Dear Editor, Actor Liam Neeson’s film career is thriving, so one must conclude that his voice-over endorsement of the Graham Linehan pro-abortion video reflects his personal position on the Eighth Amendment debate (David Quinn, IC 29/10/2015). One wonders how he can square this stance with his position as ‘celebrity supporter’ of UNICEF whose motto is…

Dear Editor, The decline in vocations to the priesthood and religious life in western Europe and the US during the last 30 years is cause for serious concern. The situation in Ireland in this regard is no different from that in the rest of the western world. The main solution adopted to deal with this…

Dear Editor, It was sad to read of Liam Neeson’s part in a video to influence the repeal of the 8th Amendment (IC 22/10/2015). He has been gifted with speaking and acting skills, his heroic roles are those of defending the vulnerable and being a hero in many of his films. How strange that he…

Dear Editor, Regarding the Swedish-type prostitution law which Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald intends to introduce and which has been supported in the pages of this paper (IC 22/10/2015 ‘Border towns at risk of prostitution ‘scourge’, Dromore bishop warns’), this writer believes it is prudent to sound a note of caution here. Firstly, some of the…

Dear Editor, As a great-grandmother I shall not be making a giddy race for the razzmatazz of the ‘Winter Carnival’, as some nowadays choose to designate Christmas. I shall celebrate Christmas as the amazing time in history when almighty God translated into human terms as Jesus, son of Mary, foster child of Joseph, so that…

Dear Editor, It was very heartening to read of the initiative in Moyross parish in Limerick, which is helping to introduce young people to the workplace by approaching local businesses for student summer work (IC 05/11/2015), and thus answering a need in the community. This is exactly the practical, hands-on approach to parish outreach that…