Cathal BarryIn marriages with disparity of cult the Church insists that the Catholic spouse has a particular task
Mixed marriages and disparity of cult
Category: Opinion
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David Quinn
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The celebration of marriage
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Huge research deficit on issue of Catholic education
Dear Editor, These days our bishops and educationists are again circling the wagons against the encroachment of ‘faith-neutral’ models of religious education in Catholic schools. So, for example, we hear Dr Eugene Duffy of St Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, insisting that: “Parents, if they’re sending their children to a faith-based school, will have a genuine…
Deep things happen under the surface
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
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Disorder and disrespect at services
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Instruments in the hands of somebody much greater
Fr Martin Delaney reflects on a powerful memory