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Month: December 2013
Christmas – Chequered origins and chequered sequence
Fr Ronald RolheiserGod who wrote the original Christmas with crooked lines also writes the sequence with crooked lines, and some of those lines are our own lives, writes Fr Ron Rolheiser
Fresh concerns for Syrian nuns
Paul KeenanGreek Orthodox Patriarchate has expressed further concern for the fate of a group of nuns kidnapped from the monastery of St Thecla in Maalula on December 2
Pope dismisses notion of ‘clericalised’ women
Pope Francis has accused those considering women as cardinals within the Catholic Church as suffering from “clericalism”.
Church’s marriage care service slashing jobs
Mags GarganAccord has made a number of job cuts in the mouth of Christmas
Silencing discussion on women priests
Dear Editor, An article (IC 28/11/13), regarding women priests, read: “The reservation of priesthood to males, as a sign of Christ the spouse who gives himself in the Eucharist, is not a question open to discussion, but it can prove especially divisive if sacramental power is too closely identified with power in general.” I am…
Ireland’s folly on abortion
Dear Editor, Once again we see Ireland behind the curve in its rush to impose an abortion regime on this country. Even as the tide continues to turn against the devastation wrought by terminations in the United States, I read (IC 12/12/13) of Europe’s rejection – for a second time – of a call to…
Young fundraisers fast for Cork’s elderly
SHARE’s annual fast and fundraising campaign launched in Cork
Well done, The Irish Catholic
Dear Editor, Thank you for your detailed coverage of the latest audits of dioceses and congregations (IC 12/12/13). The calm and ordered detailing of progress achieved, and the work yet to be done, was in contrast to the predictable search for grim reading so obvious in other areas of the media who remain apparently reluctant…
The cost of all-English education
Dear Editor, The article ‘Pre-Famine bishops sparked hi-tech revolution’ (IC 12/12/13) appears lop-sided. The report praises Irish religious leaders for mandating in 1836 all education of Catholic children through the English language – albeit at the expense of our own Irish tongue. Talk of turkeys voting for Christmas! Why overlook the cultural cost? The whole…