“For Gerry Reynolds, the unity of the Churches was nothing less than sharing the Body of the Lord at the common table”, writes Fr Brendan McConvery
Category: Comment & Analysis
After Paris: violence and the human condition
We can’t allow different agendas to deflect from the deeper questions about violence, writes Dr Con Casey
Religion being banished from all our screens
A new ‘secular prudery’ wants to ban religion from public view, writes David Quinn
The deep financial woes of Veritas
A household name faces an uncertain future, writes Greg Daly
There is no room for self congratulation in new deal
‘People may have died because their paramilitary killers were allowed to go on killing’, writes Nuala O’Loan
Fear of fresh initiatives is holding the Church back
A radical vision is not always popular but is necessary for renewal and progress, writes Editor Michael Kelly
Aspiring to hope in dark times of modern world
“some of us are thankful that we remember rather more optimistic times”, writes Mary Kenny
Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul
As with many who went on to become saints, Mother Teresa also experienced darkness and suffering, writes Andrew O’Connell
Muslims more than ever need our support
This is not a good time to be a Muslim in the Western world. As the violence perpetrated by radical Islamic groups such as ISIS, Al Qaeda and Boko Haram becomes more and more prevalent, huge numbers of people are becoming paranoid about and even openly hostile towards the Islam religion, seeing all Muslims as…
Eucharist in the economy of salvation
The Church teaches that at the Last Supper Jesus gave the Jewish Passover its definitive meaning, writes Cathal Barry

Courtney McGrail
David Quinn
Greg Daly
Nuala O’Loan
Michael Kelly
Mary Kenny
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Cathal Barry