Mags Gargan examines the life and achievements of Msgr James Horan
Knock’s papal dame
Mags Gargan explores the foundation of the Knock Shrine Society
Priest disarms ‘poor box’ thief
A court heard at the weekend how a Dublin priest managed to disarm a potential thief who threatened him with a syringe when he confronted him stealing from a church poor box. Fr William Fitzpatrick, parish priest of Mary Immaculate Oblate parish in Inchicore, challenged Mark Pierce for taking €20 from a donations box in…
The ‘Church’ includes all baptised
Dear Editor, May we ourselves be the change we wish to see in the Church and indeed the world? Too often we want to change only that external to ourselves, and to seek “inclusivity” only to facilitate our own exclusive opinion and positions, and may indeed while calling for inclusivity, be quite exclusive and self-centred…
Ireland is suffering a ‘religious cleansing’
Dear Editor, The army has been prohibited from participating in the Annual Easter Commemoration Mass at Arbour Hill, but there was no difficulty in allowing the band of An Gárda Síochána to take part in the Gay Pride procession in Dublin some months ago.It is only a few years ago since the Christmas Crib was…
Atrocities in the Middle East
Dear Editor, The forced expulsion of Iraqi Christians from their homes by ISIS is a great human tragedy and should not be happening in the 21st Century. It is a great crime and humanitarian disaster. It should be strongly condemned by all right thinking people who believe in religious freedom and democracy. ISIS ideology is…
O’Connell memorial
Dear Editor, Thanks to The Irish Catholic for Martin O’Brien’s insightful interview of Francis Campbell, who has taken over the leadership of London’s St Mary’s University. As an Irishman, Mr Campbell follows in the footsteps of many great Irish Vincentians most notably Fr Kevin Cronin and Fr Des Beirne. One aspect of Mr Campbell’s campaigning…
Mixed messages on new missal
Dear Editor, I also share Mr Kieron Wood’s concern (Letters, Aug 7) that words such as “consubstantiation” would not be understood by ordinary Massgoers, but he can rest assured that it doesn’t appear in the new translation of the Ordinary Form of the Mass. The question now is should Mr Wood seek ‘forgiveness’ or ‘remission’…
Iraqi Christians dying in crowded camps
“We are facing risk of a real genocide and a human catastrophe.”
People living in fear of Ebola virus – missionary
An Irish nun working in an area ravaged by the deadly Ebola virus has spoken of people’s fears as the death toll rises. The Ebola outbreak has spread across West Africa to Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, claiming 1,000 lives. Authorities have struggled to contain the virus, which is contracted by personal contact, and…

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