David QuinnCurrent difficulties are based on a false distinction, writes David Quinn
Category: Comment & Analysis
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
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
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…
Beyond Catholicism 101?
“The excitement of discovering the intellectual wealth of the Faith has been replaced by a frustration with Catholicism”, writes Maolsheachlann Ó Ceallaigh
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
‘The Meeting Point’ understands the difficulties facing young people, writes David Quinn
Our fear of Hell is a creation all of our own
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”
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…