Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin argued that a pluralist society needs faith schools

In 2011, a book by a young writer, Bieke Vandekerckhove, won the award as The Spiritual Book of the Year in her native Belgium.  Entitled The Taste of Silence, the book chronicles her own struggles after being diagnosed at age 19 with ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease, a degenerative neurological condition that always results…

“Our aim should not be the domination of the Islamic world; our aim should be friendship”, writes Fr Conor McDonough

“a Government Minister surely makes a major political error if she seems to have little feeling or respect for mothers who raise their children at home”, writes Mary Kenny

The presidential candidate is a symptom of a wider malaise, writes David Quinn

Thirty-four years ago when I launched this column, I would never have said this: restlessness is not something to be cultivated, no matter how romantic that might seem. Don’t get Jesus confused with Hamlet, peace with disquiet, depth with dissatisfaction or genuine happiness with the existential anxiety of the artist. Restlessness inside us doesn’t need…

Immediate aid is needed for thousands facing grave danger in Mosul, writes Dale Gavlak

“Only by raising awareness can we end the silence that has left many struggling Christians feeling that they are abandoned”, writes Michael Kelly

“Christianity, Catholicism, isn’t a collection of prohibitions: it’s a positive option”, writes Michael Kelly

“Rome wasn’t built in a day, reconciliation and unity must take time as well”, writes Mary Kenny