Month: March 2016

Persecuted for being Christian

Greg Daly speaks to Aid to the Church in Need about the global war on Christianity The persecution of Christians around the world is something increasingly spoken of, according to John Pontifex from Britain’s branch of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), but the problem goes far beyond perception. “It’s clearly very much getting…

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The triumph of goodness

The stone which rolled away from the tomb of Jesus continues to roll away from every sort of grave. Goodness cannot be held, captured or put to death. It evades its pursuers, escapes capture, slips away, hides out, even leaves the churches sometimes, but forever rises, again and again, all over the world. Such is…

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At the service of Communion

Holy Orders is the sacrament of apostolic ministry, writes Cathal Barry Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. As such, the Church teaches that “it is the…

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Practising gratitude in daily routine

Dear Editor, I recently read your article ‘Practising gratitude’ in the Family &Lifestyle section (IC 10/03/2016). I congratulate the author, Wendy Grace because I think it is an excellent article, and it gave me a lot to think about. I liked the helpful suggestions provided by Wendy for families and indeed individuals to get into…

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Election results show no support for abortion

Dear Editor, I agree with Fr John McCallion’s criticism of Mary Kenny’s “canonisation” of the now ex-TD Jimmy Deenihan (IC Letters 17/03/2016). How can anyone in conscience vote for those who supported the legislation of abortion here? Thankfully, the electorate did not support the legislation with the loss of seats for 43 of those who voted…

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Enda Kenny a poor role model

Dear Editor, We wish to register our protest at Enda Kenny misusing the name of Jesus on live television while in the US for St Patrick’s Day celebrations. This was picked up and repeated by the Irish and UK media and it is not acceptable from our acting Taoiseach. We do appreciate that he intended…

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Caught in a cycle of violence

Peace is coming too slowly to South Sudan, writes Paul Keenan It is said that history repeats itself, and nowhere is this more true than in the conflict-riven state of South Sudan. A bold claim, perhaps, for a country barely five years old – July 9 will see Independence Day from greater Sudan celebrated across…

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Mother Angelica dies at 92

Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA, known to millions globally as the foundress of the EWTN Global Catholic Network, died peacefully at 5pm on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, surrounded by the Poor Clare Nuns of Perpetual Adoration of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Alabama. “This is a sorrow-filled day for…

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