As faith communities we need to support those who feel afraid to express their faith writes Fr Barry Matthews As an eight-year-old celebrating pretend Mass in the sitting room of our Dundalk home I understood something of the importance of the role God played in my life. The innocence of childhood mixed with the innate…
Despite some negative depictions, priesthood is a fulfilling and life-giving vocation
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