Cathal BarryCathal Barry speaks to a student teacher about using papal encyclicals in lesson plans
Category: Feature
End of an era
Greg DalyGreg Daly finds out about ambitious plans to mark the closure of a beloved historical school
New vision needed for Catholic education
Michael KellyCatholic schools are being asked to rise to the challenge writes Michael Kelly
May they rest in peace
Courtney McGrailNovember is the traditional month to remember and pray for the dead. Here we publish the names of priests who have died over the last 12 months in remembrance,thanksgiving and commendation of their souls to Almighty God.
There’s something about Mary…
Martin O'Brien
Four years, almost to the day, since she retired after 14 momentous years as eighth President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, devout and questioning Catholic, stateswoman, peacemaker, Pope Francis admirer, qualified Canon lawyer, wife, mother and grandmother, is relishing the freedom that comes from being a private citizen again while being forever grateful for the…
Debunking the myths of demonology
World renowned exorcist Fr José Antonio Fortea Cucurull explains the tricks of the trade to Cathal Barry
Putting the synod into practice
Archbishop Eamon Martin tells Cathal Barry he plans on hitting the ground running
‘And the blind could see’
In Tanzania, I witnessed miracles, writes Michael Kelly
Walking together as a listening Church
Pope Francis is calling all Catholics to discern together what God is saying to the Church by listening to the Word of God rather than passing public opinion
Facilitating encounter and healing
Corrymeela leader Pádraig Ó Tuama tells Martin O’Brien about the reconciliation and peace-building organisation