Church teaching is doctrine, not policy
Category: Comment & Analysis
To be young, gay and Catholic
The Church is alienating gay people, writes Ben Kelly
Reforming Ireland
Greater transparency is a vital step in national renewal, writes Lucinda Creighton
What the new cardinals tell us about the future
Michael Kelly assesses the Pope’s recent ‘red hat’ choices
Building a new nation
Great work is being done in South Sudan
Gaining a sense of solidarity
I spent a lovely couple of days last week in Killarney, where I was asked to address the priests, and a couple of bishops, in the Diocese of Kerry. Kerry people are always welcoming and Killarney itself really does live up to its reputation of outstanding beauty, so it was a pleasing interlude indeed. Sometimes…
The Non-Violence of God
In his deeply insightful book, Violence Unveiled, Gil Bailie takes us through a remarkable section of the diaries of Captain James Cook, the famed British scientist and explorer. Visiting the Island of Tahiti in 1777, Cook was taken one day by a local tribal chief to witness a ritual where a man was sacrificed as…
He will leave a huge hole in my life
David Quinn pays tribute to Tom O’Gorman
Remembering Tom O’Gorman 1974-2014
Tributes were paid this week to Tom O’Gorman
The characteristics of faith
Cathal Barry takes a look at the Church’s understanding of faith

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