Times have changed since the last ad limina, writes David Quinn It is 10 years since the Irish bishops made their last ad limina visit to Rome. It will take place from January 15-25. Literally, an ad limina apostolorum means ‘to the threshold of the Apostles’. It is a pilgrimage to the tombs of Ss…
A backlash of stymied voices is developing, writes David Quinn One of the many things highlighted by the victory of Donald Trump in the US, and Brexit in the UK, is that a lot of people are sick and tired of political correctness. Those who are sick of it appear more likely to have voted…
Condoning assisted suicide would be disastrous pastoral practice, writes David Quinn
The ‘Family Rhythms’ report gives cause for thought, writes David Quinn
“Christians here in Ireland need to ask ourselves what we would do if we were in Syria”, writes David Quinn
The latest sitting was far from neutral, writes David Quinn
A 14-year old girl in the UK, dying of cancer, was awarded by court the right to have her body frozen after her death, so-called ‘cryogenic freezing’. The girl, who has since died, wants the possibility of being raised from the dead if science ever allows this, even if that is still hundreds of years…
Catholics faced a tough choice in the US election, writes David Quinn
People need strong emotional connections with others to flourish, writes David Quinn
How many Irish people today have heard of St Benedict of Nursia (Norcia)? Few enough I would say, and they won’t have been any the wiser if they watched the Six One News on RTÉ television last Sunday evening. The bulletin duly reported the earthquake in the central Italian town of Norcia, and it mentioned…