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Appearing six times a year, each 72-page issue will offer opportunities for dialogue between the experience and inheritance of Christian faith and the concerns of today’s world, political, economic, artistic and religious. It will help the reader to become familiar with theological and spiritual insights, offering encouragement to live the Christian faith with greater vigour and joy amidst the practical realities of daily life.
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Conversations
March-April 2026
A World in Chaos
Bernard Treacy compares the approach to regime change in the Middle East being pursued by Donald Trump with the approach of President George W, Bush in 2003.
Light from Light for Light
Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin, finds support for inter-church understanding in the spirituality and suffering of the Armenian Church.
Finding God in the Still Small Voice
John Scally draws attention to the beauty of the life and gardens of Glencairn monastery.
On Awakening the Heart
John Garvey shows that what is often portrayed as religion is not in fact Christian.
The Forgiven Woman and the Forgiving Man
Kevin O’Donnell re-tells the story (Lk 7:26-50) of the woman who wipes the feet of Jesus with her hair, from the point of view of the woman.
Tradition and the Cross
Michael H, Marchal focusses on the decoration of the churches in which our liturgy unfolds, since such art is theology portrayed for the faithful – especially in regard to the cross.
Will This Reform ever End?
Thomas O’Loughlin examines what he sees as ‘a horrendous gap between our theological understanding and our liturgical practice’.
Catherine of Siena and the Crisis in the Church
Thomas McDermott shows how the life and teaching of Catherine of Siena offer enlightenment to a Church which feels and seems morally bankrupt.
Solidarity in a Time of Global Crisis
Ian Linden is convinced that in all societies, secular or religious, in back-streets and in global institutions, the creative power of the Spirit is at work.
Is Palestinian Statehood a Mirage?
David Begg explores what may be possible in present circumstances to achieve what the UN General Assembly of the Untied Nations had resolved to implement in the 1940s.
Bringing a French Classic to the Screen
Eamon Maher looks a new rendering a of The Stranger, an adaptation of Albert Camus’ best-known work in its complexity and its insights into human nature.
Soul Searching in a Secular World
Liam Kelly believes that, despite appearances to the contrary, our faith traditions can speak to Soul-searchers in a postmodern and secular society.
No Renewal without Formation
Niall Coll, Bishop of Raphoe, shows how renewal in the Church calls for a conversion of its imagination, rooted in lived faith, synodality and the work of patient discernment.
Preparing for the Easter Journey
Céline Mangan engages with What Wondrous Love: Poems and Meditations for Easter Week by Bonnie B. Thurston
A Last Word
Prayer of Catherine of Siena on the Annunciation, with a meditation on a painting by Jacques Yverni.
Conversations
March-April 2026
A World in Chaos
Bernard Treacy compares the approach to regime change in the Middle East being pursued by Donald Trump with the approach of President George W, Bush in 2003.
Light from Light for Light
Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin, finds support for inter-church understanding in the spirituality and suffering of the Armenian Church.
Finding God in the Still Small Voice
John Scally draws attention to the beauty of the life and gardens of Glencairn monastery.
On Awakening the Heart
John Garvey shows that what is often portrayed as religion is not in fact Christian.
The Forgiven Woman and the Forgiving Man
Kevin O’Donnell re-tells the story (Lk 7:26-50) of the woman who wipes the feet of Jesus with her hair, from the point of view of the woman.
Tradition and the Cross
Michael H, Marchal focusses on the decoration of the churches in which our liturgy unfolds, since such art is theology portrayed for the faithful – especially in regard to the cross.
Will This Reform ever End?
Thomas O’Loughlin examines what he sees as ‘a horrendous gap between our theological understanding and our liturgical practice’.
Catherine of Siena and the Crisis in the Church
Thomas McDermott shows how the life and teaching of Catherine of Siena offer enlightenment to a Church which feels and seems morally bankrupt.
Solidarity in a Time of Global Crisis
Ian Linden is convinced that in all societies, secular or religious, in back-streets and in global institutions, the creative power of the Spirit is at work.
Is Palestinian Statehood a Mirage?
David Begg explores what may be possible in present circumstances to achieve what the UN General Assembly of the Untied Nations had resolved to implement in the 1940s.
Bringing a French Classic to the Screen
Eamon Maher looks a new rendering a of The Stranger, an adaptation of Albert Camus’ best-known work in its complexity and its insights into human nature.
Soul Searching in a Secular World
Liam Kelly believes that, despite appearances to the contrary, our faith traditions can speak to Soul-searchers in a postmodern and secular society.
No Renewal without Formation
Niall Coll, Bishop of Raphoe, shows how renewal in the Church calls for a conversion of its imagination, rooted in lived faith, synodality and the work of patient discernment.
Preparing for the Easter Journey
Céline Mangan engages with What Wondrous Love: Poems and Meditations for Easter Week by Bonnie B. Thurston
A Last Word
Prayer of Catherine of Siena on the Annunciation, with a meditation on a painting by Jacques Yverni.
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