Dear Editor, Greg Daly’s article, ‘Priests at risk: problems and practicalities’ (IC 24/22/2016), made for grim reading, as he quoted Fr Brendan Hoban at the Association of Catholic Priests’ annual conference, stating that he had no solution to the “depression and despair of priests”. As a practising Catholic I think we need to find solutions…

Dear Editor, While some Catholics have expressed reservations about the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the US due to his brash campaigning style, I would argue that when it comes to policies rather than personality Mr Trump’s victory should come as a huge relief to practising Catholics. In contrast to the…

Dear Editor, Various organisations from time to time criticise the management  and policies of Church schools, usually Catholic. In many instances they are correct but several things are overlooked not the least being the Constitution. Article 44, for instance, provides that every religious denomination shall have the right to “maintain institutions for religious or charitable…

Dear Editor, With little clear guidance the choice between the candidates in the US presidential election from an Irish or Catholic point of view was conflicting. I would give Trump the edge over the line. He has told us all the contentious and hateful things he hopes to accomplish, making no secret of his likes…

Dear Editor, I was interested to read the letters of Gearoid Duffy’s and James Rourke (IC 3/11/16) on the theme of remembrance/atonement in regard to babies who have died through abortion. A friend and I had a similar idea, and you were kind enough to publish a letter of mine along these lines a few…

Dear Editor, I’ve read with the interest the debate on Catholics voting for Hillary Clinton. I simply cannot understand how any Catholic could vote for her. If she had been elected there would have been a continued escalation of abortion worldwide.     Not alone is she in favour of abortion up to, and, at,…

Dear Editor, I was glad to see how your foreign news section this week highlighted the warnings of Westminster’s Cardinal Vincent Nichols about politicians “trading in fear” about migrants (IC 10/11/2016). In his comments, the London prelate cautioned against “a kind of popular leadership which is basing itself on fear…almost trading in fear”, warning of…

Dear Editor, Thank you so much for your impressive pair of articles on the Reformation in your issue of November 10. Prof. Salvador Ryan’s piece on what led Luther to revolt was absolutely fascinating, and a salutary lesson in the dangers of excessive scrupulosity in our religious lives.  It seems clear that there was an…

Dear Editor, Fr Joe McDonald has written in response to my letter of October 20 to state that his views on abortion are not in conflict with the teaching of the Church (Letters, IC 10/11/2016). He adds that I have confused the teaching of the Church with the preaching of God’s mercy. I hope that…

Dear Editor, It may be of interest to readers to know that the views of the public are invited to be given to the so-called ‘citizens assembly’. It would appear that this has not been widely advertised by the media (surprise! surprise!). Submissions can be made to The Citizens Assembly, 16 Parnell Square, Dublin 1,…