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Category: Comment & Analysis
The proclamation of the kingdom of God on earth
Jesus did not come to abolish evils but to free men from sin, writes Cathal Barry
35 years on from Pope John Paul II’s visit
It’s 35 years ago this week since Pope St John Paul II visited Ireland.
Innocent until proven guilty
Mary Flaherty, the CEO of Children at Risk in Ireland has called on former President Mary McAleese to name, publicly, the cleric who, she said, laughed at her when asked to reveal details of sexual abuse in the Church in Ireland. The cleric should certainly be identified since he is now being judged guilty without…
The focus should be on what deacons are, not what they do
How has a bishop implementing a decision of Vatican II become controversial, asks Bro. Martin Browne OSB
Making the Church fit for mission
The work of the Irish bishops’ conference is in need of some reform, writes Michael Kelly
Pressure is on to repeal our pro-life amendment
Changing our Constitution will introduce a permissive regime of abortion, writes David Quinn
Clergy on the field of play
Appearances were sometimes surreptitious with modified surnames
Everyone needs the Father’s blessing
Anthropologists tell us that a frustrated desire to be blessed by our own fathers, is one of the deepest hungers in the world today
The temptations of Jesus fulfil israel’s vocation
Jesus’ temptation reveals the way in which the Son of God is Messiah, writes Cathal Barry