Mary Kenny questions what it takes to be considered influential

The new questionnaire on faith education is designed to be a stitch up, writes David Quinn

Fr Michael Paul Gallagher SJ called people to discover a God who was much more loving than they had dared imagine, writes Fr Thomas Casey SJ

Andrew O’Connell remembers an inspirational author and lecturer who captivated his audience with his intelligence and spiritual depth

“Doubt goes hand-in-hand with faith, but it is the approach to the doubt that leads to spiritual growth”, writes Editor Michael Kelly

It is important to examine the definition of a ‘secular’ republic and vote on it if need be, writes Mary Kenny

Martin Mansergh examines Irish attitudes to an ‘imperialist war’ that divided lives and changed the world forever.

The wrong kind of synodality risks the Catholic Church fracturing like Anglicanism, writes David Quinn

Delays in the arrival of refugees to Ireland, have not dampened enthusiasm to help, writes Mags Gargan

The Church teaches that the baptised are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit by the sacrament, writes Cathal Barry