Government is trying to pretend marriage and children are not linked, writes Fr Eamonn Conway
Category: Comment & Analysis
We must tackle vested interests and challenge political orthodoxy
The government must have more concern for victims of abuse, writes Lucinda Creighton
‘Yes Equality’ family values leaflet is deeply hypocritical
Campaign is using the traditional family to urge people to vote against the traditional family, writes David Quinn
Vow of silence
A year and a half after the Mater Hospital agreed to comply with the Government’s abortion law, there is still no clarity on the Catholic institution’s position, writes Cathal Barry
The communion of saints
The saints in Heaven establish the whole Church in holiness, writes Cathal Barry
Artificial light is eclipsed by the light of the sun
Central to the Enlightenment’s criticism of belief in God is their assertion that faith is a naiveté
Keeping the show on the road isn’t enough
We must “remind ourselves that Christianity has something beautiful to offer” writes Andrew O’Connell
The consecrated life
In the Church, the consecrated life is seen as a special sign of the mystery of redemption, writes Cathal Barry
The ultimate glory of nature
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…
RCIA programme gave parish authentic experience
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…

David Quinn
Cathal Barry
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Courtney McGrail