Courtney McGrailDear 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…
Category: Opinion
Why dark nights of the soul?
Fr Ronald RolheiserAtheism is a parasite that feeds on bad religion. That’s why, in the end, atheistic critics are our friends. They hold our feet to the fire. Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Feuerbach and Karl Marx, for example, submit that all religious experience is ultimately psychological projection. For them, the God we believe in and who undergirds our…
The cardinals America needs
Greg Daly“America’s Church will most need prominent voices seen as champions of immigrants and the poor…” writes Greg Daly
Trump campaign tapped in to fears ignored by other politicians
Michael Kelly“The fact that he could be elected in the US is revealing of a wider alienation that many people feel”, writes Michael Kelly
Finding more creative ways to evangelise at Christmas
“Laypeople tend to see priests as the professional people when it comes to faith” writes Michael Kelly
Motherhood a pain? It’s all in Genesis!
Mary Kenny“The health issues of mothers should, of course, always be addressed. That’s a medical point, and should not be lost on the health providers. Fix it!”, writes Mary Kenny
How porn and hook-ups replaced courtship and intimacy
David QuinnPeople need strong emotional connections with others to flourish, writes David Quinn
Religious institutions need regulation
Dear Editor, The recently issued Vatican directive “that the ashes of loved ones, after cremation, must be buried, stored or scattered, only, in sacred, consecrated communal places” was a timely and welcome one. It brings to mind a little story related by the late Liam Clancy, youngest of the famous singing Clancy Brothers. While…
Follow Bishop Buckley’s leadership
Dear Editor, Having had the experience and privilege of teaching in a faith-based Christian Brothers school with a rich tradition of catering for students from a variety of social background and some from the Jewish faith, the recent education conference on faith-based schools was timely. It is inevitable that pressure for a more secular and…
A day to remember victims of abortion
Dear Editor, Your letters’ page (IC 27/10/2016) has yet again raised the worthy idea of having a national day to remember those who lives have been cut short by the abortion industry. May I suggest that the Friday following the solemnity of Christ the King – falling between November 25 and December 1 inclusive –…