Courtney McGrailDear Editor, Only recently did I become aware of the decision of some non-practicing Catholics to have their children baptised in their local parish church. Why? Simply because they cannot get the child into the local school unless he/she has a baptismal certificate. Even though the parents and their adult family responded to all the…
Category: Opinion
Ger Brennan is a good example for young people
Dear Editor, I was extremely impressed by former Dublin footballer Ger Brennan in an interview which featured in The Irish Catholic recently. It was a real delight to read about how his faith journey developed alongside his footballing and professional careers. In our celebrity-mad world, young people ought to look to up to the likes…
The presence of Christ
Cathal BarryThe Church teaches that it’s by the conversion of bread and wine into Christ’s body and blood that Christ becomes present in the Eucharist, writes Cathal Barry
Healthily integrating sexuality and spirituality
Fr Ronald RolheiserNo generation in history, I suspect, has ever experienced as much change as we have experienced in the past 60 years. That change is not just in the areas of science, technology, medicine, travel and communications; it is especially in the area of our social infrastructure, of our communal ethos. And perhaps nowhere is this…
Spiritual support and 1916
“Hopefully the centenary celebrations will find a space to remember the priests of 1916”, writes Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
Staying true to the ideals of 1916
Michael Kelly“It is impossible to understand the motivation of the rebels without reference to the deep Catholic faith which inspired them”, writes Editor Michael Kelly
Don’t forget that the 1916 proclamation began ‘in the name of God…’
Mary Kenny“the truth about 1916 is that it was an event deeply imbued with Christian and Catholic values, symbols, iconography and beliefs”, writes Mary Kenny
Republicanism does not equal secularism
David QuinnThe debate over the legacy of 1916 is proposing a specific definition of a republic, writes David Quinn
Secular agenda should not hijack the Rising
Dr Martin ManserghIreland has never embraced the French republican model, writes Martin Mansergh
A just war: Yes
Fr Joe McVeigh The men and women who led and took part in the 1916 Rising were idealists of a kind rarely seen in any country except when there are extreme situations of oppression and tyranny as a result of colonisation by an outside force. These men and women had seen the dreadful poverty, the…