baptised a tiny 28-week baby. Her name was Angel. She survived and is testimony to the resilient...
Quit worrying LIFE has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that...
ASH Wednesday, 18 February, marks the beginning of Lent. Traditionally, Lent brings with it a time of cutting back, which...
AFTER decades of debate within the church, Pope Francis has formally recognised that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was killed “in...
I ABSOLUTELY love early February as we celebrate St Brigid’s Day. The pagan festival of Imbolc honouring the goddess Brigit...
LAST week, minister for health Leo Varadkar shared a very personal reality for him, via a very public medium. The...
IF WE fix our hearts on doing what is right, we can still today master the effects of evil. We must...
I find the following story truly inspirational. We all have a wonderful contribution to make every day to our families,...
AS we begin 2015, may it be blessed with health and peace for us all. Resolutions accompany every New Year....
“SOMETIMES it is not enough to do our best; we must do what is required.” With deep humility and integrity,...
AT HER wits’ end, hard-working mother-of-two Donna Hartnett sat down and penned a letter to the Irish Independent telling the government...
IT’S NOT every day an Irish priest is put on the path to becoming a saint, but last week Pope...
CLIMATE change is a terrible problem and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority....
PERHAPS we’ve all been both inspired and horrified by the movie Schindler’s List, which vividly depicted the horror and brutality...
AS millions of children and adults participate in the fun of Halloween on Friday, few will be aware of its...
MALALA Yousafzai was named, fittingly, after Malalai, a female Afghan martyr who died in battle. When she was born, her...
