Mags Gargan speaks to a missionary priest from Congo based in Dublin
Mags Gargan
Veni Sancte Spiritus
Last Sunday 11 children and one adult were confirmed in the Tridentine Rite by the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Charles Brown in St Kevin's Church Harrington St, Dublin. Archbishop Brown is pictured confirming Rian Wood at the ceremony. Photo: John McElroy
Blessing of all creatures great and small
Paul Hurley lines up to have his dog blessed by Fr Gerry Moore in the grounds of St Mary’s Church, Sandyford, Dublin at a blessing of animals held by the parish to celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi last Saturday. Photo: Paul McGovern
Taking a leap for life
Kidney transplant recipient Darragh O'Haire (5) from Johnstown Bridge, Kildare taking a leap watched by his sister Siofra (7) and brother Sean (10) and three-year-old Hugo Turley from Castleknock, Dublin, who received a kidney from his mother Helen, a living donor. The Irish Kidney Association is holding in a charity fundraiser at Corkagh Park, Clondalkin,…
The right to life is a fundamental human right
Dear Editor, David Quinn’s informative article (IC 25/09/2014) tells how the pro-abortion movement is pressing for a “new abortion referendum”. The purpose is to remove the constitutional protection of the equal right to life of the mother and the unborn child. There is a natural hierarchy of human rights. The right to life remains by…
Abortion has far-reaching consequences
Dear Editor, How right the doctors for life were in their recent letter published in your paper (IC 18/09/2014) where they stated that having an abortion does not reverse the pregnancy. In fact one can also add that from the moment fertilisation takes place the woman becomes a mother. She will depart this life as…
Moved by stories of crisis pregnancies
Dear Editor, David Quinn succinctly outlines the likely outcome of any change to the pro-life clause in our Constitution (IC 25/09/2014). I cannot but be moved by the stories of women in traumatic circumstances, such as a mother with an unborn child with foetal abnormalities or a victim of rape or incest, and many Catholics…
Where are our courageous political leaders?
Dear Editor, Countries express horror at how the Nazis killed millions of innocent people in the gas chambers of concentration camps, yet these very same countries sanction the killing of millions of unborn human beings by abortion today. Why? The evil of slavery was tolerated in the 19th Century and, until recent years, the cruelty…
Misunderstanding role of deaconesses
Dear Editor, When Sr Mary McGlynn talks about women deacons and the Orthodox Church (Letters, IC 25/09/2014), she is talking through her wimple (if she wears one). She says: “The Orthodox Church restored the office of deacon for women in 2005.” The Orthodox Churches, not having a Pope like the Latin-rite Church, make up their…
Just economic policies respect person’ right to work- Pope
The global economic system exploits regional and national differences in labour costs, taking advantage of the poor and destroying jobs in countries where the rights and dignity of workers enjoy greater protections, Pope Francis said. The fundamental right to work, he said, cannot be considered a variable dependent on financial and monetary markets. It is…