“Ireland has traditionally had an enviable reputation for raising human rights concerns at home and abroad”, writes Editor Michael Kelly
Category: Comment & Analysis
Where there’s a will, there may be a row
“Equality can make things more complicated in practice, however just it seems in principle”, writes Mary Kenny
Amnesty International’s other terrible propositions
“It is no coincidence that the move to normalise buying and selling sex came from those who work as pimps”, writes Breda O’Brien
Abortion is not an issue of religious belief, but human rights
Once the law allows the killing of innocent beings for certain reasons, it crosses a line, writes Austen Ivereigh
The Church must keep just war theory
Pacifism only works when everyone adopts it, writes David Quinn
The celebration of Holy Orders
The Church teaches that Christ himself chose the apostles and gave them a share in his mission and authority, writes Cathal Barry
On the side of God, peace and the poor
Before you get serious about Jesus, first consider how good you’re going to look on wood! Daniel Berrigan wrote those words and they express a lot about who he was and what he believed in. He died at the weekend aged 94. No short tribute can do justice to Dan Berrigan. He defies quick definition…
The nuns who mapped the stars
“Up until recently, the women were no more than nameless nuns whose image has long been preserved in a black and white photograph… now their identities have been pulled out of obscurity”, writes Carol Glatz
Holy Orders
The Church teaches that priests share in the mission that Christ entrusted to the apostles, writes Cathal Barry The Second Vatican Council teaches that the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders is conferred by episcopal consecration, that fullness namely which, both in the liturgical tradition of the Church and the language of the Fathers…
What we dream with others can become a reality
What we cease to celebrate we will soon cease to cherish. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of the religious congregation to which I belong, The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. We have a proud history, 200 years now, of ministering to the poor around the world. This merits celebrating. As a…

Michael Kelly
Mary Kenny
Breda O'Brien
Austen Ivereigh
David Quinn
Cathal Barry
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Courtney McGrail
