Amnesty’s latest celebrity campaign is a crude piece of propaganda, writes David Quinn
Category: Comment & Analysis
The basics of Baptism
The Church teaches that Baptism is the sacramental entry into the life of faith, writes Cathal Barry
Thought, health and happiness
There is no such thing as pure objectivity, a view that is free of all bias. Yet that’s the claim often made by non-religious, secular thinkers in debates about values and public policy. They argue that their views, unlike those who admit that their views are grounded in religious principles, are objective and free from…
A married couple’s message for today
All married couples will struggle, but a strong faith can be empowering, writes Andrew O’Connell
For Pope, real scandal is a fear of showing unconditional love
“The Pope is asking Catholics to be able to live with tension. He is asking us to be able to understand that life is complex”, writes Editor Michael Kelly
Examining our conscience over Traveller prejudice
Despite social divisions,”everyone has to make an effort to change” in order for everyone to have the respect they deserve, writes Mary Kenny
Richness in diversity
The Synod of Bishops was an attempt to capture different viewpoints, writes Cathal Barry
Unpacking the final synod report
The three-week-long Synod of Bishops on the Family has finally wrapped up its work with bishops voting on a final document which has been given to Pope Francis. After much deliberation, a ten-man commission produced a final report of 94 paragraphs, which they endorsed unanimously. The synod then voted on the document paragraph by paragraph,…
Reconciliation is the sacrament of ‘new life’
While we may not be able to change the past, we can learn from our mistakes, writes Dominic O’Reilly
Displacing ego and narcissism
The Buddhists have a little axiom that explains more about ourselves than we would like. They say that you can understand most of what’s wrong in the world and inside yourself by looking at a group-photo. Invariably you will look first at how you turned out before looking at whether or not this is a…

David Quinn
Cathal Barry
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Michael Kelly
Mary Kenny
Courtney McGrail