Second Reading

The past is a foreign country, thankfully

In early independent Ireland, Conservative nationalism and Catholicism colluded in creating the ethos of the new state

Fr Kevin Hegarty presents the thinking of liberation theologian Leonardo Boff, who sees much hope in the new papacy

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

Fr Kevin Hegarty discusses the importance of hope, the theme of a Novena he attended at Graan, a monastery in Co Fermanagh

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

Fr Kevin Hegarty discusses an exhibition of Jack B Yeats sketch books currently on show at the National Gallery in Dublin

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

Fr Kevin Hegarty ponders the potential impact of Pope Francis and whether it heralds a new beginning or a false dawn

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

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

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