“Rome wasn’t built in a day, reconciliation and unity must take time as well”, writes Mary Kenny
Category: Comment & Analysis
A world without Down’s Syndrome is terrifying
“eugenics has crept up… almost unnoticed and… society in an almost unbreakable lock grip” within a logic that is “absolutely terrifying” writes David Quinn
Contemplative prayer
Contemplative prayer, as it is classically defined and popularly practised, is subject today to considerable scepticism in a number of circles. For example, the method of prayer, commonly called Centring Prayer, popularised by persons like Thomas Keating, Basil Bennington, John Main, and Laurence Freeman, is viewed with suspicion by many people who identify it with…
‘Repeal the Eighth’ campaigners want to hide behind a slogan
“Campaigners who are pushing abortion should be honest about what they want”, writes Michael Kelly
My alternative suggestions for saving the planet
Mary Kenny gives her opinion on how we could live more healthy and environment friendly lives
Pope wants the Church to be both a teacher and a pastor
“Pope Francis takes a different view as to how Jesus’s teaching should be applied in very particular cases”, writes David Quinn
The struggle to not make God our own Tribal Deity
I was blessed to grow up in a very sheltered and safe environment. My childhood was lived inside of a virtual cocoon. In the remote, rural, first-generation, immigrant community I grew up in, we all knew each other, all went to the same church, all belonged to the same political party, all were white, all…
Being the face of God for others
Fr Martin Delaney reflects on an inspiring true story of how the kindness of ordinary people can have such an impact on the lives of others
No good can come from applying labels to children
“Human life is not some consumerised product… whereby only those who pass the test of being ‘chosen’ may be regarded as admissible”, writes Mary Kenny
Ploughing through the numbers
Greg Daly examines a recent survey of religious belief and practice in the farming community

Mary Kenny
David Quinn
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Michael Kelly
Greg Daly