Courtney McGrailDear Editor, The judgment that Ashers Bakery acted in a discriminatory fashion by refusing to decorate a cake with the slogan “Support Gay Marriage” raises a terrifying spectre of a future where the facile slogan “Don’t like gay marriage? Don’t get one” seems but a fond memory. I do not understand how Judge Isobel Brownlie…
Month: May 2015
On the track of Irish monks in Europe
On the Pathways of the World / Sulle Strade del Mondo by Enzo Farrinella (Edizioni Casa Italia, €15.00; contact enzo.farinella@gmail.com)
Road to redemption for Danny boy, a dissolute pop star
Aubrey MaloneDanny Collins (15A)
Dad’s Diary
"My, how you’ve grown – look at the size of you!” Thankfully, most polite people stop making such exclamations once we reach adulthood. However, for children, expressions of amazement at their having grown are an everyday thing. Underlying these commonplace exclamations is the joy we feel that the child is thriving and growing. We sense…
The backbone of Ballymena
Martin O'BrienLeading priest Fr Paddy Delargy speaks to Martin O’Brien about the ‘essential mission’ of being a Catholic
Christ’s Resurrection and ours
Cathal BarryEncounters with the risen Christ characterise the Christian hope of Resurrection, writes Cathal Barry
Burundi plays with fire
Paul KeenanEthnic tensions are simmering dangerously, writes Paul Keenan
Hands across the nation
Mags GarganA Dublin and a Limerick parish have forged a link that is set to benefit their young people, writes Mags Gargan
Church does need a ‘reality check’ after the referendum
Michael KellyYes vote forces Church to re-evaluate teaching on human sexuality, writes Michael Kelly
Archbishop Martin blesses new hospice in Dublin
Pictured at the opening of St Francis Hospice Blanchardstown was Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin and the Chairman of St Francis Hospice, The Hon. Mr. Justice Peter Kelly. Fundraising continues to provide expanded range of palliative care services for West Dublin community. Located at Abbotstown, close to Connolly Hospital,…