I was saddened to learn that the Capuchin Day Centre had been singled out for criticism by a Sunday newspaper in an apparent attempt to build on the disturbing financial news coming from the Central Remedial Clinic. The mistake made by the paper in question – if it was a mistake – was to assume…
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The life and death of a child
Dear Editor, Margaret Nolan wonders (IC 12/12/13) what real criteria psychiatric teams in the Mater Hospital will use in deciding on the life and death of a child in the womb? Now that the ‘Protection’ of Life during Pregnancy Act has gone into law without effective guidelines, the answer appears all too clear: None. Yours…
Dad’s Diary
There are good reasons for hope in 2014
Parish invites people home
A Christmas invitation saw Mass numbers surge in Wexford’s cathedral
Church teaching on sexuality
Dear Editor, The current Vatican survey on the attitude of the People of God to how the Church’s teaching on controversial issues around human sexuality is welcome. There are precious few opportunities within the Church for laypeople, priests and religious to offer their input. I suspect at a higher level, bishops and religious superiors also…
Merton – extra talk due to demand
The Irish Catholic has organised a second talk on the spiritual writer Thomas Merton
Hollywood star serves children Mary’s Meals
Movie star Gerard Butler recently visited one of the world’s poorest countries to see the work of international charity Mary’s Meals, which feeds over 100,000 children every school day in Liberia. “Every meal given to these children is a piece of charity and a little piece of love, and goes into the hearts of the…
Electronic liturgical calendar
Imagine the convenience of importing the liturgical year into your existing electronic calendar. Well, now you can. e-Ordo is the Roman Catholic Liturgical calendar that can be imported into most electronic calendars and platforms, including PCs, Mac computers, smart phones, and tablets. Just download, extract the files, and import to your calendar application of choice. e-Ordo is in…
Pope spreads social media net wider
After global success on Twitter, Pope Francis is spreading his social media net even wider, by setting up an Instagram account @popefrancis. The Pope has racked up millions of followers on Twitter, and now hopes to offer inspiration to even more people via the popular photo sharing site. Since news of Pope Francisí profile hit…
Kick old habits in 2014
Is it finally time to drop that bad habit you’ve been trying to conquer for so long? With the New Year upon us and New Yearís resolutions on the cards, the newest version of the Quitter app for iPhone and iPad is here to help. The main focus of the app is to show you…