Many priests in Ireland feel somewhat vulnerable at the moment. They fear that if an accusation of sexual misconduct with minors is made against them, they will be removed from their duties with great publicity, without ...

I was at a party recently and asI sat comfortably ensconced in my armchair, a middle-aged lady, of comfortable means, sat on the arm of my chair and began to tell me what she thought of the Church . She went through the ...

Contemporary eucharistic theology focuses on the liturgical action of the Mass as a whole, stressing equally that it is a sacred banquet, a memorial and a sacrifice. It is an action of the gathered assmebly, not just of ...