Nuala O’Loan‘People may have died because their paramilitary killers were allowed to go on killing’, writes Nuala O’Loan
Category: Opinion
Fear of fresh initiatives is holding the Church back
Michael KellyA radical vision is not always popular but is necessary for renewal and progress, writes Editor Michael Kelly
Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul
As with many who went on to become saints, Mother Teresa also experienced darkness and suffering, writes Andrew O’Connell
Aspiring to hope in dark times of modern world
Mary Kenny“some of us are thankful that we remember rather more optimistic times”, writes Mary Kenny
Muslims more than ever need our support
Fr Ronald RolheiserThis is not a good time to be a Muslim in the Western world. As the violence perpetrated by radical Islamic groups such as ISIS, Al Qaeda and Boko Haram becomes more and more prevalent, huge numbers of people are becoming paranoid about and even openly hostile towards the Islam religion, seeing all Muslims as…
Eucharist in the economy of salvation
Cathal BarryThe Church teaches that at the Last Supper Jesus gave the Jewish Passover its definitive meaning, writes Cathal Barry
There can be no more minimising of the abomination of abuse
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, I have some concerns upon reading Phil Lawler’s review of the film Spotlight in his report ‘A feisty reporter’s book corrects for the Hollywood bias of Spotlight’ (IC 19/11/2015). Whatever about the agenda and hypocrisy of The Boston Globe there can be no lessening of the reality that the leadership of the Catholic…
West must stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia
Dear Editor, I do not understand why major western powers sell military equipment and arms to Saudi Arabia. These very weapons conveniently end up in the hands of ISIS who use them to kill and butcher Christians and fellow Muslims. From a Christian perspective putting arms sales to Saudi Arabia before the lives of innocent Christians and Muslims is just morally wrong and can never be justified. It is sickening and must stop…
Leading by example
Dear Editor, Regarding Catholics in second marriages etc. not receiving the Eucharist but identifying themselves as public sinners (sexual sinners) by crossing their arms before the priest, let us introduce a new practise alongside this. Let all celebrants at Mass who are in a current sexual relationship, heterosexual or otherwise, refuse, in public, to take…
D’Arcy makes my blood boil
Dear Editor, Ray D’Arcy’s blood was boiling as he listened to David Quinn on the Clare Byrne Show. Maybe now he understands how many of us felt, when he allowed the views of Richard Dawkins and Ruaírí Quinn to go unchallenged on his own recent programmes. Yours etc., Brendan Daly, Longford, Co. Longford.