COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville’s visit to Ireland, and the parish of Burrishoole, in 1835
Second Reading
Giving in a material world
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on how fulfilment cannot be found in material things, and the joy of giving away wealth
Blacksod’s role in D-Day’s success
COMMENT Blacksod lighthouse keeper Ted Sweeney’s weather forecast was crucial for the D-Day scheduling
The universal and the particular
OPINION Fr Kevin Hegarty on Buzz Aldrin’s specifically Christian thanksgiving ceremony on the Moon
Almost in Erris
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on how Mount Melleray, the famous Cistercian abbey, was almost built on the Erris Peninsula
Debunking the ‘tradition argument’ against female ordination
OPINION Fr Kevin Hegarty on new research that shows that women held positions of leadership in the early Church
Remembering a selfless martyr
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty remembers the generosity and courageousness of Sr Maura Clarke, murdered in Nicaragua
Hope amid horror
COMMENT The recent publication of Ann Frank’s full diary prompts Kevin Hegarty to look back at her story
Fear and loathing of Uncle George
OPINION The concept of a vengeful, wrathful God does not chime with the New Testament’s portrayal of a loving, forgiving God
Two-hour nature dose boosts health
COMMENT Kevin Hegarty on the restorative, healing and well-being benefits of regularly spending time in nature and a natural environment
Conquering fear
COMMENT Kevin Hegarty on the work of International Women of Courage Award-recipient Sr Orla Treacy in South Sudan