Shaping the reform amid a cultural schism
“‘Well ultimately the Holy Spirit will decide’. Really? How does that work? We don’t have a Mystic Meg who acts as a channel, in fact
Garry O'Sullivan
April 6, 2023
A Church always in reform but at different speeds
“One of the great sayings of the Risen Jesus was ‘Be not afraid’. And that probably
should be the motto of the Synod rather than
Garry O'Sullivan
March 2, 2023
Church can do better for women – Cardinal and Secretary General of Synod
Ahead of the meeting of the Continental Assembly of the Synod for Europe in Prague in February, cardinal Mario Grech told this paper that “the
Garry O'Sullivan
February 2, 2023
Women and the big picture
The time has now come to live courageously, without equivocation and eschewing
all patriarchal/misogynistic prejudices, writes Garry O’Sullivan.
Garry O'Sullivan
February 2, 2023
Garry O'Sullivan
January 27, 2023
A God of love or a God of vengeance? Well, it can’t be both
“Our reality is our Church is besieged, not from a secular culture, but from within, from what Pope Benedict famously called ‘filth’ in his
Garry O'Sullivan
January 5, 2023
Don’t miss the poetry of the dirty animal-filled crib
Describing the December edition of The Synodal Times as: “A deep dive into the incarnation and all the grittiness of humanity which Jesus embraced”, Garry
Garry O'Sullivan
November 30, 2022
Change to Church teaching on sexual morality long overdue
In a letter to the editor of The Irish Times, Garry O’Sullivan outlines how Fr Sean Sheehy’s controversial homily in Kerry illustrates that the Church
Garry O'Sullivan
November 10, 2022
The Church is ‘burning’ and martyrs still die
“The credibility of the Church has been questioned several times in contemporary history. It has been reproached for being on the side of the rich
Garry O'Sullivan
November 2, 2022
Irish religious called to be modern apostles in a cosmic universe
In an era of societal condemnation cast at Ireland’s religious and their institutions, it’s important to not be swayed by contemporary biases when reflecting on
Garry O'Sullivan
October 6, 2022
