Justice, radicalism, humility and getting your hands dirty is the real work of the Church, writes Sarah Carey
Category: Opinion
The Church wants your opinion about the family
Catholics should ponder this questionnaire carefully and offer their responses, writes David Quinn
Stages of Revelation
Cathal BarryCathal Barry explores the stages at which God reveals himself to humanity
Now it’s time to hate the nuns
Mary KennyMary Kenny expresses her views on the new film Philomena
From Facebook to page one of The Sunday Times
Mark Twain, the famed American author once said “Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story, unless you can’t think of anything better”. The thought struck me when I read a report in the Irish edition of The Sunday Times at the weekend with the headline ‘Trinity woman tipped as cardinal’.…
Remembering Fr Martin Clarke
He made much of the time he was given Brenda Drumm I met Fr Martin Clarke for the first time at my interview for the job of Communications Officer with the Catholic Communications Office (CCO) back in the summer of 2000. I was nervous about the interview panel but he immediately put me at ease.…
Roma children and State power
The recent ‘child removal’ cases are a worrying development, writes Mary Kenny
Review of Murphy Report makes for interesting reading
Michael KellyA new review of the 2009 Murphy Report in to the handling of abuse allegations in the Dublin archdiocese has criticised alleged failings in Judge Yvonne Murphy’s approach. It makes for fascinating and often illuminating reading. Let’s be clear: the Murphy Report offers a devastating insight into a corrupt culture in the Church that often…
Prayer with a global outlook
Prayer makes us more than observers, writes Andrew O’Connell
Living the single life
Can celibates and singles be happy, asks Fr Rolheiser