Catholics faced a tough choice in the US election, writes David Quinn
David Quinn
How porn and hook-ups replaced courtship and intimacy
People need strong emotional connections with others to flourish, writes David Quinn
Earthquake hits Norcia but no mention of its most famous son
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…
There is and there is not an ‘ideal family’
What did Archbishop Diarmuid Martin’s words on family mean, wonders David Quinn
The world that produced Playboy also produced Donald Trump
The presidential candidate is a symptom of a wider malaise, writes David Quinn
A world without Down’s Syndrome is terrifying
“eugenics has crept up… almost unnoticed and… society in an almost unbreakable lock grip” within a logic that is “absolutely terrifying” writes David Quinn
Pope wants the Church to be both a teacher and a pastor
“Pope Francis takes a different view as to how Jesus’s teaching should be applied in very particular cases”, writes David Quinn
Caricaturing the Church’s teaching on birth control and family size
The Church is not involved in a numbers game, writes David Quinn
Eugenics has found its way into Irish medicine
Where are the doctors to defend the principle of ‘do no harm’, asks David Quinn
Moves to ban the burkini are excessive and counterproductive
The row is a flashpoint between conflicting values, writes David Quinn