Parishioners, gathering in small groups or meeting at Sunday Mass, openly wept as they shared the story of their grief and sadness at the death of one who had served the parish so faithfully

As the acute shortage of priests begins to impact more and more, it is so easy to be caught up in the frenzy of meetings, appointments, preparation of liturgies... Consequently, one could feel justified in neglecting soul work

'I often wonder if, even a highly secularised world in which faith and the spiritual dimension are often ridiculed or denied, playing Halloween games are indicative of a subconscious yearning for a deeper spiritual reality'

A Question of Faith is Fr Liam Power's fortnightly column

I find the founding vision of the EU project to be deeply inspiring