This month our lead story is “Women in the Church”. I originally…
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In Passing: Black Panther
A great deal of what was written about Black Panther when it…
About the Author: Michael Kirke
Michael Kirke is a freelance writer, a regular contributor to Position Papers, and a widely read blogger at Garvan Hill (www.garvan.wordpress.com). His views can be responded to at mjgkirke@gmail.com.
Then and now
Last February in the Irish Times, under the heading ‘we have come…
About the Author: Tim O’Sullivan
Tim O’Sullivan has degrees in arts and social policy and taught healthcare policy at third level. He is a regular contributor to Position Papers.
Women in the Catholic Church
Recent comments accusing the Catholic Church of being “a virus of misogyny”…
About the Author: Catherine Kavanagh
Catherine Kavanagh is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Mary Immaculate College. She has held the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences Fellowship in Early Medieval Thought in the School of Classics, UCD and worked at the Società Internazionale per lo Studio del Medioevo Latino, Florence. She has served a term as President of the Irish Philosophical Society. She has held the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship in Humanities at the School of Classics, UCD.
The Catholic Church: An Empire of Misogyny?
Former Irish President Mary McAleese recently excoriated the Catholic Church as an…
About the Author: Mary Lewis
Mary Lewis qualified as a barrister in 1988, followed by a Masters in Law. She initially worked in the public sector and subsequently in private practice for 14 years, before taking a career break to look after her family. She is a qualified mediator and currently studies theology at the School of Annunciation, having recently achieved a diploma in the New Evangelization.
Another kind of feminism
On New Year’s Day, 1972, our family changed forever. My sister was…
About the Author: Fr Dominic McGrattan
Fr Dominic McGrattan is a priest of the Diocese of Down and Connor. He is currently pursuing postgraduate studies in theology at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. He was previously curate in St Patrick’s Parish, Belfast, and chaplain to the Mater Infirmorum Hospital, Belfast.
The readings for Eastertide
The readings in the weekdays following Easter include some I particularly love.…
About the Author: Pat Hanratty
Pat Hanratty taught Science/Chemistry in Tallaght Community School from its inception in 1972 until he retired in 2010. He was the school’s first Transition Year Co-ordinator and for four years he had the role of home School Community Liaison Officer.
Film review Downsizing
(Spoiler Alert!) When I saw the trailer for Alexander Payne’s new film, Downsizing, I…
About the Author: Bishop Robert Barron
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Bishop Robert Barron is an author, speaker, theologian, and founder of Word on Fire, a global media ministry.
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