“Death is part of life, an entry to life eternal”, writes Michael Kelly

“The fact that he could be elected in the US is revealing of a wider alienation that many people feel”, writes Michael Kelly

“The world is what it is, and it’s interesting – even droll – to watch the reconfiguration of power politics with a shift in power” writes Mary Kenny

“There is little left to draw on for Christmas, yet Christmas will come”, writes Nuala O’Loan

Catholics faced a tough choice in the US election, writes David Quinn

Donald Trump capitalised on a perception that his Democratic rival was indifferent to religious concerns, writes John Reid

The election raises urgent and dramatic questions for US Catholics, writes Massimo Faggioli

Atheism is a parasite that feeds on bad religion. That’s why, in the end, atheistic critics are our friends. They hold our feet to the fire. Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Feuerbach and Karl Marx, for example, submit that all religious experience is ultimately psychological projection. For them, the God we believe in and who undergirds our…

“America’s Church will most need prominent voices seen as champions of immigrants and the poor…” writes Greg Daly

“Laypeople tend to see priests as the professional people when it comes to faith” writes Michael Kelly