Religion & Beliefs

Church of Ireland has already merged many of the 26 dioceses established in 1111 AD at the Synod of Ráth Breasail

During Communion and Confirmation season the situation is particularly bleak. The sense of othering is worse when students are from non-Irish backgrounds

Thinking Anew: The olive tree and its rugged nature is a symbol of the Palestinian struggle for national identity

Week beginning Saturday, April 6th, 2024

It is a hope given by God in Jesus Christ, a new dimension of life promised, all of it quite beyond human understanding

Week beginning Saturday, March 30th, 2024

Rite & Reason: To make dogmatic statements about the mystery of God was, and continues to be, a great mistake

Palm Sunday recalls life from birth to death but it’s the turn in the tale that makes it strange and wonderful

Week beginning 23rd March, 2024

Identity issues are central to many of today’s tensions and conflicts. Let’s embrace difference

Week beginning 16th March, 2024

There are no winners in war because, as Jesus warned, ‘What does it profit a person to gain the whole world if it means losing their own soul?’

Week beginning Saturday, March 9th, 2024

Jesus drove the merchants out of the temple, but who is standing up to today’s billionaires and oligarchs who are exploiting the impoverished and powerless?

Week beginning March 2nd, 2024

The best answer I have come up with is this: do good with it where you can

Week beginning Saturday, February 24th, 2024

Despite so much violence in the world, there can be faith in the alternative

Week beginning Saturday, February 17th, 2024

Rite & Reason: Freedom of religion or belief is as important for atheists and people who wish to leave or change their religion as it is for the devoutly religious

Thinking Anew: Christ himself was a burden, becoming a liability to his friends when he was arrested and executed

Week beginning Saturday, February 10th, 2024

It is understandable that in an age of amazing progress in science and technology we have been tempted to believe that we are in control when we are not

Week beginning Saturday, February 3rd, 2024

Faith-filled approach to reading good literature, including the Scriptures is key to deciphering whom to follow

Week beginning Saturday, January 27th, 2024

Week beginning Saturday, January 20th, 2024

This requires a willingness to change and be changed which, according to Cardinal Newman, is essential for our spiritual advancement

Rite and Reason: A new documentary asks if the nuns in Irish convents now are the last of their kind

Week beginning Saturday, January 13th, 2024

Epiphany is about the opportunity offered to each of us to look God straight in the face

We enter 2024 with hope and a belief in the good that all of us are capable of

Overcoming adversity and unimaginable trauma and uncovering hidden truths are common threads in some of 2024′s most promising non-fiction titles.

Showing respect and reverence to all our fellow human beings

Week beginning Saturday, December 30th, 2023

Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem is a message of hope for those who struggle and feel forgotten and unimportant

Week beginning Saturday, December 23rd, 2023

Week beginning Saturday, December 16th, 2023

Thinking Anew: Christian waiting and looking forward is never just a passive thing

Week beginning Saturday, December 9th, 2023