Courtney McGrailDear Editor, I wish to express my dismay at the inclusion in your issue of March 19 of yet another article by Lucinda Creighton, this one the most unashamedly party political so far. I think your readers are entitled to know just what political agenda The Irish Catholic is pursuing. Your otherwise excellent paper constantly…
Month: April 2015
Business owners should be able to follow conscience
Dear Editor, The Tanaiste, Joan Burton, said there will be legislation to ensure that same-sex couples are not denied goods and services by businesses. No doubt she was referring to Ashers Bakeries in Belfast, a well-known Christian business. Ashers were asked to make a wedding cake bearing the slogan Support Gay Marriage. They refused on…
Resurrection always eventually trumps crucifixion
Fr Ronald RolheiserSomething there is that needs a crucifixion. Everything that’s good eventually gets scapegoated and crucified. How? By that curious, perverse dictate somehow innate within human life that assures that there’s always someone or something that cannot leave well enough alone, but, for reasons of its own, must hunt down and lash out at what’s good.…
The Church is apostolic
Cathal BarryThe apostles gave their successors the duty of completing their work, writes Cathal Barry
The Gift of Grace
Greg DalyA Cavan couple’s fifth child proved to be anything but ‘incompatible with life’, Greg Daly learns
Struggling with the wonder of Easter
Bairbre CahillThomas needed to believe at the level of his own human experience
Crochet a cross for cards, books or bookmark
Erin FoxChildren’s Corner with Erin Fox
Dad’s Diary
It was going to be a big, and very emotional, adventure. The older two kids were going to have their first full weekend away on their own without one or other parent with them. They were going to Cork to stay with their nana and grandad for a whole weekend alone. They’re very close to…
The fruit of your own work is the sweetest!
Sweet Treats with Erin Fox
The unforgettable legacy of St John Paul II
Michael KellyOn the 10th anniversary of John Paul II’s death, Michael Kelly reflects on his powerful pontificate