Dioceses report ‘terrific crowds’
Francis effect boosts Mass numbers
Parishes report increases across country
Here’s to the memory of a Dubliner
Paradise Alley by John D. Sheridan (Seven Towers, €11.99/£15.00)
A Nigerian martyr for his people’s cause
Silence Would Be Treason: Last Writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa, ed. by Ide Corley, Helen Fallon and Laurence Coc (The Council for Social Science Research in Africa / Daraja Press, £9.70)
We expect accountability from those in authority
Dear Editor, I write in response to Fr Gabriel Daly’s letter published in The Irish Catholic (12/12/2013), where he criticised how Cardinal William Levada described Fr Tony Flannery’s views as heretical, and came heavily down upon what he saw as the aggressive imposition of conservative Catholics’ views upon liberal Catholics. I have no doubt that…
The priesthood is not just a matter of rules
Dear Editor, Fr Gabriel Daly OSA (Letters, 12/12/13) writes about elusion on the grounds of narrow minded and arbitrary rules of Catholics who look for conformity to the rules and regulations imposed by one party in the Church. Then having declared that Cardinal Levada had no right to accuse Fr Flannery of heresy, Fr Daly…
We need more celebrities like Donncha O’Callaghan
Dear Editor, I was delighted to read Cathal Barry’s interview with the impressive Donncha O’Callaghan in the Christmas edition of the paper (19/12/13). It was a joy to read of the pride the Munster rugby player has for his faith and the “inner peace” prayer brings him. I was pleased to read that the fame…
We need to learn from past mistakes
Dear Editor, I would like to point out to Hilda Nelson (Letters IC 19/12/13) that I have always accepted priests who have “paid the price” for their child sexual abuse crimes should be allowed to move on with their lives. Also that any wrongful accusation of priest or lay person is devastating to that individual…
Thomas Merton Talk
The Irish Catholic to host talk by US-based Prof. Michael W. Higgins
Review of the Year 2013
Paul Keenan offers a round up of stories covered by The Irish Catholic in 2013