Courtney McGrailNobody is perfect so there’s no point pretending, writes Courtney McGrail
Month: October 2014
Consider alternatives to sugar-filled drinks
Cathal BarrySoft drinks companies in the US have pledged to help cut the calories that Americans consume from their drinks by a fifth
Dad’s Diary
I was secretly chuffed as she was to be induced on my birthday
Beating winter bugs and blues
Dr Kevin McCarrollBut as the old adage in medicine goes, prevention is better than cure. So is there anything we can do to stave off winter illness or at the very least ameliorate our symptoms if we get sick?
Living with ADHD
Mags GarganMags Gargan talks to the parent of a child with ADHD about how it affects family life
Taking sacred permission to be human
Fr Ronald RolheiserThe Bible gives us sacred permission to feel the way we feel sometimes
Jesus, Israel and the law
From the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, certain Pharisees and partisans of Herod together with priests and scribes agreed together to destroy him. Because of certain acts of his expelling demons, forgiving sins, healing on the Sabbath day, his novel interpretation of the precepts of the Law regarding purity and his familiarity with tax collectors…
Issue of remarried Catholics is about more than mercy
Dear Editor, It seems from both the pronouncements of Pope Francis and the submissions made to him and the bishops’ synod on defending traditional marriage and family, that there is a real sense that a new dispensation of mercy is on the agenda of this pontificate. Clerical celibacy might be described as the low-hanging fruit…
Church’s problems due to ill-suited priests – Pope
Pope calls for improved screening for seminarians
Time for Church leaders to help students who have been silenced in our colleges
David QuinnUniversities are becoming cold places for pro-life students, writes David Quinn