Dear Editor, The Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association (NIMMA) is seeking volunteers to feature in a new book about the children of mixed marriages. The paperback will give at least 10 individuals the chance to tell in their own words how they were affected as the children of couples who put love before traditional allegiances.…

Dear Editor, I wish to draw the attention of your readers to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013. First stage and second stage of the Bill have been completed by the Dáil, and it has been referred to Select Committee. If passed, the Bill will allow the representative of a person lacking capacity to get…

Dear Editor, As a recently retired secondary teacher of religious education amongst other subjects I, like Alan Whelan (IC Letters 23/1/14), entered the public debate in recent years on Catholic schools opening on the designated Holy Days of Obligation to attend Mass. At this stage of the debate I can see merit on both sides of the argument that was…

Dear Editor, According to recent press reports, Mary McAleese said that homosexuality is not something that is perceived as something that is intrinsically disordered nowadays, and that things written by figures such as former Pope Benedict are contradictory to the understanding of most Catholics today. Mary McAleese must surely be aware that the Catholic Church…

Dear Editor, I am surprised to read in The Irish Catholic an article by Ben Conroy, ‘Youth Space’ that seems to make the case for homosexuality.  The writer informs us that a percentage of practising Catholics support same sex marriage.  He goes on to enlighten us that the Catholic Church and presumably, those of us…

Dear Editor, Tom O’Gorman is a tremendous loss to the intellectual fabric of our country. He was a highly educated, religious, peaceful and very good humoured man who did crucial work for, among others, The Iona Institute and the Pro-Life Campaign, behind the scenes and never sought the limelight. I first encountered Tom O’Gorman when…

Dear Editor, Reading the Book Reviews (IC 9/1/14) it was good to see Peter Costello discuss the new book Unheard Story: Dublin Archdiocese and the Murphy Report. It is very important that we all read it carefully to further understand how the Church comes under unjust fire in this Report and by many of the media and…

Dear Editor, Mary Brien’s letter (IC 16/1/14) raises interesting questions about the desirability of Catholic schools opening on Holy Days. As a former Catholic secondary school principal it was my responsibility to advise our board of management on school holidays. With the support of the Catholic school community, which we served, our school always opened…

Dear Editor, As I understand it, there are six days in the Church’s calendar, as well as Sundays, which are designated Holy days of Obligation in the Irish Church. These are: December 8, Feast of The Immaculate Conception; Christmas Day; St Patrick’s Day; August 15, Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary; November 1,…

Dear Editor, As I understand the purpose and objective of Reform Alliance, it is definitely not to establish another political party, since I believe we have sufficient already, in fact too many! Personally I think the objective of Reform Alliance is what it says, namely to reform the existing and outdated draconian political system that has…