Entries must be a documentary, of high artistic merit that addresses subjects such as national or international topics of faith, morality, social justice, human rights, history, religion or heritage.
"By destabilising marriage we are rapidly eroding the social structure on which humanity depends" warns Dr Michael Neary of Tuam.
“It is not for us to judge people, but that doesn't mean that we should not make objective moral judgements,” Bishop Kevin Doran.
Pure in Heart hosts presentation to adolescents on healthy attitudes to love and relationships.
Over forty scholars gather in Maynooth to discuss pope emeritus' theological anthropology.
Pádraig Corkery's book gives an ethical evaluation of some of the more controversial developments in medical practice over the past few decades.
Fr William Cosgrave publishes a collection of essays in moral and pastoral theology written over the last twenty years in church magazines in Ireland.
240pp. Veritas Publications. To purchase this book online go to www.veritas.ie
Theologian Vincent MacNamara sees morality as a call to the full human flourishing each of us has as part of our human make-up. We find ourselves with others in society searching to do the decent thing. The author leads us gently but with expertise and authority. And he [...]
My friends at work are going to see a fortune-teller. They want me to come along but I’m a bit afraid of what I might find out. I don’t want to lose face and tell them that I’m scared. They say its a bit of fun and maybe it is. [...]
Kevin Seasolts OSB traces the significance of the clown or the fool in Christian spiritual and cultural perspectives. Invoking the visions of such artists as Fellini, Rouault and Picasso, he reminds us that the only way to climb the ladder of holiness is to climb down the ladder of humility.
We’re living in a cynical age, writes Sean O’Conaill, one in which the media offer people instant celebrity substitutes for the leaders of the world who no longer command respect. This is a dangerous power.
Seamus Claffey, who writes on pastoral issues and assists groups in the matter of organisational development, reflects here on a survey of the experience, attitudes and values of educated young adults in Ireland.
Edmond Grace SJ answers a query from a concerned parent about her son who rejects the right of the Church to guide his life.
Edited by Harry Bohan and Gerard Kennedy, this book examines the issues which arise from the speed of change in our world and argues that this necessitates another kind of change, both at a global and at a local level.
‘Status anxiety’, argues Sean O’Conaill, is far from the spirit of the gospels and from Jesus’ own low birth and preference for poverty.
Linda Hogan and Barbara FitzGerald edit this collection of essays to celebrate the contribution of Enda McDonagh to the field of theological ethics.
Michael Paul Gallagher SJ reflects on one of the most important documents of recent Church history, ‘Gaudium et Spes’, an expression of the changed climate in the Church during the years of Vatican II.
Harry Bohan and Gerard Kennedy edit this selection of essays which give pointers as to how we can meet with responsibility the challenges of a changing world and discover a spirituality adequate to this purpose.
Are we trying to “gobble up” as many experiences as we can? Why are we always hurrying? Ronald Rolheiser explores the saying that “hurry is a form of violence exercised upon time”.
In “Face Up”, a magazine for teenagers, Anne Dempsey asks why hundreds of Irish teens have abortions every year. She looks at the other choices available to those who find themselves pregnant.
Amid the chaos and the beauty of the contemporary world Enda McDonagh sees the Other, the Holy, still powerfully present and urges us to be open. We will find, he says, that the Other is both gift and call, costing and fulfilling not less than everything.
Has the Church made mistakes in its pronouncements in the past? If a person today finds themselves in conflict with Church statements, what should they do? Seán Fagan SM tries to shed some light.
Reform of the Irish prison system will take place only when society demands more than simple retribution and vengeance and starts to look for restorative justice, writes Fr Fergal McDonagh, chaplain to Arbour Hill Prison, Dublin.
Starting with human desire, Vincent MacNamara traces the possibility for the contemporary reader to move through the development of a personal self and soul-awakening to religious faith and moral transformation.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church treats temperance in the context of the dignity of the human person, the human vocation and human virtues as the power for right living. It is not depriving a person of anything, but is totally a positive acquisition. Patrick Duffy explains.
Desmond O’Donnell OMI, a registered psychologist, identifies features of Church culture which have made it possible for clerical sex abuse of children to thrive.
The Ceifin Centre for Values-Led Change is about holding a mirror up to the reality of modern society in Ireland, reflecting and questioning the changing trends and scenes of Ireland. Harry Bohan edits this collection of essays looking at sport, globalisation, prophets and profits and the Good News in Ireland [...]
Gerard writes: Drinking too much leads to more serious consequences than overeating. Yet fast and abstinence in the Church is always focussed on food and never on drink. Why is this? Fr Bernard McGuckian SJ replies.
The Ferns Report was a moment of epiphany, Seán Ó Conaill argues. Judge Murphy has put in place a new accountability that a smug clerical church could not achieve. He sees it as the beginning of a new partnership between secularism and Christianity.
This is a selection of essays on some central moral concerns of modern life – how to approach moral judgements, what is the meaning of natural law and the role of faith in personal decision making.
