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Category: Opinion
The perils of waking the dead
David QuinnA 14-year old girl in the UK, dying of cancer, was awarded by court the right to have her body frozen after her death, so-called ‘cryogenic freezing’. The girl, who has since died, wants the possibility of being raised from the dead if science ever allows this, even if that is still hundreds of years…
Catholics should welcome Trump
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, While some Catholics have expressed reservations about the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the US due to his brash campaigning style, I would argue that when it comes to policies rather than personality Mr Trump’s victory should come as a huge relief to practising Catholics. In contrast to the…
State facing costly if simple solution
Dear Editor, Various organisations from time to time criticise the management and policies of Church schools, usually Catholic. In many instances they are correct but several things are overlooked not the least being the Constitution. Article 44, for instance, provides that every religious denomination shall have the right to “maintain institutions for religious or charitable…
Building connections with Trump regime
Dear Editor, With little clear guidance the choice between the candidates in the US presidential election from an Irish or Catholic point of view was conflicting. I would give Trump the edge over the line. He has told us all the contentious and hateful things he hopes to accomplish, making no secret of his likes…
Through our silence we conspire in a myth
Dear Editor, I was interested to read the letters of Gearoid Duffy’s and James Rourke (IC 3/11/16) on the theme of remembrance/atonement in regard to babies who have died through abortion. A friend and I had a similar idea, and you were kind enough to publish a letter of mine along these lines a few…
How could Catholics support Hillary Clinton?
Dear Editor, I’ve read with the interest the debate on Catholics voting for Hillary Clinton. I simply cannot understand how any Catholic could vote for her. If she had been elected there would have been a continued escalation of abortion worldwide. Not alone is she in favour of abortion up to, and, at,…
The dangers in being a warrior prophet
Fr Ronald RolheiserA prophet makes a vow of love, not of alienation. Daniel Berrigan wrote those words and they need to be highlighted today when a lot of very sincere, committed, religious people self-define as cultural warriors, as prophets at war with secular culture. This is the stance of many seminarians, clergy, bishops, and whole denominations of…
Remembering the dead this November
Finola Kennedy November is the month of the Holy Souls. It is a time when we pray for the dead, and many visit the graves of their loved ones. But cemeteries attract visitors for other reasons too. A cemetery might seem an unlikely tourist attraction but Glasnevin has been drawing increasing numbers especially following Aoife…
Contributors wanted
Dear Editor, Contributors are wanted urgently for a new book about couples that left Northern Ireland after making a mixed marriage. The Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association (NIMMA) is producing a paperback that will give at least six couples the chance to tell in their own words how they were affected when they put love…