Dear Editor, We all recognise that parents today are at their wits end trying to discover how to prepare their children for the runaway world of modern technology and its messages. To see, hear, speak, bully and act any old way that wins longed-for popularity whatever the cost to others, is termed ‘openness’. Of course…

Dear Editor, Irish people are renowned for their charitable streak, however some people associate charity with giving money and what often stops them from helping are the administrative costs by some charities. Is there another option? If you would like to help, why not consider donating unwanted farm machines. There are shed loads and farmyards…

Dear Editor, The plug has been pulled from the continent of Africa and the flow of humanity from there to Europe will never end until the rich world realises that it is the cause of a situation so dreadful as to cause the people to risk their all, their families, their homes, their money, their…

Dear Editor, In my opinion I do not think seminaries are necessary at all. Surely any aspiring priest could go to an institute three nights a week to learn biblical studies and liturgical matters, while remaining in his employment. Furthermore, when Jesus sent out the Twelve Apostles to evangelise the world they did not go…

Dear Editor, The heading to David Quinn’s article (IC 06/08/2015 ‘Priests and people alike will have to ‘interfere’ in politics) tells us that “the current retreat from politics means that the bishops have no vision of the common good to offer”.  Yet, the much-lauded recent papal social encyclical says that individual fulfilment is at the…

Dear Editor, It is good to see Prof. Ray Kinsella speaking about the breakdown of the family as those who have a duty, the authority and also the means to speak in defence of the family have been silent (IC 06/08/2015). His accusation that the tax system (re tax individualisation) is leading to family breakdown…

Dear Editor, For some time now, I have been disturbed by the usage of the terms ‘marriage equality’ and abortion as if they were similar issues. Whatever one’s views on the former, the widely-held assumption that proponents of same-sex marriage would automatically be anti-life, is insulting to gay people and takes no account of the…

Dear Editor, In relation to the article ‘Not in my name’ in the July 30th issue, Niall Guinan seems a lovely young man. He pointed out that Catholics who voted ‘yes’ in the marriage referendum were not out to destroy the foundation of society. The Catholics who voted ‘no’ were not out to discriminate against…

Dear Editor, Heartbreaking events dominate our news now. Homelessness for families in Irish cities, likewise homelessness for thousands of refugees fleeing war and violence in their own countries, many dying on their journeys. May I suggest a way which we Irish people could help? Some years ago, Sister Stan, founder of Focus Ireland, persuaded her…

Dear Editor, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has warned that the Church in Ireland will only have a future if a new generation of “strong and articulate” lay people can make their voices heard (IC 30/07/2015). For that to happen we need to know our Faith, more so now than in the past, when society generally was…