Courtney McGrailThe Irish Catholic has asked an interdisciplinary team, which includes Prof. Eamonn Conway and Dr Rik Van Nieuwenhove, theologians at Mary Immaculate College University of Limerick, and Mr Patrick Treacy SC of Integritas, to consider and respond to the difficult questions we all face when deciding how to vote in the referendum.
Month: February 2015
Two legal mothers but no legal father – all with the blessing of the State
Breda O'BrienBreda O’Brien, The View
Priests must not be silent on marriage referendum
David QuinnOur priests ought to follow example of Pope Francis in speaking out, writes David Quinn
Pope is right about boring sermons
Dear Editor, Regards your front page story ‘Pope wages war on dull sermons’ (IC 12/05/2015). How right he is. And I too have been one of the guilty preachers. The late Fr Peter Lemass, while working with the Catholic Communications Institute of Ireland and Radharc, many years ago had a great line for aspiring preachers…
A priestly, prophetic and royal people
Cathal BarryThe Catechism lists a number of characteristics of the people of God, writes Cathal Barry
Putting our God-given talents to good use
Fr Ronald RolheiserFor the past six months, while undergoing treatment for cancer, I was working on a reduced schedule. The medical treatments, while somewhat debilitating, left me still enough health and energy to carry on the administrative duties in my present ministry, but they didn’t allow me any extra energy to teach classes or to offer any…
Canon Sheehan restored to the Pantheon of Irish literature
Revisiting Canon Sheehan of Doneraile 1852-1913: Author, Activist, Priest ed. by Gabriel Doherty (Smenos Publications, €25.00 + p&p)
Talking out our real problems in the parish
Peter CostelloHold Your Head Up High: Conversations about Controversies in a Catholic Parish by Fr Patrick Delargy (Shanway Press, £10.00; contact john@shanway.com)
A gangster state: The truth about Putin’s Russia
Red Notice: How I Became Putin’s No. 1 Enemy by Bill Browder (Transworld Books, £13.99)
New site offers help to ease our journey through Lent
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