An Irish theologian has said that lack of moral courage among the Irish people has roots that stretch back centuries — and that it continues to shape the character of Irish society today. Fr Vincent Twomey, former Professor of Moral Theology at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, made the observation during a wide-ranging conversation on Just…
Bishop Deenihan also challenged the response of media to the recent national survey on patronage The Bishop of Meath has accused ideologically-driven groups, many funded from outside the State, of lobbying politicians and media with a “narrow, nuanced and distorted narrative” about Catholic schools in Ireland. Bishop Tom Deenihan, who holds the education brief…
Exclusive School subject “opt-outs are now being framed as a new card to disrupt the ethos of Catholic schools” the CEO of the Catholic Education Partnership (CEP), Alan Hynes has warned. “We need to be clear: if we are going to divest schools — which we support — then our Catholic schools, which the…
The Bishop of Meath has said he if there is a wish for divesting by parents and staff of a school in his diocese he will “respect that and it will happen.” Bishop Tom Deenihan made the commitment at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebrations of Saint Oliver’s National School in Navan on Wednesday. “If there is…
A Catholic primary school in Navan celebrated its fiftieth anniversary this week with Mass in the local church followed by celebrations at the school, with the Bishop of Meath praising the institution as a model of what Catholic education can and should be. St Oliver’s National School, a co-educational Catholic primary school in Navan, Co.…
EXCLUSIVE “Catholics should not be surprised at Trump’s behaviour” Senator Ronan Mullen has told this paper. “The President is not a Catholic, he says he is not a religious man, and he has consistently rejected the normal rules of diplomatic engagement. He is both an egoist and an egotist. These are just facts. Against that…
Irish moral theologian Dr Vincent Twomey SVD has said that President Trump’s threat to bomb Iran back to the Stone Ages breached the understanding of lawful self-defence. Responding to a question from this paper — that the Church’s understanding of Just War may be seen as a bit old fashioned, i.e. sometimes pre-emptive military action…
Catholic education bodies have welcomed the results of the recent Primary School Surveys on divestment and related matters conducted by the Department of Education which found that the majority of parents have a high level of confidence in their Catholic school while 16% of parents are in favour of change. The results were released on…
Exclusive The Bishop of Achonry and of Elphin, Kevin Doran has responded to the recent discussion on women deacons in The Irish Catholic. In his statement, Bishop Doran says the question of women deacons should not deflect from what is possible for lay women and men in the ministry and leadership in the Church…
Pope Francis and Female Deacons When Bishop Alan McGuckian said he wished Pope Francis had said a clear ‘No’ to women deacons, I too like the bishop, was under the impression that the Pope had left the door open. But we were both wrong. Theologian and Synod expert Fr Eamonn Conway has said that Pope…