Breda O'BrienCanonisation is a sign their lives are worth emulating
Month: April 2014
‘John Paul was a man of compassion’
Paul KeenanThe Polish Pontiff is remembered as a man who built bridges
God and the Trinity College crest
Dear Editor, Based on the highly logical reasoning found in Douglas Adams’ The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Ch.6, p52), the following theological argument can surely now be made: “I refuse to prove that I exist,” says God, “for proof denies faith and without Faith I am nothing.” “But,” says Man, “the recent removal of…
What women want
Maria ByrneA large number don’t feel they’re being heard
God’s quiet presence in our lives
Fr Ronald RolheiserGod lies everywhere, inside us and around us, almost unfelt
Saving the legacy of John XXIII
David QuinnThe late Pontiff began a process of renewal
Sinn Féin ‘seriously misrepresents’ bishop on abortion
Michael KellySinn Féin has been forced to apologise to Bishop John McAreavey after the party was caught misrepresenting the bishop’s position on abortion. Sinn Féin had claimed in election literature that Bishop McAreavey shared the party’s support for abortion. Dr McAreavey, Bishop of Dromore, said that he accepted the apology but criticised the party for trying…
Noah passed by Egyptian censors
Censors in Egypt have ruled that the latest Russell Crowe film, Noah, does not offend Islam and have passed it for screening in the country. Having been banned by Muslim authorities in Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the basis that any portrayal of a prophet’s face is insulting to Islamic tradition, there…
‘First and foremost a Belfast man’
Martin O'BrienMartin O’Brien meets a Catholic unionist
Pope mourns passing of former Chaldean Patriarch
Pope Francis has sent a message to followers of the Chaldean Church on the passing of Patriarch Emeritus Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, who died April 9 at the age of 87. In a message delivered to the Church’s current leader, Patriarch, Raphael Louis Sako I, the Pope stated: “I offer you, the clergy, men and…