Social Justice
Have homosexuals been barred from the priesthood?
December 2, 2005
December 2, 2005 Have homosexuals been barred from the priesthood? An examination of the recent Vatican document by Ron Mercier SJ The recent document from the Vatican entitled “An instruction...
Read moreResisting the Lord’s Resistance Army
November 28, 2005
November 28, 2005 Resisting the Lord’s Resistance Army Africa’s most forgotten and vicious war by John Guiney SJ Night time in Gulu, northern Uganda is haunting. On roads and streets...
Read moreThe Republic and values
October 20, 2005
Though “Rip-off Republic” may not have touched on some of the greatest offending institutions in Ireland today, Eddie Hobbs used the programme effectively to point out some pretty grim facts...
Read moreHow will they come home to New Orleans?
October 20, 2005
Edmond Grace remembers a black musician he met in New Orleans in 1991, a man proud to be from that great city. Edmond ponders how Hurricane Katrina might have affected...
Read moreDid you not say the fighting was over?
October 20, 2005
Tom Leyden reflects on the incendary situation in Northern Ireland these past months and sees the need for dialogue and sensible leadership. My friend Paolo from Naples came to visit...
Read moreBack to the Future of Europe
October 20, 2005
Pat Coyle looks back on the ‘Future of Europe’ conferences in All Hallows and in her beloved Croke Park last week, and on John Dardis’ call for Irish people to...
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