Courtney McGrailDear Editor, I could not agree more with Michael Kelly’s editorial comment (IC 6/9/2016) that “what is hidden by badges proclaiming Repeal the Eighth is the horror of what the phrase actually means”. Some political parties and even the Minister for Children, Katherine Zappone TD, seem to be oblivious to how provocative it can be…
Category: Opinion
We need plain facts of what constitutes life
Dear Editor, How can we live in a society where a man like Donald Trump is permitted to berate the world with his bigotry, let alone run for presidency of a so-called ‘superpower’? Trump reminds me of the drunk who torments punters down the local, spouting out nonsense and ignorance that nobody wants to hear.…
We need plain facts of what constitutes life
Dear Editor, How can we live in a society where a man like Donald Trump is permitted to berate the world with his bigotry, let alone run for presidency of a so-called ‘superpower’? Trump reminds me of the drunk who torments punters down the local, spouting out nonsense and ignorance that nobody wants to hear.…
Let the sound of church bells ring out
Dear Editor, Two questions for those who consciously or unconsciously have a pro-abortion mentality in general: 1. Why do you want to kill an unborn child? 2. What basically constitutes the bottom line between a child one second before birth and being born? Answer (without any intention at trivialisation): Location, location, location. No other element…
Shameful treatment of Ardoyne priest
Dear Editor, When I first looked at the front page of my latest edition of The Irish Catholic and saw the photograph of the ‘Ardoyne priest verbally abused during marching protest’, I was at first unmoved by what I incorrectly viewed as an unsurprising example of loyalist bile directed towards Catholic Fr Gary Donegan. How…
Contemplative prayer
Fr Ronald RolheiserContemplative prayer, as it is classically defined and popularly practised, is subject today to considerable scepticism in a number of circles. For example, the method of prayer, commonly called Centring Prayer, popularised by persons like Thomas Keating, Basil Bennington, John Main, and Laurence Freeman, is viewed with suspicion by many people who identify it with…
Synod on youth is a vital opportunity
“Each new generation and culture requires the imagination of everyone to develop and present the message of the Gospel”, writes Gerard Gallagher
Moderation should never be confused with cowardice
Michael Kelly“Christianity, Catholicism, isn’t a collection of prohibitions: it’s a positive option”, writes Michael Kelly
Are Catholics and Anglicans really moving towards unity?
Mary Kenny“Rome wasn’t built in a day, reconciliation and unity must take time as well”, writes Mary Kenny
A world without Down’s Syndrome is terrifying
David Quinn“eugenics has crept up… almost unnoticed and… society in an almost unbreakable lock grip” within a logic that is “absolutely terrifying” writes David Quinn