Dear Editor, Referring to the 750 humanist marriage ceremonies held this year, columnist Mary Kenny reacts favourably to them as being good in so far as they got married at all (IC 09/10/14). She endorses the commitment given in this marriage ceremony, rather than drifting into vague co-habitation which is worse for children and is…
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Supreme Court blocks law that closed most Texas abortion clinics
The US Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law that had meant all but seven of the state’s abortion clinics were closed because they failed to meet new standards. The block will remain in effect while the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals considers a legal challenge to the law itself. It will allow at…
Novena selfies turned into mosaic of St Gerard
First African-born members join Irish Knights
Dad’s Diary
My son was cool as a cucumber and keen to get on with the adventure of big school
One parish can point you to yours
When travelling, it can be tricky to find a nearby Catholic parish. But, now there’s an app to help you. ‘One Parish’ is a new app that shows you the closest church and all its activities. In addition, users can also create a profile to interact with other local parishioners. The app also gives users a full timetable of…
‘No evidence’ Govt is serious about homelessness – claim
Peter McVerry Claims…
Declining US religious outlined in new report
A longtime trend of declining numbers of women in religious orders is unpacked in a new study by Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA). In the report, the social science researchers of CARA observed that the demographical story of women religious in the US takes some disentangling. Although past studies have…
Standing up to evil
Western powers must act to destroy Islamic State terrorists, writes Michael Kinsella
University chaplains have to minister in a pluralist context
Dear Editor, Please allow me to make the following reply with reference to Fr David Barrins’ comments in his recent interview with The Irish Catholic (02/10/2014) concerning what he terms as the “intolerant” posture of UCC and third level institutions in dealing with a lack of “plurality of opinions properly represented on campus”. Third level…