Irish Papist

There is no longer a majority of self-described Christians in England and Wales. I think this is something to mourn, for several reasons. On...

I post on Facebook a lot. Is this good or bad? Sometimes I feel it's bad, thinking I've been swept up in a terribly modern habit, de...

Do you have World Cup fever? Then you'll want to read my four-year-old blog post on the subject. Do you detest everything to do with the...

I was contacted by someone who has set up a new online encyclopedia called The Saint John Chrysostom Encyclopedia . He explains his reason f...

On Saturday I spent three hours manning the library stand at the UCD Open Day in the O'Reilly Hall. I enjoyed it greatly. That kind of e...

Sometimes I think the greatest pleasure in life, after chocolate, is contemplation. I think some distinguished people have suggested this be...

The days grow short. The dead seem very near. Today we pray for the souls that we hold dear. And whatever love we lacked, in the days of old...