Greg DalyGreg Daly learns how young adults from the North are making a real difference in Ethiopia
Month: September 2016
The bias of RTÉ’s programming
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, RTÉ recently gave great prominence to anti-Catholic programmes; Last Orders denigrated the religious orders and Legion of Christ on the disgrace of the founder of the Legionaries of Christ. These programmes were well flagged and advertised in advance and given a prominent slot after the 9pm news. However, the pro-Catholic programme on Bishop…
Vatican Roundup
Vatican confirms ongoing negotiations with China Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin has confirmed that the Holy See is involved in diplomatic talks with authorities in China. In the wake of concerns expressed in recent weeks by Church and lay figures in the East as to the status of Catholics in the so-called underground Church should Rome achieve an agreement…
Birthday for Blessed Teresa
A member of the Missionaries of Charity kisses the tomb of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata on August 26 in celebration of her 106th birthday. Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity, will be canonised at the Vatican on September 4. Photo: CNS
Francis says the people have spoken: ‘Two Popes are just fine’
John L. Allen Jr.Sometimes leaders learn more from crowds than from polls about how passionately people are feeling something, and in his preface to a new biography of Benedict XVI, Francis suggests crowds have taught him that ordinary Catholics are just fine with the two-Pope arrangement. Arthur Schlesinger once said that President John F. Kennedy could look at…
South Africa’s new beginnings
Paul KeenanVoters have delivered a new political landscape, writes Paul Keenan
Faithfulness is no barrier to compassion
Dear Editor, Over the past couple of weeks, I have read numerous articles in relation to the recent controversy surrounding Maynooth seminary. These have included speculation regarding the priesthood and what form it should take in this time. There are some who believe that our more recently ordained priests are of a more traditional mindset…
Denying environmental degradation akin to ‘flat Earth’ devotion
Dear Editor, Interesting that there exists in many countries branches of an organisation known as: The Flat Earth Society. They believe that it is possible to fall off the edge of the world and vanish into emptiness. They base their belief it seems, at least in part, on the Gospel instruction where the Lord commanded…
Rehousing the Central Catholic library
Dear Editor, Peter Costello has written a fascinating article (Preserving the Catholic Library for another Century IC, 25/8/16) about the Central Catholic library. I have a long association with the library (indeed, I was one of the many UCD students who availed of the library’s treasures in the 1960s and 1970s). Although I am not now…
Well done, Mary Kenny on coverage of abortion issue
Dear Editor, Well done to Mary Kenny for dissecting the claim that a trip to an abortion clinic is ‘so very ordinary’ with details of some of the horrors of the abortion industry. She gives Minister for Health, Simon Harris a mention too. I wrote to the Irish Times questioning Minister Simon Harris’ congratulations to…