Sunday Nights with John Cleary

Individual Catholics arguing for conscience and autonomy in regard to issues like abortion and contraception

Lutheran and Roman Catholic world leaders mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation

The 17th & 18th century Enlightenment philosophers have been criticised for being anti-religious. But just how opposed to God were they?

Light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair

Thoughts on the political struggle over the independent role of the Australian Solicitor General.

Born in Cleverland, Ohio, Bishop Irenej has completed his time as Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand, and has been elected as the New Bishop of Eastern America.

This week around Australia the ABC has been hosting conversations about Rebooting your life, and of course throughout human history one of the central elements in any form of reboot has been religion, from meditation to pilgrimage, from confession to conversion, the Religious Way has been the dominant way, until perhaps a hundred years ago and the innovations of Dr’s Adler, Jung and Freud.

John Cleary is joined by regular guest Tom Roberts, Editor-at-Large of the US National Catholic Reporter.

Medea is a figure from ancient Greece, who's had a lively reputation in Western literature and art. She was a symbol of evil, but also of power, a sorceress, and a goddess. Today she's most interesting to feminists, and she regularly appears with the abortion issue.

Has the toxic asylum-seeker debate damaged Australia's Soul?

The trial of Galileo Gallilei in 1633 was a scandal for both science and theology. Neither were advanced by the verdict.

New Federal member for Cowan in WA, and the first Muslim woman elected to our Federal parliament

Film critic Fr Richard Leonard SJ with his ethical take on movie-making; for "Sully", "Snowdon" and "My Scientology Movie".

Professor Frank Brennan passionately arguing about human rights and asylum seekers.

Australia's earliest de-radicalising Imam

The founder of analytical psychology and what he discovered on the parallels between psychoanalysts and witch doctors.

A Sydney Anglican minister appears to be the first casualty of the same-sex marriage debate.

The ritual making and destruction of sand mandalas in Tibetan Buddhism, as highlighted on the ABC TV's Compass program.

On the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder of Mormonism, Rachael Kohn spoke to Professor Douglas Davies about the life of Joseph Smith.

Surveys are pointing to a sizeable fear of Muslims among Australians.

What might these findings mean for Australia’s half a million Muslims, and how might we respond better to our anxiety?