The Mark and the Void by Paul Murray (Hamish Hamilton, £18)
Young missionaries spreading Good News
It’s important for young people to hear about faith from other young people, writes Declan Morris
Scientists scoff at religion while presenting laughable theories
Dear Editor, For many Christians the name Richard Dawkins has become akin to an agent of Satan. However, as I viewed the professor chatting to Gay Byrne the other night I listened to the reasonable arguments of an open-minded man who didn’t attempt to dance on other people’s beliefs. His bottom line seemed to be…
Why do we have to pay a TV licence?
Dear Editor, At a recent talk in Knock, a speaker mused aloud that given the ideological bent of Sunday newspapers, and most of the media in Ireland, it could be seen that we are complicit with evil by supporting them. It is likewise for the TV licence to RTÉ given its constant churning out of…
Amnesty’s founders would be saddened by abortion campaigning
Dear Editor, I am appalled at Amnesty International’s reversal of basic human rights in many areas. Originally founded to protect the vulnerable and defenceless, it now promotes abortion in Ireland on both sides of the border. One of its targets is the removal of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, democratically passed in 1983 after…
Don’t know how Neeson can support both abortion and children’s charity
Dear Editor, Actor Liam Neeson’s film career is thriving, so one must conclude that his voice-over endorsement of the Graham Linehan pro-abortion video reflects his personal position on the Eighth Amendment debate (David Quinn, IC 29/10/2015). One wonders how he can square this stance with his position as ‘celebrity supporter’ of UNICEF whose motto is…
Faith schools tend to perform better
Dear Editor, I noticed recently that the best results in the UK’s GCSE or whatever it is called now were achieved in Northern Ireland. I suspect that the majority of schools in the North are what might be called ‘faith’ schools. That in turn suggests that, regardless of the practice of faith of any kind,…
Mary McAleese should consider converting to a faith that shares her beliefs and values
Dear Editor, When I was received into the Church last year after a lifetime as a practising Anglican, I made a profession of faith which committed me to “believe and profess all that the holy Catholic Church believes, teaches, and proclaims to be revealed by God”. This profession is the standard one for converts to…
May they rest in peace
November is the traditional month to remember and pray for the dead. Here we publish the names of priests who have died over the last 12 months in remembrance,thanksgiving and commendation of their souls to Almighty God.
A feisty reporter’s book corrects for the Hollywood bias of Spotlight
A new film on the sex abuse crisis fails to tell the bigger story, writes Phil Lawler

Courtney McGrail