The response of President Higgins to the massacre of Nigerian Catholics was tone-deaf in the extreme, writes David Quinn At least President Michael D. Higgins thought to mention the recent brutal attack on Mass-goers in southwestern Nigeria that left 40 dead and 87 injured. I’m not aware of any of our other political leaders doing…
The views of a section of the Church, even if it is the view of many, is not the sense of the Faithful, writes Dr John Murray Last week’s edition of The Irish Catholic reports that the Dublin synodal report “says that ‘many were moved by the Spirit’ to call for the consideration of female…
Judith Sudilovsky After 10 years of systematic work, the Old City of Jerusalem is more accessible to the disabled and the elderly. The pandemic-related shutdown allowed for completion of work of the last, most sensitive mile of the historic stone alleyways of the Via Dolorosa – the Way of the Cross. It took years for…
According to one of the Catholic Church’s foremost experts on clerical sexual abuse prevention, by ignoring the voice of the victims “we are excluding the voice of Jesus who speaks to us through them”. German Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, President of the Institute of Anthropology-Interdisciplinary Studies on Protection and Human Dignity (IADC) of the Pontifical…
There are still people everywhere who believe there’s no longer any issue regarding the status of women. Widespread is the belief that today, at least in democratic countries, women enjoy full equality with men. As well, for many, feminism is a bad word, politically charged, representing a radical liberal ideology whose agenda is at odds…
To say that President Michael D. Higgins has caused dismay among the Irish missionary community would be to put it mildly. Which is ironic given that many of the same missionaries now scratching their heads at Mr Higgins’ ill-judged intervention on the recent massacre in Nigeria would have traditionally greatly admired his work. Mr Higgins…
Dear Editor, One hears repeated reference to the notion of change of ownership of the Church. As written some commentary proposes to wrest the ownership from the ordained ministry and give it to the laity. However, one petition in the Sacrifice of the Mass, to wit, “look not on our sins but on the faith…
As someone who is regularly tasked with preaching, I am always looking for examples of people who live out their faith in practical ways, loving God and neighbour in the bits and pieces of life. Within the last year I came across two films which I found inspiring. The first film, which I discovered by…
There’s a chap in our neighbourhood who, on having to take early retirement, began baking bread as a hobby. And now he delivers a delicious loaf to me every Monday morning for a modest fee. There’s a mighty difference between a home-baked loaf and a supermarket product, and I’ve come to appreciate the taste of…
The View The complex problem of how best to deal with the legacy of the ‘Troubles’ has been under discussion for over 24 years. The current Conservative government in London had made very clear commitments to produce legislation and had issued a consultation paper listing its proposals in May 2018, four years ago. Those proposals included…
David Quinn
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