Don?t think twice, he?s all right

Whatever many of his fans, and even the Pope, might think, Bob Dylan has always baulked at being called a prophet. What is true is that his is a voice articulating joy and grief, hope and anxiety, for millions across the generations and all over the world...

When never means maybe

Despite the apparently unbreakable end-of-March deadline for Catholics and Protestants to sit down at Stormont Castle, power-sharing in Northern Ireland may not return until the autumn. But a deal there will be, however cash-sweetened and shaky...

A little of what you fancy

? can do others good, as Dominic Prince discovers at Cheltenham Festival. Not only does racing give priests a point of contact with their congregations, their winnings are well spent, too...

Ethics of the heart

Theologians from around the globe gathered in Liverpool last weekend to honour Kevin T. Kelly at a major conference. Kelly has long combined the role of moral theologian with that of pastor. Here, a friend and colleague warns that the likes of Kelly, whose approach is informed by his pastoral experience, are disappearing fast, and that the loss is immense...

Into the light

Holy Week leads up to the highpoint of the year, culminating in the joyous celebration at the end of the Easter Vigil. It is a time to use the liturgy to the full...

The Irish in Rome
A new breed of Tycoons
Limerick's Biblical Institute

Immigrants in their own land
St Patrick's tycoons
Building for the Bible
Ireland's Roman legion...

Blackening of a word

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