Inflated claims about day care should be challenged, writes David Quinn
Category: Comment & Analysis
The sacrifice of the Church
The whole Church is united with the offering and intercession of Christ, writes Cathal Barry
Europe must protect the Christian foundations of its civilisation
“Religion is meant to inspire mankind to the highest purposes, not to lead to their diabolical perversion”, writes Dr Martin Mansergh
Who got it right on divorce?
Twenty years after the divorce referendum, David Quinn looks at what predictions came true
Thanksgiving and praise
The Church teaches that the Eucharist is the memorial of Christ’s Passover, writes Cathal Barry
Overpowering light can seem like darkness
When I first began teaching theology, I fantasised about writing a book about the hiddenness of God. Why does God remain hidden and invisible? Why doesn’t God just show himself plainly in a way that nobody can dispute? One of the standard answers to that question was this: If God did manifest himself plainly there…
A creative pioneer of the media
“For Gerry Reynolds, the unity of the Churches was nothing less than sharing the Body of the Lord at the common table”, writes Fr Brendan McConvery
Religion is vital to understanding an extremely complex world
“religion is an important fact of life in the world and that Marian devotion is a central part of the faith of many believers”, writes Editor Michael Kelly
Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul
As with many who went on to become saints, Mother Teresa also experienced darkness and suffering, writes Andrew O’Connell
Muslims more than ever need our support
This is not a good time to be a Muslim in the Western world. As the violence perpetrated by radical Islamic groups such as ISIS, Al Qaeda and Boko Haram becomes more and more prevalent, huge numbers of people are becoming paranoid about and even openly hostile towards the Islam religion, seeing all Muslims as…