“The excitement of discovering the intellectual wealth of the Faith has been replaced by a frustration with Catholicism”, writes Maolsheachlann Ó Ceallaigh
Beyond Catholicism 101?
Category: Comment & Analysis
Have credit cards undermined the virtue of deferred gratification?
Mary Kenny“Discipline yourself to wait for what you want” is what we were taught by the Church, writes Mary Kenny
A new sex-ed programme with a challenge for the Church
David Quinn‘The Meeting Point’ understands the difficulties facing young people, writes David Quinn
Our fear of Hell is a creation all of our own
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Hell is never a nasty surprise waiting for a basically happy person. Hell can only be the full-flowering of a pride and selfishness that have, through a long time, twisted a heart so thoroughly that it considers happiness as unhappiness and has an arrogant disdain for happy people. If you are essentially warm of heart…
Pope makes classic mistake on violence motivated by religion
Michael Kelly
“the Pope is absolutely correct that not all Muslims are violent”, writes Michael Kelly, but Pope Francis fails to “confront the cold reality that Islamists such as so-called Islamic State claim to be acting in the name of Islam”
Our obsession with youth
Courtney McGrail“You know the culture is broken when adults consider ‘adult’ a compliment”, writes Chris Altieri
Churches should take a lead on refugees in Ireland
“helping the refugee is a Christian duty and an essential part of the message of the New Testament”, writes Mary Kenny
Choosing between bad and worse
Ruling elites have to understand why they have alienated so many voters, writes David Quinn
Our failure to truly understand mental fragility can be fatal
As a young boy, I longed to be a professional athlete but I had to soon accept the unwelcome fact that I simply wasn’t gifted with an athlete’s body. Speed, strength, coordination, instinct, vision… I got by in ordinary life with what I had been given of these, but I wasn’t physically robust enough to…
Lessons from Scripture studies
Online chatter about the Republican National Convention has focused less on the coronation of Donald Trump than on his wife Melania’s speech. For some, the speech was notable for its so-far unexplained nod to 1980s singer Rick Astley, with Mrs Trump declaring of her husband that: “He will never, ever, give up. And, most importantly,…