As Irish people we should have more empathy for the plight of migrants, writes Fr Alan Hilliard
Category: Comment & Analysis
‘Schools referendum’ might be on the cards
Calls are growing for abolition of the baptism rule in Church-run schools, writes David Quinn
A new phase in religious education
Mags Gargan speaks to the people behind Ireland’s latest RE programme for primary schools
Invitation not Indoctrination
Children like religious education because it allows them space to be themselves, Greg Daly is told
How the liturgy is celebrated
The Church teaches that the liturgical word and action are inseparable, writes Cathal Barry
Dorothy Day – A saint for our time
Sometime soon we will witness the canonisation of Dorothy Day. For many of us today, especially those who are not Roman Catholic, a canonisation draws little more than a yawn. How does a canonisation impact our world? Moreover, isn’t canonisation simply the recognition of a certain piety to which most people cannot relate? So why…
Remembering Pope Paul’s longest day
Pope Paul’s historic trip was the calm before the storm, writes Andrew O’Connell
Making cold cash from those ‘cheatin’ hearts’
Adultery sites only seek to demean a serious sin, writes Mary Kenny
Britain will never encourage Irish unity
Martin Mansergh analyses Britain’s reasons for retaining their hold on Northern Ireland
Fr Flannery does not share Pope’s vision of the Church
There are certain things you must believe in order to be a Catholic, writes David Quinn

Courtney McGrail
David Quinn
Mags Gargan
Greg Daly
Cathal Barry
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Mary Kenny
Dr Martin Mansergh