Cathal BarryAn independent TD has accused RTÉ of “watering down” its longstanding presentation of the Angelus. Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae criticised “any change in the way the Angelus is presented” following the broadcaster’s major revamp of the twice daily minute-long reflection. Noting that the Angelus had been aired “for decades”, Mr Healy-Rae warned that “any watering…
Month: October 2015
Restrictions on hospital visits an example of aggressive secularism
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, Your recent article about “red tape gone mad” preventing priests from visiting their parishioners in hospitals throughout the country, seems like a further inroad from aggressive secularism (IC 08/10/2015). Hospital mission statements, framed and prominently displayed in out patient’s waiting areas, make much of patients’ rights to courtesy and proper respect from hospital…
Direct provision: Living in limbo
Mags GarganOne year after promises of reform, the waiting game continues for those trapped in Ireland’s asylum system, writes Mags Gargan
Concert celebrates Religious Sisters of Charity
A commemorative concert was held in the RDS Concert Hall on Friday to celebrate 200 years since Venerable Mary Aikenhead founded the Religious Sisters of Charity. Among those who attended the concert were President Higgins’ wife, Sabina, former Lord Mayor, Councillor Vincent Jackson and a wide circle of families, friends and benefactors including a large…
Widespread confusion on role of pastoral councils
A review of the parish based initiative has revealed uncertainty about how to face challenges, writes Cathal Barry
Faith in the Family
Bairbre CahillI walked out of my back door into a world of wonder this morning. It was the first of the truly autumnal mornings. A heavy fog blanketed the town below us and even the wood behind our house was barely visible but there on the apple tree, the hedge and the raspberry canes were jewels.…
Lack of compassion in comments on same-sex couples
Dear Editor, The year 2015, with the referendum for same-sex marriage, for good or bad, has marked a key turning point in the history of Ireland. As a Christian, I confess that on a number of occasions over the course of the referendum, and since, I have been both deeply shocked and saddened by some…
Keeping your diet on the right track
Eating healthily while traveling can be a real challenge. Regardless of whether the trip is for business or pleasure, it’s always difficult to stay ‘on track’ when you’re out of your daily routine. I’ve encountered such struggles on my travels back and forth to Rome recently to cover the Synod on the Family. Littered with…
Free choice of individual separates them from sacramental life
Dear Editor, Austen Ivereigh writing about the current Synod on the Family (IC 08/10/2015), quite rightly states that the backdrop to the synod is “the massive collapse across the western world of support for the Christian understanding of marriage in culture and now law – as Ireland, and most of our families have witnessed at…
A week of great highs and terrible lows
Brendan O’ReganAbortion continues as the dominant topic of debate in Ireland, writes Brendan O’Regan