Michael Kelly“The State has a fundamental responsibility to cater for parents who do not want to send their children to a faith-based school”, writes Michael Kelly
Category: Comment & Analysis
When it’s all about the money
Mary Kenny
“It’s no longer about equal rights, the number-crunchers conclude: it’s about the pink dollar. It’s business”, writes Mary Kenny
The Christian life, like sporting excellence, requires self-sacrifice
David Quinn
The selfless life inevitably means self-sacrifice, writes David Quinn
In praise of the Preamble to the Irish Constitution
The framers of the Irish Constitution emphasised human dignity when much of Europe had abandoned it, writes Niall Guinan
Death on a ‘down bounce’ does not make for a true judgement of goodness
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
“We have all lost loved ones to suicide, alcoholism and other ways of dying that are far from ideal”, writes Fr Ron Rolheiser
An over-simplification of Irish history
It is important to know the full story before forming an opinion, writes Mary Kenny
Reflections on a difficult week
Is there a deeper question about the nature of priesthood at the heart of the debate around Maynooth, asks Fr Martin Delaney
A generation gap behind seminary tensions
Current difficulties are based on a false distinction, writes David Quinn
Genuine religion does not send young zealots to kill and destroy in its name
Dr Martin Mansergh“It is a flaw in much human rights practice and thinking to focus accountability exclusively on States”, writes Martin Mansergh
God understands our humanity and fear
Unless you are already a full saint or a mystic, you will always live in some fear of death and the afterlife. That’s simply part of being human. But we can, and must, move beyond our fear of God. As a child, I lived with a lot of fear. I had a very active imagination…