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Catholic Health Care: Apologia Pro Vita Sua (A defense of one’s own life)

At a pro-life conference in Manila in the ’80s, a Liverpool female…

About the Author: Fr Conor Donnelly

Fr Conor Donnelly qualified as a medical doctor in University College Dublin in 1977 and worked for a year at St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin. He was ordained a priest in 1981 for the Prelature of Opus Dei. After obtaining a doctorate in Theology from the University of Navarre, Spain, in 1982, he spent twenty-two years in Asia, in the Philippines and Singapore. He is currently the chaplain of Strathmore Business School in Nairobi.

Young Teens And Fatima

This morning, 13th May, I was dropping our two younger middle children,…

About the Author: Jennifer Kehoe

Jennifer Kehoe is a young mother of six, living in Kildare, Ireland. She runs a blog “Raindrops on my Head,” at http://jenniferkehoe.blogspot.ie.

The real Citizens’ Assembly

Voices in the pro-life community are calling the Rally for Life march…

About the Author: Rev Patrick G Burke

The Rev Patrick G Burke is the Church of Ireland rector of the Castlecomer Union of Parishes, Co Kilkenny. A regular contributor to Position Papers, he was formerly a broadcast journalist with the Armed Forces Radio and Television Network. He blogs at

thewayoutthere1.blogspot.ie

In Passing: Cormac McCarthy – challenging us in our comfort zones

You can read the novels of Cormac McCarthy and treat them like…

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 (garvan.wordpress.com). His views can be responded to at mjgkirke@gmail.com.

Society and the State

“The Seventies will be Socialist”, a famous Labour Party election slogan proclaimed…

About the Author: Tim O’Sullivan

Tim O’Sullivan has degrees in arts and social policy is a former public servant. He is a regular contributor to Position Papers.

Jackie And The Priest

Somehow I managed to miss the film Jackie during the Christmas season,…

About the Author: Bishop Robert Barron

This article first appeared at: www.wordonfire.org.

Bishop Robert Barron is an author, speaker, theologian, and founder of Word on Fire, a global media ministry. This article has been reprinted with the kind permission of the editors.

The Magisterium and Catholic Social Teaching

What is the magisterial authority of Catholic Social Teaching (CST), and how…

About the Author: Rev C. John McCloskey III

Rev C. John McCloskey III is a Catholic priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei and member of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross. He is the former director of the Catholic Information Center of the Archdiocese of Washington. Website: www.frmccloskey.com.

The Tweetable Saint

I have a confession to make: I once poked fun of a saint.…

About the Author: Jerome Joseph Day

Rev. Jerome Joseph Day, O.S.B. is pastor of Saint Raphael the Archangel Parish in Manchester, NH and an assistant professor at Saint Anselm College. This article first appeared on www.realclearreligion.org.

Meet the Catholic mother raising 15 children alone

When I get in touch with Rosa Pich by Skype during Holy…

About the Author: Jack Valero

Jack Valero is the press officer of Opus Dei UK and a founder of Catholic Voices. This article first appeared in the May 2017 issue of the Catholic Herald.