RTÉ - Life Matters

Let us pray: Does prayer have the power to help us give up smoking or heal brain tumors? Many people, religious and otherwise, feel it does.

Self Control: What is the greatest human strength? Some believe this is our ability to keep our cool and resist temptation.

As we live in a world that is more connected than ever, yet where isolation is on the increase, Colette Kinsella and Seán Duke explore the notion of loneliness

Does death make life worth living?

Award-winning duo, Seán Duke and Colette Kinsella, present a new explorative series that looks at the ethics of how we live today. This weeks episode is 'Designing Happiness'

Colette Kinsella and Seán Duke explore the rituals surrounding grief and bereavement and find out why and how we grieve, and whether grief is unique to humans.

Seán Duke and Colette Kinsella looks at the ethical issues raised by the topic of overpopulation.

Award-winning duo, Seán Duke and Colette Kinsella, present a new explorative series that looks at the ethics of how we live today. Episode 6: The God of Aliens.

"Imagine there's no country..." In the week when Ireland goes green for St Patrick's Day, Seán Duke and Colette Kinsella find John Lennon's challenge harder than he suggested.

Colette Kinsella and Seán Duke continue their exploration of the ethics we live by with a look at Disability.

Colette Kinsella and Seán Duke explore the world of animal rights and human wrongs and ask what ethical values shape our relationships with the creatures who share this planet with us.

What does the word "forgiveness" mean? Colette Kinsella and Seán Duke explore the ethics and consequences of turning the other cheek.

The programme explores topics like immigration, human fertility, and assisted suicide. We ask, where do we stand on life’s big issues, and what kind of society do we want to build for the future?