Nuala O’Loan“There is little left to draw on for Christmas, yet Christmas will come”, writes Nuala O’Loan
Category: Opinion
A poor choice as a ‘symbol of life’
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, I was at Mass this morning and picked up the bishops’ postcard for Ireland’s Day for Life. I was dismayed to find Mary Robinson pictured on the postcard. Mary Robinson was for the legalisation of abortion as early as 1998. How in God’s holy name could our bishops use her as a symbol…
Some like to live, work and preach with God’s compassion
Dear Editor, Since I am named in a recent letter in your paper, under the heading, ‘Some priests are openly at odds with Church teaching’, ( letter from C.D.C. Armstrong, Belfast, IC 20/10/2016.) I hope you might allow me a small space to reply. Indeed your correspondent expresses the hope that I will be censured…
A peculiar detail
Dear Editor, One of the most peculiar details in your troubling analysis of Veritas’ financial position (‘Veritas: kept afloat by the bishops’ IC 3/11/2016) is a passing reference to how 2014’s closing inventory was revalued after the submission of the 2014 accounts. If 2014’s closing stock was really worth almost €400,000 less than previously estimated,…
Finding more creative ways to evangelise at Christmas
Michael Kelly“Laypeople tend to see priests as the professional people when it comes to faith” writes Michael Kelly
Motherhood a pain? It’s all in Genesis!
Mary Kenny“The health issues of mothers should, of course, always be addressed. That’s a medical point, and should not be lost on the health providers. Fix it!”, writes Mary Kenny
How porn and hook-ups replaced courtship and intimacy
David QuinnPeople need strong emotional connections with others to flourish, writes David Quinn
The real presence
Fr Ronald RolheiserWhen I was a graduate student in Belgium, I was privileged one day to sit in on a conference given by Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Brussels. He was commenting on the Eucharist and our lack of understanding of it full richness when he highlighted this contrast: If you stood outside of a Roman Catholic church…
The star of a president’s inauguration
Fr Martin Delaney reflects on a lasting conversation on a ‘cold sunny day in the US capital’
Religious institutions need regulation
Dear Editor, The recently issued Vatican directive “that the ashes of loved ones, after cremation, must be buried, stored or scattered, only, in sacred, consecrated communal places” was a timely and welcome one. It brings to mind a little story related by the late Liam Clancy, youngest of the famous singing Clancy Brothers. While…