Fr Kevin Hegarty on Diarmuid Martin’s decision to send student priests to Rome rather than Maynooth, and the need for a proper investigation
Independent investigation needed at Maynooth
Second Reading
Church leaders must address injustices in the institution they represent
Fr Kevin Hegarty on how church leaders cannot speak on justice until they address such issues in their own church
Remembering Kathleen Lynn
Fr Kevin Hegarty looks back at the life of suffragette, socialist and republican Kathleen Lynn, born in Mayo in 1874
Time for Catholic Church to act on pastoral crisis
In the face of the ever-declining number of priests, the Catholic Church must adapt or fail, writes Kevin Hegarty
Celibacy and falling priest numbers must be addressed
‘The response of church leaders to the crisis has been a combination of lethargy and pious optimism that the tide will turn’
Documenting members of the priesthood who served in the Diocese of Killala
Fr Kevin Hegarty speaks about a new book, Telling The Story, about priests who served or are from the Diocese of Killala
Refugee crisis needs a Christian and caring solution
Fr Kevin Hegarty argues that one nun’s response to the refugee crisis in the US could be emulated in Europe
The legacy of the Sisters of Mercy in Belmullet
The story begins with the arrival of three veiled women to Belmullet in 1894, and ends 122 years later
Mayo’s Harry Clarke treasures
Fr Kevin Hegarty looks at the stained-glass works of Harry Clarke, their legacy to the art world and their presence in Mayo
Hugenots a salutary reminder
The current refugee crisis prompts Fr Kevin Hegarty to draw parallels with the persecution of the Huguenots
Looking to the saints we see reflections of humanity
‘As a teenager I was turned off saints. The holy pictures of my childhood depressed me,’ writes Fr Kevin Hegarty