“This is the time for Ireland to step up to the plate, show leadership and assume a greater role within the councils of Europe”, writes Mary Kenny
Ireland should be broker between the UK and EU
Mary Kenny
Leaving Amnesty more in sorrow than in anger
It is such a tragedy that Amnesty has taken away the focus from their great work by introducing abortion as a campaigning issue
Queen Elizabeth is a surprising ecumenist
“Elizabeth has achieved a form of ecumenism simply by faithfully adhering to her own Christian faith”, writes Mary Kenny
Lasting insights on the turn of the Christian year
Fasting and Feasting: Radio Reflections on Christmas and Easter by Aidan Mathews (Veritas, €12.99)
Political protests of Trump visit just ‘virtue signalling’
The people of Doonbeg seem to have no objection to Mr Trump’s visit as a businessman
Church has role in de-glamorising crime
“When life is tough, even drab, life as a big shot in the crime world can seem incredibly glamorous”, writes Mary Kenny
Parallels between Irish and British referenda
“younger people are nagging and bossing their older parents and relations to vote the ‘progressive’ way, while oldies sometimes keep their doubts to themselves”, writes Mary Kenny
Big pharma and the death penalty
“Lethal injection is the usual method of execution, and it’s surely a perverse application of medical science”, writes Mary Kenny
First Communion is a vital building block in evangelisation
“if families want to make a big fuss about First Holy Communion – including a certain amount of bling and other manifestations of carnival culture – let them”, writes Mary Kenny
Where there’s a will, there may be a row
“Equality can make things more complicated in practice, however just it seems in principle”, writes Mary Kenny