Fr Martin Delaney reflects on the greatest irony- how we don’t appreciate something until it is gone
Category: Opinion
Sportsmen of faith are great role models
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, Robbie Henshaw’s admission that he says a “quick prayer” before a match may warrant a comment in your paper (IC 24/09/2015), but while anybody can say a prayer, it would have been more impressive if he expressed a faith commitment similar to that of Ulster/Ireland player, Andrew Trimble or Dublin’s Ger Brennan. To…
Synod on the Family brings up some predictable voices
Michael KellyIt seems that all shades of the Catholic world have descended on Rome this week, writes Michael Kelly
Hallowe’en celebrations showing a greater emphasis on death
Mary KennyMary Kenny reflects on the growing popularity of the ‘ghoulish’ and ‘macabre’ festival
Sneers against the synod will not help reform
Dear Editor, Mary McAleese has received plenty of coverage for her most recent attacks on the Synod of Bishops, just as last year when she claimed the idea of the Church’s bishops advising the Pope on family life was “completely bonkers”. Her sneers at the idea of the Pope seeking the advice of celibate males…
Healthy families help to form a healthy Church
Breda O'BrienWe ‘have been bombarded by the cultural norms, which no longer include lifelong fidelity’, writes Breda O’Brien
Disturbed by response to abuse scandals
Dear Editor, While the dust may have settled somewhat on the paedophile scandals, and while praise is given to some Church leaders as to how they handled the matter, I myself remain disturbed. I am looking at this matter from the religious point of view only. In all I read or heard I found a…
Synod must find new ways to present Church teaching
David QuinnWe need a new creed on marriage and the family, writes David Quinn
Mapping the road ahead
The synod in Limerick will deal with pastoral concerns through a range of proposed concrete actions, writes Fr Eamonn Fitzgibbon
Becoming intentional disciples
Each Catholic individual must engage with their faith if it is to ‘bear fruit’ for the parish and wider community, writes Michael Kelly
