Bill Toner SJ
Bill Toner SJ is a former Director of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. He is currently Treasurer of the Irish Province. For many years he has taken a keen interest in issues relating to science and faith.
Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
April 17, 2026
Bill Toner : : Does God really know everything, including the future? If so, it seems that the universe is truly 'done and dusted'. Bill Toner SJ is not so...
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Theology in a changing world
January 27, 2026
Bill Toner :: Modern scientific progress poses serious challenges to theology. Can the once 'queen of the sciences' respond adequately to its challenges?
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Who’s afraid of big bad AI?
October 10, 2025
Bill Toner :: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now part of everyday life, but should we be worried about it? Or rather about the human beings using it?
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Why Darwin’s theory cannot explain the human mind
August 13, 2025
Bill Toner SJ :: Darwin’s theory of evolution may explain the origin of species but it cannot explain the human mind.
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Priests on the Margins
May 8, 2025
BILL TONER SJ :: With the sharp decline in vocations, it is likely that the resident island priest is a vanishing species.
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Is it harder being a priest today?
April 9, 2025
BILL TONER SJ :: Being a Catholic priest nowadays is more complicated than when I joined the Jesuits over fifty years ago.
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The search for happiness
February 20, 2025
BILL TONER SJ :: The pursuit of happiness is fraught, and the belief that we should always be happy is misguided.
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The masks we wear
January 15, 2025
BILL TONER SJ :: People adopt different ‘personas’ in different circumstances. What about Jesus's personas?
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Breathing new life into ecumenism
December 12, 2024
2025 is the 1700th anniversary of the first Council of Nicaea. The year could prove to be a pivotal one for Christian Unity. A lot done, and a lot more...
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What lies beneath
November 27, 2024
BILL TONER SJ :: A new book claims that none of Hitler's close associates could be described as natural thugs.
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