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Month: November 2013
Pope Francis is far from a ‘straw man’
Dear Editor, Reading from Michael Higgins’ Letter from America (IC, 14/11/13), it would seem that the religious far right conservatives across the Atlantic are not happy about Pope Francis. They seem to see the Pope as some kind of ‘straw man’ who is not quite the equal of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. In business…
Truth should not suffer for film drama
Dear Editor, The makers of the recent film Philomena have been careful to point out that it is a drama not a documentary, however, in general drama is far more effective in conveying emotion than documentaries and also is not burdened with the need to remain true to the facts. For example according to The…
Searching for a word filled with reality
The right word makes the Word become flesh, writes Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Feeding the Hungry Sheep
Food for the Soul, by Brian D’Arcy CP (Columba Press, €14.99 / £12.50)
Perspectives on Parnell
Peter CostelloParnell Reconsidered, edited by Pauric Travers and Donal McCartney (UCD Press, €28.00 / £24.00)
Music work rich in scholarship
This new reference work, like the Dictionary of Irish Biography, fills a long perceived need, for it covers not only all aspects of music, composition and performance in Ireland, it deals with traditional classical and modern composers. Nor in a country where Handel’s Messiah had its first performance, is sacred music neglected, but it is…
The opportunity for the Church
I'm back in Australia after two months in Europe, including Ireland. I find it difficult to overestimate the rate and depth of change I witnessed and the collapse of a phase of the Church's life that is currently underway. Throughout the world, but particularly in Ireland, the sense of the end of an era that…
Anti-Christian Boko Haram listed as ‘terrorist’ by US
Paul KeenanAmerica’s State Department has officially designated Boko Haram as a ‘terrorist’ organisation. The move has implications for how the United States and its military can now engage with the radical Islamist group in its global ‘war on terror’ and may signal an increase in the assistance offered to the Nigerian government in combating the group…
Cork to host Youth Revival event
Dominicans offering a free event for young people aged 12-17 years