When I was a graduate student in Belgium, I was privileged one day to sit in on a conference given by Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Brussels. He was commenting on the Eucharist and our lack of understanding of it full richness when he highlighted this contrast: If you stood outside of a Roman Catholic church…

Fr Martin Delaney reflects on a lasting conversation on a ‘cold sunny day in the US capital’

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

“The health issues of mothers should, of course, always be addressed. That’s a medical point, and should not be lost on the health providers. Fix it!”, writes Mary Kenny

“Many parts of ‘official Ireland’ suffer from a combination of amnesia and blindness when it comes to faith”, writes Michael Kelly

“If America and the West don’t like President Assad – even if he is a bad ruler – it’s still not our business to try to affect ‘regime change’”, writes Mary Kenny

“It is not always appreciated how much the Churches have restrained violence” writes Martin Mansergh

How many Irish people today have heard of St Benedict of Nursia (Norcia)? Few enough I would say, and they won’t have been any the wiser if they watched the Six One News on RTÉ television last Sunday evening. The bulletin duly reported the earthquake in the central Italian town of Norcia, and it mentioned…

Things have improved for Veritas, but it’s still in deep trouble, writes Greg Daly

There’s nothing simple about being a human being. We’re a mystery to ourselves and often our own worst enemies. Our inner complexity befuddles us and, not infrequently, stymies us. Nowhere is this truer than in our struggle with love and intimacy.  More than anything else, we hunger for intimacy, to be touched where we are…