Christmas 2009 was a painful time for the Church in Ireland, writes Joe O’Brien

‘The sacredness of each new life is fundamental to my understanding of the world which God made’, writes Nuala O’Loan

The Vatican’s inquiry in to US nuns raises some concerns, but it is positive, writes Paul Keenan

The Church teaches that faith is possible though the working of the Holy Spirit, writes Cathal Barry

‘Christmas is about the monumental challenge to reform our lives’, writes Fr Ron Rolheiser

Gazing upon the awesome majesty of the face of God

‘Without recognising that the other too is carrying the divine, we will… be unable to truly release our own Magnificat’ writes Fr Ron Rolheiser

‘To meditate on the manger of Bethlehem is to realise that our life is not some meaningless sequence of events’, writes Andrew O’Connell

Higgins’ human rights concerns gagged by economic intentions?

Will Enda Kenny treat traditional-minded voters with respect in next year’s marriage referendum or will he heap more contempt on them?