Mags GarganDear Editor, I am totally outraged at Mary Kenny’s remarks about Limerick (IC 04/09/2014 ‘Embracing all causes’), calling it a place notorious for its crime rate – an outrageous and completely untrue comment. Obviously this lady knows nothing about Limerick, this year’s city of culture and a city so wonderfully served with many heritage sites,…
Month: September 2014
Vocations in England and Wales ‘four times’ the Irish level
Cathal BarryThe stark contrast is set to further focus attention on the lack of strategy to attract vocations in Ireland
Sharing a rich prayer life
Anne Keeling meets members of the largest branch of Lay Dominicans in Ireland
High praise for Calvary from US archbishop
A leading US prelate has endorsed Calvary, the story of an Irish priest threatened during a confession, as an “intimate, unblinking, unforgettable” film. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia said, from “first frame to the last”, the Irish motion-picture starring Brendan Gleeson had “an understated power”. It’s a blend of “everyday pain, faith, despair, humour, candor,…
Inspirational story of a tenacious philanthropist
Aubrey MaloneExcellent ****
Irish Grandparents Association celebrate longest married couple
More than 12,000 people attended the annual national grandparents’ pilgrimage to Knock last weekend, which celebrated the relationships of the longest married couples in Ireland. This was the eighth year for this growing gathering to attend the day of celebration at Ireland’s national shrine. It included a procession of representatives carrying banners from branches of…
Reacting to criticism and bitter opposition
Fr Ronald RolheiserNatural instinct does not want to try to understand the position of the one who has belittled us
K&L diocese offer blesses salt to farmers
In solidarity with the farming community the Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin will be handing out salt blessed by Bishop Denis Nulty at the National Ploughing Championships in Co. Laois next week. The blessed salt can be spread on the land or around the house or used in animal feed to invoke God’s blessing and…
Mission goes on as All Hallows hits the market
President of All Hallows Fr Patrick McDevitt has insisted that the mission of the college will continue, despite it being put on the market for sale. The Dublin-based Catholic third-level institution announced in May its intention to close its doors after 172 years due to a lack of funding and falling student numbers. At the…
Abortion legislation is misguided
Dear Editor, In pregnancy, Irish medicine has a long-held tradition of treating both patients: the expectant mother and her developing child. In the recent case of the young woman who was raped and became pregnant, she has suffered greatly. However, it is wrong to think that an abortion would solve the problem. Having an abortion…