Recently, at an academic dinner, I was sitting across the table from a nuclear scientist. At one point, I asked him this question: Do you believe that there’s human life on other planets? His answer surprised me: “As a scientist, no, I don’t believe there’s human life on another planet. Scientifically, the odds are strongly…

Vocation is not a test it is a call from God, writes Gavin Kerr

“Miss Y’s case is a heart-breaking one, but the facts are clear: she is alive”, writes Michael Kelly

The Pontiff provides a practical purpose for universal faith, writes Mary Kenny

Politicking within the Church is nothing new, says Martin Browne OSB

We risk turning sex into a legal transaction, writes David Quinn

“Public debates in Ireland are all-too-often marked by groupthink and a desire for conformity”, writes Michael Kelly

A history of suffering teaches us to have empathy for modern refugees, writes Mary Kenny

We should ensure that Christians are proportionately represented in our refugee intake, writes David Quinn

The Church teaches that when the faithful assemble in the same place, they are gathered to be ‘built into a spiritual house’, writes Cathal Barry