The 50th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council has occasioned a plethora of reminiscences and reflections
Fr Kevin Hegarty on how his homilies are for the lives of real people, not for the ivory towers of orthodox liturgists
Fr Kevin Hegarty argues that the Vatican’s report on its apostolic visitation to Ireland betrays its retrograde conservatism
The local media did a partisan trawl of the Corrib archive to cast doubts on the overall integrity of the project
Ahead of Lent, the lives and deaths of martyrs provide ample material for reflection on commitment to faith
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.
As the countdown continues to the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking, one north Mayo parish prepares to remember.
Fr Kevin Hegarty argues that Cardinal Brady ‘shirked’ responsibility, ‘has lost his moral authority’ and ‘should resign’
John Bowman’s book ‘Window and Mirror’ is highlights RTÉ’s contribution to Irish life in the last half century
The death of architect Richard Hurley prompts Fr Kevin Hegarty to trace the lines of church architecture in Ireland
The drawn-out presidential campaign – sometimes chaotic, frequently cruel – has seen the candidates wilt under pressure
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