Courtney McGrailDear Editor, Further to the article by David Quinn in the May 5 issue ‘The Church must keep just war theory’, I wish to take issue with the defence of such a theory. With reference to how Hitler led the German aggressive invasion of Poland in 1939 and the subsequent World War II in which more…
Category: Opinion
Criticism of veneration of Our Lady
Dear Editor, The Redemptorists in Ireland are celebrating the 150th anniversary of when the icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help was given into their care for veneration. The icon has been taken to various parishes around the country, and questions have been raised about the ‘Marymobile’ carrying the icon being “paraded” on a tour…
Sabina Higgins cannot speak as a private citizen
Dear Editor, Sabina Higgins is not a private citizen, she is the wife of the President of Ireland and therefore everything she does and says must be viewed as a reflection on the office of the president. To express an opinion which falls on either side of an issue that will most likely be the…
The Sacrament of Matrimony
The Church teaches that man and woman were created for one another, writes Cathal Barry
Young people are waiting unconsciously for God’s embrace
Fr Ronald RolheiserA seminarian I know recently went to a party on a Friday evening at a local university campus. The group was a crowd of young, college students and when he was introduced as a seminarian, as someone who was trying to become a priest and who had taken a vow of celibacy, the mention of…
Touching the suffering of Christ
Michael Kelly“Christ’s body was real, his suffering was real. We might say that humanity left its mark on him, and the human condition took its toll”, writes Editor Michael Kelly
Keeping the promise of the Last Supper
“The big challenge for the faith community is to welcome these young children who seek to be full members of the Church”, writes Fr Martin Delaney
Northern Catholics want an alternative to Sinn Féin, but it isn’t the SDLP
“There is simply nowhere for Catholics who are serious about the defence of marriage and the right to life of the vulnerable to go”, writes Editor Michael Kelly
First Communion is a vital building block in evangelisation
Mary Kenny“if families want to make a big fuss about First Holy Communion – including a certain amount of bling and other manifestations of carnival culture – let them”, writes Mary Kenny
How the new Government deals with social issues will be crucial
David QuinnThe Programme for Government provides plenty of challenges, writes David Quinn