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The eternal Son made man
The name Jesus signifies that God is present in the person of his Son, writes Cathal Barry
‘Change may be possible’
There is mounting speculation that the Church may reverse its ban on Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics, writes Cathal Barry
Church can’t be stingy with God’s mercy
Today, for a number of reasons, we struggle to be generous and prodigal with God’s mercy. As the number of people who attend church services continues to decline, the temptation among many of our church leaders and ministers is to see this more as a pruning than as a tragedy and to respond by making…
Time to celebrate our falling abortion rate
The pro-life movement must promote marriage and commitment
The whip system denies conscience
Our party political system requires you to leave your conscience at the door
Baby deaths were no secret to earlier governments
In light of the Tuam babies issue, Peter Costello consults the public record
The community spirit of Brazil’s World Cup
The event is a warming collective human experience
Dealing with the issue of unwanted children, past and present
Once again the Church finds itself in the firing line, this time over how it ran mother and baby homes in the past
‘Tuam did not happen in a vacuum’
Soul-searching on our dark past is overlooking some key points

Cathal Barry
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
David Quinn
Peter Costello
Mary Kenny
Paul Keenan