On the eve of St John Henry Newman being proclaimed Doctor of the Church (tomorrow), I’m delighted to have a chapter (“Newman’s engagement with Locke’s epistemology”) in a new volume, titled "John Henry Newman the educator. His formation, philosophy and lecacy". Details:

Greek linguistic fact: The New Testament uses a single Greek term—brephos—to refer to both an unborn child and a newborn infant. Scripture does not treat life in the womb as a different category of humanity than life outside it. When Mary greets Elizabeth, “the brephos leaped in

Here I am interviewed by podcaster Mahon McCann about greater openness to religion among Gen Z, similarities and dissimilarities between Christianity and 'wokeness', among other topics.

Papal #Nuncio has said “#transgenderism” is “an ideology”. Archbishop Montemayor lamented that “so-called tolerant” secular Western society did not want “to listen to alternative positions” in support of the traditional #family. https://t.co/IdDX2UDsQB @angelo_bottone @FAFCEInfo

Vatican News video of Pope Leo explaining his spirituality. Leo told journalists on the papal plane today about why he is drawn to the book described below: “it describes a type of prayer & spirituality where one simply gives his life to the Lord & allows the Lord to lead”

We have had more than 120 students contact us with interest in becoming Catholic with more each week coming forward. Mass attendance is up nearly 20% from last year. To name but a few areas of significant growth. Amazing things are happening.

Hello, all. An important post. Please read this document. This is what institutional antisemitism looks like. In Dublin, there is a park named Herzog Park. It is named after Chaim Herzog (1918-1997), an Irish-Israeli man, born in Belfast and raised in Dublin, who went on to

HISTORIC NEWS FOR SCOTLAND: The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has formally supported opening the Cause for Canonisation of Joseph Wilson, a young man from Carfin, Scotland whose diary reveals a beautiful spirituality, deep humility, and a sincere desire for holiness.

On the Tuesday 18 November 2025, FAFCE was invited to the presentation of the annual report of @OIDACEurope, the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians. https://t.co/vzEzXxK4aE

I was deeply saddened to learn of the kidnapping of priests, faithful, and students in Nigeria and Cameroon. I feel great pain, above all for the many young men and women who have been abducted and for their distressed families. I make a heartfelt appeal for the immediate release

Re the RTE licence fee we're obliged to pay @rte "Paying the fee feels like an act of self-flagellation rather than my civic duty." #HerFrozenSperm #HerSperm #disinformation @TheSundayIndo @Independent_ie

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students at a Catholic school in Nigeria. https://t.co/m3YqHzRKMY

A mind bending choreography by Sadeck Berrabah [📹 SadeckWaff] https://t.co/nsiJQlYNn0

What an honour to address the European Parliament and alongside the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against women and girls @reemalsalem76 under our new law a single man of 21 can commission a baby.

Fun fact. The Learned Helplessness Experiment was a part of most High Schools in the 1980s. It is no longer taught on any scale.

“Winter celebration” is a bland, committee-approved phrase that is intended to be ‘inclusive’, but just strip-mines the event of every ounce of soul.

The latest religious freedom report from @ireland_acn was launched today. It reports that hundreds of millions of religious believers live under conditions of moderate to severe persecution worldwide, and most of these are Christians.

November 19th is Red Wednesday On this date, monuments across the world light up red to remember the most persecuted people in the world: Christians Here are examples of the many places in which Christians are openly persecuted: 1/16 🧵

Tonight, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris is illuminated in red until midnight to commemorate persecuted Christians around the world 🙏

Each time we think the horrific virus of anti-Semitism has been extirpated, it reappears. A plea to my fellow Catholics--especially Catholic young people: Stay a million miles from this evil. Do not let it infect your thinking. The Church has utterly repudiated it. Do the same.

Brother Dawkins is speaking truth. The children who were victimized will suffer the consequences for the whole of their lives. Those responsible, and those who should have spoken but allowed themselves to be bullied into silence, bear heavy responsibility.