David QuinnDifference in law on adoption and donor-conception shows hypocrisy, writes David Quinn
Category: Opinion
Amnesty have turned their back on equality and the vulnerable
Courtney McGrailIt would seem for Amnesty that there are lives which are worthy of life and lives which are not, writes Fr Seán MacGiollarnáth
Not in my name
It’s wrong of campaigners to use same-sex marriage as a springboard for abortion, writes Niall Guinan
Church has leading role in helping rural Ireland recover
Dear Editor, I was glad to see Bishop Christy Jones and priests from around the country speaking out at the devastation of rural Ireland (IC 23/07/2015). Bit by bit rural towns are being picked apart with the closure of post offices and Garda stations. Smaller rural hospitals are being downgraded. Soon we will have to…
Knock Shrine offers a vision of hope
Dear Editor, I live near Knock Shrine and in recent years a basilica has been built, an airport has been provided near Charlestown and Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa of Calcutta have visited the shrine. More recently the basilica has been renovated. Sadly in recent decades the Faith in Ireland has declined a…
God is not erotic
Dear Editor, I don’t find myself in agreement with Fr Rolheiser in his article of July 2 ‘The God of our desires’. I would make the following comments: God may not be the focus of human desires; virtue does not envy sin; prayer, meditation and true religion are not a disruption to life but an…
Bishops right to speak out on church gate collections
Catholics should tap into political dimension of faith, writes David Quinn
Vatican watchdog reveals Maynooth strengths and challenges
Cathal BarryA number of clear cut recommendations have been made to college authorities, reports Cathal Barry
It takes a parish to produce a priest
Dear Editor, It was good to read Msgr Hugh Connolly’s insightful article (IC 16/07/2015) about the formation method in Maynooth in the light of David Quinn’s critique of some elements of that process. I suspect that part of the difficulty arises from the fact that many Catholics are unfamiliar with the nature of priestly training.…
Lough Derg offers true equality to pilgrims
Dear Editor, I have recently returned from Lough Derg where a diocesan pilgrimage of 39 people led the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin, Dr Denis Nulty was taking place. Bishop Denis was accompanied by several diocesan priests and the example they gave was one of humility, with no airs or graces doing exactly the same bare-footed exercises…