Second Reading

Giving Easter hope to Calvary people

Fr Kevin Hegarty takes Easter as pause to consider the significance of Calvary as a symbol of hope to all those suffering

Who was Reverend Edward Nangle?

Fr Kevin Hegarty looks back at the life of the controversial Reverend Edward Nangle, founder of the Achill Mission

Kung gives hope to priests seeking reform

The 50th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council has occasioned a plethora of reminiscences and reflections

Papal Conclave makes for an interesting Lent

Fr Kevin Hegarty, looks back on Pope Benedict’s papacy and considers the daunting task ahead of the new pope

Rome rule and reality - a twain that rarely meets

Fr Kevin Hegarty on how his homilies are for the lives of real people, not for the ivory towers of orthodox liturgists

Dennis O’Driscoll remembered

Fr Kevin Hegarty looks back on the life of poet, critic and civil servant Dennis O’Driscoll, who died on Christmas Eve

Corrib coverage should come with more balance

The local media did a partisan trawl of the Corrib archive to cast doubts on the overall integrity of the project

Action needed to care for vulnerable Irish overseas

Fr Kevin Hegarty argues that the Irish Government has a moral responsibility to look out for Irish emigrants abroad

O’Higgins - moral architect of the new Irish state

Fr Kevin Hegarty looks back on the life of Kevin O’Higgins, former Minister for Justice, who was killed in by the IRA in 1927.

Rights of prisoners still given low priority

Kevin Hegarty argues that the living conditions in Irish prisons are below what is acceptable for a civil democracy

Cardinal Brady should resign

Fr Kevin Hegarty argues that Cardinal Brady ‘shirked’ responsibility, ‘has lost his moral authority’ and ‘should resign’

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Giving Easter hope to Calvary people

Who was Reverend Edward Nangle?

Kung gives hope to priests seeking reform

Papal Conclave makes for an interesting Lent

Rome rule and reality - a twain that rarely meets

Dennis O’Driscoll remembered

Corrib coverage should come with more balance

Action needed to care for vulnerable Irish overseas

O’Higgins - moral architect of the new Irish state

Rights of prisoners still given low priority

Cardinal Brady should resign

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