Sometimes mercy and the truth seem to be at loggerheads, writes David Quinn
Category: Opinion
Oscar Romero finally getting recognition he deserves
Dear Editor, Congratulations on your special issue of the paper (IC 21/05/2015) celebrating the life and legacy of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The monsignor was an incredible inspiration and his beatification is a well-deserved, and long-time coming, recognition of his bravery and compassion in speaking out against violence and injustice, and spreading the Gospel message of…
The State is still failing abuse victims
Abuse of children by other children is an issue increasingly being reported, writes Greg Daly
How we live our faith will affect the extent to which others embrace our beliefs
We need to make time in our busy lives to follow the way of Christ, writes Nuala O’Loan
Dying in Christ
The Church teaches that because of Christ, Christian death has a positive meaning, writes Cathal Barry
The deep wisdom we need all to grasp
Everyone longs to know something that’s secret, to know something that others don’t know, but that you know, and the knowledge of which gives you some insight and advantage over others who are outside the inner-circle of that secret. It has always been so. Historically this is called ‘Gnosticism’, which forever makes an appearance in…
Lessons to learn from marriage referendum
“Love requires an engagement of the head as well as the heart”, writes Senator Rónán Mullen
Catholic schools have the right to protect ethos
Dear Editor, So it seems the sale of Aer Lingus isn’t the only thing the Government can be accused of ‘ramming’ though the Dáil. I was disappointed to read in last week’s edition of The Irish Catholic that plans are afoot to strip Catholic schools and hospitals of one of the last tools they have…
Referendum defeat due to defective catechesis
Dear Editor, The unimaginable has happened – same-sex marriage is now legal in Ireland, voted in by the Catholic population. This is surreal. This is despite the best herculean efforts on the ground by dedicated groups of lay people. However the timid instruction from the shepherds was very weak, with no mention of Jesus Christ and that…
A sense of unity on the Feast of Corpus Christi
The Church brings us all together in the unlikeliest places, writes Fr Martin Delaney