New encyclical an urgent call to tackle climate change
Category: Comment & Analysis
Intelligent robotics is close enough to worry about now
David QuinnAdvances in robotics could prompt ethical discussions on human rights, writes David Quinn
No society can survive without religion or a substitute for religion
Courtney McGrailReligion will always return because it is hard to live without meaning, writes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
‘We must step outside our community and see faith from another vantage point’
Greg DalyCain and Abel are the first word about the human condition, but not the last, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks tells Greg Daly
New Heaven and new Earth
Cathal BarryThe Church teaches that in the new universe, God will have his dwelling among men, writes Cathal Barry
Doing the best we can, whatever the circumstances
Fr Ronald RolheiserRecently I led a week-long retreat for some 60 people at a renewal centre. Overall, it went very well, though ideally it could have gone better. It could have gone better if, previous to the retreat, I had more time to prepare and more time to rest so that I would have arrived at the…
Medjugorje is an extraordinary oasis of peace
Fr Martin Delaney reflects on his experiences of the revered shrine
Medjugorge shrine is a politically delicate issue
Mary KennyDespite lack of Vatican endorsement, pilgrims remain devoted to apparition site, writes Mary Kenny
We should discuss married priests and female deacons
Michael KellyIt’s an idea worthy of consideration, writes Michael Kelly
Seeing a ‘new mind’ in Sarajevo
A presentation Brother died as I was preparing to write this week’s column. As in any family, when a member of a religious order dies there is a flurry of activity: the undertaker is called, arrangements are made, obituary details are assembled and a homily for the Requiem Mass is carefully penned. On this occasion…