COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on how the west of Ireland landscape has long been a source of inspiration for artists and writers
The west as muse
Second Reading
Magdalene laundries and broken lives
OPINION Following the formal recognition of Magdalene Laundries inmates, Fr Hegarty revisits the injustices they endured
When the French woman landed on Achill Island
Fr Kevin on the Achill pages of ‘Three Months in Ireland’, by late 19th-century travel writer Marie-Anne de Bovet
Lough Derg – a drama in three acts
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on this history of Lough Derg and its gruelling three-day pilgrimage
Reflecting on the heroes of R116
The text of the reflection delivered by Fr Kevin Hegarty at the Memorial Service in St Brendan’s Church, Tirrane, on March 14
Camara’s camaraderie with the poor
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on the life and times of brazilian archbishop and champion of the poor, Hélder Câmara
Misogyny in the Vatican
Fr Kevin Hegarty on the Vatican’s decision to stop Mary McAleese speaking at an International Women’s Day conference
Matisse, his muse and the chapel
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on the beautiful story of Henri Matisse, Sister Jacques-Marie and Vence Chapel
The importance of giving
As the Lenten Trócaire boxes appear on Irish tables once more, Fr Kevin Hegarty reminds us of our own Famine
Mass rocks and mortal dangers
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on the extreme challenges that many have faced to practice their Catholic faith over the centuries
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