“It is… a dreadful thing to do to a woman. As it proved”, writes Mary Kenny
Mary Kenny
ISIS will win if we don’t defend Christianity
“No civilisation has ever prevailed if it does not believe in, and affirm, its own values”, writes Mary Kenny
Environmentalism is nothing new to society
“The danger area of modern environmentalism is not the love of nature, but a hatred of people”, writes Mary Kenny
Medjugorge shrine is a politically delicate issue
Despite lack of Vatican endorsement, pilgrims remain devoted to apparition site, writes Mary Kenny
Life among the Irish in England
The last time I visited the London Irish Centre in Camden, the walls were adorned with some wonderful photographs of laughing Irish nurses who had come to England during the 1950s and of groups of mirthful Irish emigrants making their way to one of the dance halls in Cricklewood and Kilburn. The pictures…
Welsh ban shows that ‘the best is the enemy of the good’
We humans find it difficult to reach perfection at all times, writes Mary Kenny
Feminine God push is a move to recapture Marian element
Controversial campaign aims to challenge gender issues in the Church, writes Mary Kenny
Dr Martin between the devil and deep blue sea
“gay people are surely part of God’s plan too”, writes Mary Kenny
When morality and pragmatism clash
Victims of misrule and justice are more than just a quota, writes Mary Kenny
Nicola, the very secular Scots Parnell
Back in the 1880s, Lord Randolph Churchill (father of Winston Churchill) fiercely opposed Irish Home Rule warning that “if Ireland goes [leaves the Union], the rest will follow”. It has taken 130 years for that prediction to materialise, but the late Lord Randolph would be alarmed indeed to see the rise and rise of Scottish…