The Church teaches that, by ordination, one is enabled to act as a representative of Christ, writes Cathal Barry

Among the Ten Commandments, one begins with the word “remember”: “Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day”. It reminds us to recall something we already know. There are commandments of mercy written into our very DNA. We already know them, but we need to remember them more explicitly. What are they? The Ten Commandments of Mercy…

“The big challenge for the faith community is to welcome these young children who seek to be full members of the Church”, writes Fr Martin Delaney

“Ireland has traditionally had an enviable reputation for raising human rights concerns at home and abroad”, writes Editor Michael Kelly

“Equality can make things more complicated in practice, however just it seems in principle”, writes Mary Kenny

“It is no coincidence that the move to normalise buying and selling sex came from those who work as pimps”, writes Breda O’Brien

Once the law allows the killing of innocent beings for certain reasons, it crosses a line, writes Austen Ivereigh

Pacifism only works when everyone adopts it, writes David Quinn

The Church teaches that Christ himself chose the apostles and gave them a share in his mission and authority, writes Cathal Barry

Before you get serious about Jesus, first consider how good you’re going to look on wood! Daniel Berrigan wrote those words and they express a lot about who he was and what he believed in. He died at the weekend aged 94.  No short tribute can do justice to Dan Berrigan. He defies quick definition…