Paul KeenanViolent fundamentalism continues to be the choice of the minority, writes Paul Keenan
Month: April 2015
Jerry O’Sullivan – A quiet hero
Courtney McGrailAnne Keeling discovers a Corkman with an incredible legacy in Latin America
‘I missed my dad’:The voice of a child raised by two mothers
David QuinnA ‘yes’ vote will deliberately deprive children of either a mother or a father, writes David Quinn
Founding intentions
Cathal BarryA new process is being developed to assist Catholic schools rediscover their distinctiveness, writes Cathal Barry
Most Massgoing Catholics happy with new Missal
We must find a way that acknowledges problems with the Missal while appreciating its fruit says Tim O’Malley
Christians must challenge globalisation of indifference
Christians should be concerned about the proposed free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States, writes Jonny Hanson
Mercy– God’s antidote to acynical world and tired Church
Michael KellyPope Francis opens the ‘Holy Door’ to the Year of Mercy for Catholics all over the world, writes Michael Kelly
Cover photo sent out the wrong message
Dear Editor, I thought your front page picture of a young provocatively dressed Nigerian woman at a carnival in the April 9 edition of The Irish Catholic was inappropriate for a Catholic newspaper. What sort of a message does an image like that send out to the young and the not so young? Yours etc.,…
Celebrate May Day with a grotto for Our Lady
Erin FoxMay is here and the woods are sprouting with wild flowers just waiting to be picked for a May Day arrangement. We have different feast days marking the arrival of the next season. St Brigid’s Day marks the beginning of spring in Ireland. May Day bids farewell to the dark winter months and welcomes the…
Twitter’s referendum intervention
Dear Editor, As per Twitter’s intervention in the referendum – perhaps it proves that capitalist gilt will be allowed play more of a part in the debate rather than supposed Catholic guilt. Yours etc., Brid Fitzpatrick, Terenure, Dublin 6W.