“Now that being a Christian is neither popular nor profitable, our cultural leaders veer just as markedly in the other direction”, writes Breda O’Brien
Breda O'Brien
Safe public water has to be paid for in some way
“Making enough plastic to satisfy the US water market takes 17 million barrels of oil”, writes Breda O’Brien
Amnesty International’s other terrible propositions
“It is no coincidence that the move to normalise buying and selling sex came from those who work as pimps”, writes Breda O’Brien
We need a strong alternative to the dominant virtual culture
“I would love if someone were to do some serious research on what being Irish means in this virtual world”, writes Breda O’Brien While the country has spent weeks discussing every aspect of 1916 and the implications for today, much more recent anniversaries, such as the 11-year anniversary of YouTube, or the nine-year anniversary of…
American politics has a big impact on Ireland
“The clumsy nature of the campaign opened the way to more and more anti-establishment politicians”, writes Breda O’Brien I was talking to a shop owner the other day, who told me that when he despairs at the state of Irish politics, he looks at American politics and feels much better. Without wishing to plunge him…
We need to build communities that reject dominant culture
“We want to build a sense of identity and mission that allows us to serve others, to bring God’s mercy”, writes Breda O’Brien At the weekend conference focusing on Pope Francis and the family, there was very little emphasis on ‘hot-button’ issues like same-sex marriage. Instead, there was a focus on building a strong sense…
Many people feel there is no one to vote for in the general election
‘More Independents and smaller parties than ever before’ leads voters to ‘feel disenfranchised’, writes Breda O’Brien Journalists love elections. They are an endless source of stories, and even in particularly dull elections, opinion polls can be used to drum up interest. The next election promises to be anything but dull. In a recent article Geraldine…
Uplifted by a real life hero
“Being honourable, and living up to high ideals, is most of service to people when they least want it”, writes Breda O’Brien
Revealing ‘Inside story’ of gay marriage campaign
Breda O’Brien analyses the apparent ‘deep-rooted bias’ of the ‘yes’ campaign
Healthy families help to form a healthy Church
We ‘have been bombarded by the cultural norms, which no longer include lifelong fidelity’, writes Breda O’Brien