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Category: Opinion
God encompasses and embodies all complexity
Fr Ronald RolheiserRecently, at an academic dinner, I was sitting across the table from a nuclear scientist. At one point, I asked him this question: Do you believe that there’s human life on other planets? His answer surprised me: “As a scientist, no, I don’t believe there’s human life on another planet. Scientifically, the odds are strongly…
Discernment and vocation: another doubting Thomas
Courtney McGrailVocation is not a test it is a call from God, writes Gavin Kerr
The troubling case of ‘Miss Y’
Michael Kelly“Miss Y’s case is a heart-breaking one, but the facts are clear: she is alive”, writes Michael Kelly
Archbishop of Canterbury discovers pontifical purpose
Mary KennyThe Pontiff provides a practical purpose for universal faith, writes Mary Kenny
Britain’s calm and considered euthanasia debate was a model
“Public debates in Ireland are all-too-often marked by groupthink and a desire for conformity”, writes Michael Kelly
When suffering is the mother of compassion
A history of suffering teaches us to have empathy for modern refugees, writes Mary Kenny
Middle Eastern Christians overlooked in refugee crisis
David QuinnWe should ensure that Christians are proportionately represented in our refugee intake, writes David Quinn
No need for the greetings
Dear Editor, May I, through the medium of your paper, appeal to all priests to stop saying “Good morning” (or “Good evening”) immediately after saying “The Lord be with you”. “The Lord be with you” is a most sublime and wonderful greeting, calling on “The Holy One of Israel” to be present with every person…
Archbishop wanted reasonable debate
Dear Editor, Fr Andrew McMahon’s September 10 article on confusion and Church communications during the marriage referendum helped shed valuable light on why the referendum was lost. It seems unfair, however, to blame the Archbishop of Dublin for claiming that he wanted to express his intention to vote ‘no’ through “the reasoned language of social…