Dear Editor, I am surprised to read in The Irish Catholic an article by Ben Conroy, ‘Youth Space’ that seems to make the case for homosexuality.  The writer informs us that a percentage of practising Catholics support same sex marriage.  He goes on to enlighten us that the Catholic Church and presumably, those of us…

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Dear Editor, Tom O’Gorman is a tremendous loss to the intellectual fabric of our country. He was a highly educated, religious, peaceful and very good humoured man who did crucial work for, among others, The Iona Institute and the Pro-Life Campaign, behind the scenes and never sought the limelight. I first encountered Tom O’Gorman when…

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Dear Editor, Reading the Book Reviews (IC 9/1/14) it was good to see Peter Costello discuss the new book Unheard Story: Dublin Archdiocese and the Murphy Report. It is very important that we all read it carefully to further understand how the Church comes under unjust fire in this Report and by many of the media and…

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“Each of the baptised, whatever their role in the Church or the educational level of their faith, is an active agent of evangelisation.” Pope Francis, speaking during his weekly public audience on January 15 as he continued his series on the sacraments.   “I hope that the state authorities, especially those entrusted with the task…

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Dear Editor, Mary Brien’s letter (IC 16/1/14) raises interesting questions about the desirability of Catholic schools opening on Holy Days. As a former Catholic secondary school principal it was my responsibility to advise our board of management on school holidays. With the support of the Catholic school community, which we served, our school always opened…

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The hugely successful One of Us online campaign is to continue defending the right to life. The popular initiative to protect human embryos that gathered over 2 million signatures will now become a network. ëOne of Usí was one of the first registered European citizensí initiatives (ECI) in the European Union, and according to the initiativeís…

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Organise your prayer life with this straightforward and distraction-free app. PrayerMate, the brainchild of British software developer Andy Geers, prompts users of iPhones, iPads and iPods to pray for both personal and global issues. Every day, PrayerMate will select a person or topic that youíve entered from each of your main categories, ëMy familyí for…

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Catholics all around the world can now tune in online and watch news events about the life of the Church and about Pope Francis, through the Vaticanís page on YouTube. Provided by Vatican Radio and the Vatican Television Centre, these video clips represent a new, quick and open way by which you can educate yourself…

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