It is abhorrent that we have contrived to make parts of Europe unsafe for Jews once again, writes David Quinn
Category: Comment & Analysis
Hypocrisy over defence of freedom of expression
We must stand with the French people in their mourning, and we must stand for their cherished principle of liberté, writes Michael Kelly
Impossible to reconcile ‘liberty’ with ‘equality’
‘be aware of the contemporary contradictions which surround this whole subject of ‘liberty of speech’, writes Mary Kenny
Irish politics has been tainted by corruption and broken promises
‘The Dáil, which is the ultimate theatre of our democracy, has been reduced by the political parties to being just a rubber stamp’, writes Lucinda Creighton
The Mother and Baby homes investigation must get to the full truth
No one should fear the truth, but the story must be looked at fully, writes David Quinn
Divided they fall
Paris does not offer the outcome radicals wanted, writes Paul Keenan
God’s Spirit and Word in the time of the promises
The Church teaches that every creature has its origins in God, writes Cathal Barry
Private morality is where all morality takes root
We can never be challenged too strongly with regards to being committed to social justice. A key, non-negotiable summons that comes from Jesus himself is precisely the challenge to reach out to the poor, to the excluded and to those whom society deems expendable. Therefore, the huge, global issues of justice should preoccupy us. Can…
The deeper message of St Mel’s
After weeks of reading articles and watching programmes about it, I visited the refurbished St Mel’s cathedral in Longford last Sunday afternoon. Crowds were still pouring through its doors, weeks after the official reopening. The addresses in the visitors’ book revealed that many had travelled quite a distance to be there. That’s no surprise, the…
Symbols of the Spirit
Cathal Barry takes a look at the some of the symbols of the Holy Spirit in the Bible

David Quinn
Michael Kelly
Mary Kenny
Paul Keenan
Cathal Barry
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Courtney McGrail