Will Enda Kenny treat traditional-minded voters with respect in next year’s marriage referendum or will he heap more contempt on them?
David Quinn
How a good story sets the world to rights
Mythologies reflect our search for meaning in life writes David Quinn
Carrauntoohil’s cross takes its place again
Atheists don’t want an Ireland devoid of all symbols, but merely one devoid of religious symbols, writes David Quinn
‘Children have a right to a mother and father’, Pope tells major conference on the family
Pope Francis adresses hundreds of delegates on the importance of family, writes David Quinn in Rome
Church played a vital role in the fall of the Berlin Wall
Irish people are still not familiar enough with the reality of life under communism, writes David Quinn
Memo to politicians: promote marriage!
A new report shows how little we needed the children’s rights referendum after all, writes David Quinn
False mercy increases human suffering
Its not only the Church that has to balance mercy and standards properly, writes David Quinn
Gay Byrne gets it badly wrong on the subject of euthanasia
Making suicide more acceptable is the wrong signal to send young people, writes David Quinn
Synod on the Family must ally pastoral care to some good teaching
Many people don’t know or understand the Church’s moral standards, writes David Quinn
Time for Church leaders to help students who have been silenced in our colleges
Universities are becoming cold places for pro-life students, writes David Quinn