Fr Kevin Hegarty on the Vatican’s decision to stop Mary McAleese speaking at an International Women’s Day conference
Misogyny in the Vatican
Second Reading
The importance of giving
As the Lenten Trócaire boxes appear on Irish tables once more, Fr Kevin Hegarty reminds us of our own Famine
Rereading ‘On Another Man’s Wound’
Kevin Hegarty on the legacy of Ernie O’Malley, a significant figures in the War of Independence and the Civil War
The work of art on the hill in Newport
Fr Kevin Hegarty looks back on a century of worship, community and culture at Newport’s St Patrick’s Church
The shame of direct provision
Fr Kevin Hegarty humanises Ireland’s dehumanising Direct Provision system by showing its effects on one family
Triumphing over evil
Hubert Butler was an Irishman who helped to save many Jews from the hands of Adolf Hitler’s Nazis
Unspeakable tragedy stalks the Erris peninsula once more
Fr Kevin Hegarty found himself lost for words when comforting a family who lost members of three generations in a car crash
Will Attymass have its own St Patrick?
Who was Fr Patrick Peyton and why was he once one of the most famous priests in the world?
The valourous Jean Vanier
Kevin Hergarty on the life of Jean Vanier, whose kindness to people with intellectual disabilities has inspired generations
Christian values, Capuchins and Christmas lists
Being Christian means showing active concern for the impoverished, oppressed and marginalised, writes Kevin Hegarty
Food is nourishment for both the body and soul
Kevin Hegarty reflects on the importance of the symbolism of food as spiritual nourishment in the Catholic Church