We often hear about the sin of lust, but can you tell me exactly what it is? Is it the same as impure thoughts? Is it a mortal sin?

An a-religious space is an atheist space, writes Bernard Toutounji.

Fanad Head, County Donegal, stretches bravely into the swirling Atlantic Ocean at the Northern tip of Ireland. Into this land of stunning views was born in 1913, Brigid McGinley, daughter of Mary Friel and Michael McGinley.

He travels for 45 weeks of the year, taking his original Christian music to crowds of young people around the world. Steven Angrisano tells The Record’s Matthew Biddle that he tries to give young people more than amenable music, but an experience. Evangelisation, bringing the faith alive, is the most important thing he does. And it wouldn’t be possible, he says, without the loving support of his wife-of-25-years Jenni and their three children.

Suppression is the truck and trade of regimes and administrations that seek to undermine human dignity. Catholics need to be attuned to threats to freedom, and to be committed to just action, writes Dr Andrew Kania.

While watching the canonisation of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on television, I noticed that Pope Francis used the expression “we define” these Popes to be saints. Is this equivalent to the definition of a dogma and therefore an infallible judgment?

Accepting the effects of aging, Mark Reidy discusses how our attempt to freeze time can send us into spiritual hibernation.

Archdiocesan Archivist, Stefania di Maria, says her mother’s example was a powerful witness in her faith and prayer life.

Since their arrival in Western Australia in 1935, the Carmelite nuns in Nedlands have lived a quiet, hidden life devoted to prayer. The Record’s Matthew Biddle spoke to four of the community’s 14 members recently about life in the cloister…

I recently read that some theologians have argued that we can hope no one is in hell and that all will be saved. Is this a reasonable position to hold?