The Church is not involved in a numbers game, writes David Quinn

When Pope Francis launched the Holy Year of Mercy, he promised that Christians could gain a special indulgence during this year. That left a lot of present-day Roman Catholics, and even more Protestants and Evangelicals, scratching their heads and asking some hard questions: Is Roman Catholicism still dealing in indulgences? Didn’t we learn anything from…

Michael Kelly reflects on his experience in the Holy land as a “deeply spiritual encounter with Christ”

Our reluctance to cause division or dispute can lead to a ‘conspiracy of silence’, writes Fr Martin Delaney

British Catholic schools are a “very useful template for discussion” in Ireland writes Mary Kenny

“Much of politics is about trying to shift financial burdens on to other shoulders”, writes Martin Mansergh

The founder of the Legion of Mary continues to inspire writes Finola Kennedy

Where are the doctors to defend the principle of ‘do no harm’, asks David Quinn

We should repeal the Church law that priests must remain unmarried, writes Fr Des Wilson

Sometimes we’re a mystery to ourselves, or, perhaps more accurately, sometimes we don’t realise how much paranoia we carry within ourselves. A lot of things tend to ruin our day. I went to a meeting recently and for most of it felt warm, friendly towards my colleagues, and positive about all that was happening. I…