Do the Church scandals justify the attack on Bishop Bill Murphy, asks David Quinn
Category: Comment & Analysis
Minding our language…Church communication and the referendum debate
The Church in Ireland needs a new generation of articulate lay people and serious leadership from the bishops, writes Fr Andrew McMahon
Music in the liturgy
The Church teaches that music forms an integral part of solemn liturgy, writes Cathal Barry
God is ineffable but not a stranger
“God, as I understand him, is not very well understood.” A colleague of mine, now deceased, was fond of saying that. It’s a wise comment. Anyone who claims to understand God is deceived because the very first dogma we have about God affirms that God is ineffable. That means that we can know God, but…
Conversations about the meaning of faith
The Faith and Life Convention offers Catholics the opportunity to celebrate their faith
We should be ashamed of our country
As Irish people we should have more empathy for the plight of migrants, writes Fr Alan Hilliard
‘Schools referendum’ might be on the cards
Calls are growing for abolition of the baptism rule in Church-run schools, writes David Quinn
A new phase in religious education
Mags Gargan speaks to the people behind Ireland’s latest RE programme for primary schools
Invitation not Indoctrination
Children like religious education because it allows them space to be themselves, Greg Daly is told
How the liturgy is celebrated
The Church teaches that the liturgical word and action are inseparable, writes Cathal Barry

David Quinn
Courtney McGrail
Cathal Barry
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Mags Gargan
Greg Daly