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.

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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By luck or by love?

October 24, 2024

BILL TONER SJ :: We are much more special than atheistic scientists would have us believe.

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Reflections on a dream

June 7, 2024

BILL TONER SJ :: A recent dream, centred on identity and masks, opened up a new way of seeing Christ in others.

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What will it mean to be a Catholic?

February 20, 2024

BILL TONER SJ :: There is no disguising the fact that the number of priests in Ireland is declining at an alarming rate. What lies ahead?

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Let there be light

January 16, 2024

BILL TONER SJ :: Evolutionists who debunk God need to look a bit further back beyond the start of evolution and 'lighten up!'

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Are we always selfish?

November 7, 2023

BILL TONER SJ :: Exceptionally, Fr Tony de Mello SJ is wrong to say that charity is a 'masquerade' and that we always act from selfish motives.

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Doorways to God

October 10, 2023

BILL TONER SJ :: One of the problems of finding God today is that it is very easy for us to go to the wrong doorway.

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Images of God

August 18, 2023

BILL TONER SJ :: Our 'God concept' may become an impediment in our spiritual lives. So how should we imagine God, if God doesn't 'exist' as other things exist?

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