‘The creative and destructive power of words – sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will really hurt me’ -Address by Father Tom Casey SJ at conference marking the 40th anniversary of the Catholic Communications Office, Maynooth

  Destructive Words Have you ever noticed how people talk of winning arguments, losing arguments, demolishing arguments, attacking arguments, defending arguments? Why do we link arguments with “shooting down”, with “right on target”, with winning, losing,...