Mary Kenny“The world is what it is, and it’s interesting – even droll – to watch the reconfiguration of power politics with a shift in power” writes Mary Kenny
Category: Opinion
We need to re-think what we mean by generosity
Nuala O’Loan“There is little left to draw on for Christmas, yet Christmas will come”, writes Nuala O’Loan
Donald Trump, the Church and the Common Good
David QuinnCatholics faced a tough choice in the US election, writes David Quinn
Did Hillary Clinton have a Catholic problem?
Courtney McGrailDonald Trump capitalised on a perception that his Democratic rival was indifferent to religious concerns, writes John Reid
The rise of the Americanist Catholic Church
The election raises urgent and dramatic questions for US Catholics, writes Massimo Faggioli
Acceptance of racist policies
Dear Editor, I was glad to see how your foreign news section this week highlighted the warnings of Westminster’s Cardinal Vincent Nichols about politicians “trading in fear” about migrants (IC 10/11/2016). In his comments, the London prelate cautioned against “a kind of popular leadership which is basing itself on fear…almost trading in fear”, warning of…
Faith in a language we understood
Dear Editor, Thank you so much for your impressive pair of articles on the Reformation in your issue of November 10. Prof. Salvador Ryan’s piece on what led Luther to revolt was absolutely fascinating, and a salutary lesson in the dangers of excessive scrupulosity in our religious lives. It seems clear that there was an…
Show mercy through aid to mothers
Dear Editor, Fr Joe McDonald has written in response to my letter of October 20 to state that his views on abortion are not in conflict with the teaching of the Church (Letters, IC 10/11/2016). He adds that I have confused the teaching of the Church with the preaching of God’s mercy. I hope that…
Views on ‘citizens assembly’
Dear Editor, It may be of interest to readers to know that the views of the public are invited to be given to the so-called ‘citizens assembly’. It would appear that this has not been widely advertised by the media (surprise! surprise!). Submissions can be made to The Citizens Assembly, 16 Parnell Square, Dublin 1,…
President-elect trumps media
Dear Editor, It is embarrassing to listen to and read the attempts by the so-called mainstream media to explain away their dishonest and distorted coverage of the US Presidential Election. It is high time they exited their self-created bubble and entered the real world. And what price now the value of the polls they create…