“Any crisis facing the family also becomes a crisis for the Church” writes Michael Kelly This year will see preparations for the 2018 World Meeting of Families in Dublin intensify. Much focus around the event – so far – has centred on whether or not Pope Francis will attend the gathering. All of the signals…
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Use your vote wisely
When considering your vote, Christians should consider the concept of the ‘common good’, writes Editor Michael Kelly Voters in the Republic go to the polls next week to elect the members who will make up the 32nd Dáil. To this point, it’s been a particularly dull election campaign and many of the party leaders are…
Ireland’s religious culture is now in flux
“The Church needs to find a way to help families, often with a limited sense of the Faith, explore whether or not the sacraments are important to them”, writes Editor Michael Kelly There’s no doubt that the report on the Archdiocese of Dublin showing a dramatic decline in the number of priests and the number…
Accountability is key to the success of new Vatican body
The new safeguarding body will face challenges
National Board controversy serving the Church badly
There must be no deflection from safeguarding
Vatican Embassy must not be extension of Church-State relations
Govt. must decide what it wants of ties with the Vatican
Building Church from ground up
We should look to the early Church for inspiration
UN report was a missed opportunity
Report is tarnished by an ideological agenda
Keeping the show on the road isn’t enough
Church renewal requires more than parish clustering, writes Michael kelly
Renewal is happening in a thousand ways
Many parishes give reason for optimism