The Gains of Women In Society
‘The hour is coming, in fact it has come, when the vocation of women is being fully recognised, the hour in which women acquire in the world...
Raymond Perrier
Catholic Schools: A Place to Wonder and to Worry
The headline above — “A place to wonder and to worry” — might seem an odd way of describing a Catholic school but it is a phrase...
The Hurdles of Bureaucracy
Newspapers and online newsfeeds over the past few weeks have been rightly filled with joyous photographs and stories of people graduating from universities across the country. When...
Accountability in State and Church
Accountability is important in all walks of life. When people know there will be consequences, then they are much more likely to do what they are supposed...
Ecology: We must work together
The Regular readers of my column may know that I have covered a very broad range of subjects over the 11 years since I first started writing....
Sacrifice for the Right Reasons
At the beginning of the Palm Sunday Mass in a few weeks’ time, we will hear these words: “Brothers and sisters, since the beginning of Lent until...
The Great Legacy of Denis Hurley
February 13 will mark 20 years since the death of Archbishop Denis Hurley. This is a timely moment to reflect on his contribution to the Church and...
God’s Order: Take a Break
I hope that, by the time you are reading this, you are in a suitably relaxed frame of mind. Whether running a family, running a business or...
The Winding Paths to Peace
In September, we welcomed a group of Northern Irish volunteers in their early twenties to the Denis Hurley Centre in Durban. They spent a few days at...
Why We Must Honour the Past
Sharp-eyed readers might have noticed that my byline at the top of this page now has the letters “Dr” in front of my name. (And if you...
