Courtney McGrailDear Editor, In this digital age where so many of us have a closer relationship with our allegedly ‘smart’ phones and less with our creator, might I respectfully suggest that the better accessory to which we should become attached is a set of rosary beads. Granted, such rosarys lack technology but neither will they run…
Category: Opinion
A married couple’s message for today
All married couples will struggle, but a strong faith can be empowering, writes Andrew O’Connell
Are bishops blind to intimidation in Catholic schools?
Dear Editor, Your October 22 front page headline ‘Some Catholic teachers feel “intimidated” in faith schools’, makes for very sad reading. Prompted by this and your August article on the quality of religious education (RE) in secondary schools, I have reflected upon my experience as principal of two English secondary schools. English bishops organise regular…
For Pope, real scandal is a fear of showing unconditional love
Michael Kelly“The Pope is asking Catholics to be able to live with tension. He is asking us to be able to understand that life is complex”, writes Editor Michael Kelly
Good things come in small packages
Dear Editor, There was a major statistical error in Mary Kenny’s piece on the rise of strictly Orthodox Jews in Britain (IC 22/10/2015). The UK Jewish community is just under 0.5% of the total population not the 5% she quoted. This amounts to a community of just under 300,000 out of a total UK population…
Examining our conscience over Traveller prejudice
Mary KennyDespite social divisions,”everyone has to make an effort to change” in order for everyone to have the respect they deserve, writes Mary Kenny
Richness in diversity
Cathal BarryThe Synod of Bishops was an attempt to capture different viewpoints, writes Cathal Barry
Unpacking the final synod report
The three-week-long Synod of Bishops on the Family has finally wrapped up its work with bishops voting on a final document which has been given to Pope Francis. After much deliberation, a ten-man commission produced a final report of 94 paragraphs, which they endorsed unanimously. The synod then voted on the document paragraph by paragraph,…
Direct provision: Living in limbo
Mags GarganOne year after promises of reform, the waiting game continues for those trapped in Ireland’s asylum system, writes Mags Gargan
Only the truth can be pastoral
Dear Editor, “Church urged to include divorced and remarried Catholics in Eucharist” (IC 01/10/2015). This is a rubbish headline and it wouldn’t be a first in The Irish Catholic as it panders to the ‘have your cake and eat it’ brigade. No one better than Pope Benedict XVI to cut through such baloney with crystal…