Courtney McGrailDear Editor, When I was received into the Church last year after a lifetime as a practising Anglican, I made a profession of faith which committed me to “believe and profess all that the holy Catholic Church believes, teaches, and proclaims to be revealed by God”. This profession is the standard one for converts to…
Month: November 2015
Seeking justice for all
Paul KeenanLawyer Mushtaq Gill risks his life to defend Pakistani Christians. He spoke to Paul Keenan
Deaths of priests far greater than official records show
Cathal BarryThe fall-off in the number of priests is significantly greater than official statistics show, The Irish Catholic can reveal. Figures listed in the most recent edition of the Irish Catholic Directory record the number of deaths of priests and some religious brothers at 160. However, figures compiled by Fr John Leogue of the Diocese of…
Girl guides reaching for the stars
Pictured at the announcement that Gaisce – the President’s Award – and Irish Girl Guides (IGG) have launched a partnership to encourage young women to reach for the sun, moon and stars were Griff een Valley Rangers Erin McElwee (17), Sarah Connolly (16) and Amy Dunne (16) at Dunsink Observatory in Dublin. Recognising the similarities…
Ireland, count your blessings
Mary KennyIreland’s tradition of ‘social intimacy’ may soften ‘the rough edges of difference’, writes Mary Kenny
Irish priests in Paris: grieving city trying to return to normal
Mags Gargan“It will change the way of life here in the short term, but God only knows what the longer term is going to be.”
Revealing ‘Inside story’ of gay marriage campaign
Breda O'BrienBreda O’Brien analyses the apparent ‘deep-rooted bias’ of the ‘yes’ campaign
State now pays less than SVP for ‘exceptional needs’
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) is now spending more than the Department of Social Protection on helping people tackle the cost of “exceptional needs”. Since 2008, the department’s expenditure on exceptional needs has dropped from over €80 million to just €29 million this year. The number of payments each year has also…
New vision needed for Catholic education
Michael KellyCatholic schools are being asked to rise to the challenge writes Michael Kelly
A feisty reporter’s book corrects for the Hollywood bias of Spotlight
A new film on the sex abuse crisis fails to tell the bigger story, writes Phil Lawler