Courtney McGrailDear Editor, The article by Ben Conroy ‘There is nothing weird about going to Confession’ (IC 23/04/2015), struck me as being mature, authentic and lovely. He refers to young Catholics drifting away from Confession, but older Catholics have drifted away also partly, I would say, as a reaction against an earlier overemphasis on sin and underemphasis…
Month: May 2015
Priests are deserving of some sympathy
Dear Editor, A certain amount of sympathy must be extended to some priests of the Irish Catholic Church. Many may have felt that, through deeper and long-term thought, they have lost their vocation, and that the Catholic Church is not for them. A few of these may feel that they are no longer fitted for…
Joan of Arc achieved much in a short life
Erin FoxThe feast of Joan of Arc is coming up on May 30. Although her feast day is the end of the month, she was actually canonised on May 16 so you can honour her throughout the month of May. Joan of Arc lived a very short life but achieved a great deal during her time.…
Life’s Little Things
The Author Winston Pendleton wrote “The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother and they’ll settle for a puppy every time”. Despite having provided both a baby brother and sister, my children tell me that they still want a pet. As a youngster, I lived in terror of my…
The effects of the sunshine vitamin on bone health
Dr Kevin McCarrollThe importance of Vitamin D in our diet, with Dr Kevin McCarroll
The ‘no’ road show visits Kerry
Paddy Manning, a gay man who has been canvassing for a no vote in the marriage referendum, is pictured with supporters on the ‘no' road show in Kerry.
Sons of the Church
Greg DalyGreg Daly explores the links between Pope Francis and Archbishop Romero
For Salvadorans, Romero is beacon of hope
Violence left untreated becomes a ‘cancer’, writes Rhina Guidos
Oscar Romero: The life and influence of a modern martyr
Peter CostelloOscar Romero, the Archbishop of San Salvador, in El Salvador, was shot to death by a sniper on the altar of the chapel of the Divine Providence hospital where he was celebrating evening Mass on March 24, 1980. This was done by agents of the state who were never brought to trial. In his life Oscar…
Debate intensifies as referendum day nears
Brendan O’ReganBrendan O’Reagan argues ‘an impartiality deficit in the media’ approaching referendum day