There is tension between fulfilment and piety
Category: Comment & Analysis
Marriage and the failure of pastoral care
The Church is failing in its teaching on marriage
Spreading kindness is better than self-denial
Doing something for others is always the right move
Quitting my chocolate treat for Lent
I’m looking at my jar of Organic Chocolate Spread and asking – ‘Can I really give this up for Lent?’ Organic Chocolate Spread, I might explain, is the nearest thing to ambrosia – that Greek notion of the food of the gods – that I have ever tasted in my life. There was a time…
Vatican Embassy must not be extension of Church-State relations
Govt. must decide what it wants of ties with the Vatican
The journey of Lent
There is much more to Lent than just fasting and abstinence, writes Cathal Barry
Pope’s priority: removing obstacles to faith
The Pontiff laid out his priorities last week, writes Francis X. Rocca
The real challenge in creativity
We can bring God into the world by nurturing our own souls
The new sectarianism
There is tolerance for all but religious, writes David Quinn
The UN’s flawed report on the Vatican
The Church is ill-served by this lack of understanding

Fr Ronald Rolheiser
David Quinn
Mary Kenny
Michael Kelly
Cathal Barry
Nuala O’Loan