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.