There are certain truths the Church cannot abandon

The absent backlash over Government actions against the Church is remarkable, writes David Quinn

The Church in Ireland is in maintenance mode, but what it needs is a growth strategy, writes David Quinn

When it comes to the Catholic Church, many Irish people need to grow up, writes David Quinn

If the current Church ban is lifted, it must be true to the teaching of Jesus, writes David Quinn

What Catholicism has to say about sex runs counter to the ‘ideology of choice’, writes David Quinn

The Church must fight for its institutions or give them up, writes David Quinn

There was an unhealthy focus on the Pope’s interview, writes David Quinn

What is the role of the Catholic media? What is the role of the Catholic commentator? These questions are prompted by an address given by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin at a conference in Kilkenny last week.   I suppose the same kind of questions can be answered to a certain extent by asking what is the…

The number of Irish adults who have been through a broken marriage has increased by a massive 500% in the last 25 years.   Last week The Iona Institute (which I head) issued a report called Marriage Breakdown and Family Structure in Ireland. The figures in it are drawn from Census 2011 and compare today…