We must “remind ourselves that Christianity has something beautiful to offer” writes Andrew O’Connell

Michael Kelly calls for a “more balanced approach” in regards to the safeguarding of children

Parenthood is only done right when done in the ‘natural order’, writes Mary Kenny

While the institution of marriage must be protected Irish people must respect the rights of and “love shared between gay people”, writes Nuala O’Loan

People of faith watching the Stormont debate on same-sex marriage will take little comfort, writes Fr Andrew McMahon

Pope Francis has repeatedly said that marriage should not be redefined, priests should follow his lead, writes David Quinn

Greg Daly looks at the five missives issued about the same-sex marriage question

In the Church, the consecrated life is seen as a special sign of the mystery of redemption, writes Cathal Barry

Evolution, Charles Darwin famously stated, works through the survival of the fittest. Christianity, on the other hand, is committed to the survival of the weakest. But how do we square our Christian ideal of making a preferential option for the weak with evolution? Nature is evolutionary and, inside of that, we can perceive a wisdom…

Colette Furlong Lent this year was like no other I’ve known. As the catechist in a cluster of parishes we spend quite some time every year deciding what programme of faith formation we will offer for the seven weeks, but we could have done without one had we simply embraced as parishes the original Lenten…