Dear Editor, About six weeks ago I was happy to sign a petition for kneelers in the Basilica in Knock in the belief that kneeling was a fundamental part of Catholic devotion and worship. However, after visiting Knock Shrine during this summer I have softened this view. The basilica, in my opinion, now bears little…
Paul Keenan discovers that divine inspiration wasn’t in short supply at the Rio Olympics
A group in Nigeria calling itself the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC) has threatened to carry out reprisal attacks on Muslims and their mosques if Boko Haram follows through with threats to increase its attacks on Christians. In a statement issued by the group following the threats, made by Abu Musab al Barnawi, the new…
Boko Haram is a house divided, writes Paul Keenan
Dear Editor, Religious irregularities are always an appetizing discussion topic for the media. The recent claims about our national seminary in Maynooth are no different. Pope Francis, with his bishops and priests, are in general, hard-working, diligent people of honesty and integrity. Human nature being what it is, the Church similar to most institutions will…
Dear Editor, In The Irish Catholic of July 28 you published an excellent two-page article on the 800th Anniversary of Ballintubber Abbey; but it was a pity that there was no mention of Fr Tom Egan who spearheaded the transformation of what was largely a ruin, leading up to the 750th anniversary in 1966. As…
Dear Sir, Donal O’Driscoll’s letter in The Irish Catholic (‘Clarify meaning of Eighth Amendment’, IC 28/07/2011) should be read, and acted upon, by all pro-life groups, and indeed by all who wish to protect the life of the unborn. He has identified a very important issue. There is no doubt that we will soon be faced with…
Fr Paddy Moran tells Rachel Beard about how he came to work in prisons in Ethiopia
“We have all lost loved ones to suicide, alcoholism and other ways of dying that are far from ideal”, writes Fr Ron Rolheiser
The only thing new I learned from Last Orders with Gay Byrne, RTÉ 1, Tuesday night of last week was that Gay Byrne played the organ in church in Rialto. Everything else in this review of the decline of the Church in Ireland has been rehashed ad nauseam. I can understand increasing the programme’s audience…
Paul Keenan
Courtney McGrail
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Brendan O’Regan