There was much to learn from the ‘gruelling campaign’, writes Breda O’Brien
Category: Comment & Analysis
A ‘reality check’, but which kind?
It is more important than ever that the Church teaches with clarity, writes David Quinn
Christ’s Resurrection and ours
Encounters with the risen Christ characterise the Christian hope of Resurrection, writes Cathal Barry
We are infinite spirits journeying in a finite world
The renowned spiritual writer Henri Nouwen made no secret about the fact that he was emotionally over-sensitive and that he suffered, sometimes to the point of clinical depression, from emotional obsessions. At times, he, a vowed celibate, was simply overpowered by the feeling of being in love with someone who was hopelessly unavailable that he…
A sense of unity on the Feast of Corpus Christi
The Church brings us all together in the unlikeliest places, writes Fr Martin Delaney
Church does need a ‘reality check’ after the referendum
Yes vote forces Church to re-evaluate teaching on human sexuality, writes Michael Kelly
If he hadn’t been a martyr, he would still have been a saint
Archbishop Romero’s sanctity was evident to all whom he met, writes Fr Ciaran Ó Nuanain
Beatification is a turning point for Catholicism
Archbishop Romero is a model for the Pope’s poor Church for the poor says John Allen
Sons of the Church
Greg Daly explores the links between Pope Francis and Archbishop Romero
Mary, mother of Christ
The Virgin Mary’s role as mother of the Church flows directly from Christ, writes Cathal Barry

Breda O'Brien
David Quinn
Cathal Barry
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Michael Kelly
Courtney McGrail
John L. Allen Jr.
Greg Daly