Courtney McGrailDear Editor, Dr Eamonn Conway’s reflection (IC 25/06/2015) on the tragic circumstances at Berkeley was perfect in its encapsulating of the current malaise concerning the expression of faith, especially that of the Catholic variety. That it took Enda Kenny the day after to even mention that dirty word, prayer, illustrates this! While society is…
Category: Opinion
Vote a victory of emotion over reason
Dear Editor, Notwithstanding the euphoria following the marriage referendum result on May 22, and the approval of this expressed by some writers in your letters page, and leaving aside specifically religious considerations, I believe any truly objective observer of the debate which preceded the vote would agree that the result was a victory for emotion…
The goal of the liturgy
Cathal BarryThe divine blessing is fully revealed and communicated in the Church’s liturgy, writes Cathal Barry
The value and power of ritual
Fr Ronald RolheiserToday we no longer understand the value and power of ritual. This is more than an individual failing. It’s the cultural air we breathe. In the words of Robert L. Moore, we’ve gone “ritually tone-deaf”. The effects of this can be seen everywhere. Allow me to give two examples. First, we see this today in…
Liturgy as source of life
The Church teaches that liturgy is a participation in Christ’s own prayer, writes Cathal Barry
The God of our desires
What lies deepest inside authentic faith is the truth that God is the object of all human desire, no matter how earthy and unholy that desire might seem at times. This implies that everything we desire is contained in God. We see this expressed in the Psalms, which tell us that God is the object…
Pope tackles Vatican’s complex media web
Michael Kelly“Infighting and jockeying for positions” muddies the Church’s message, writes Michael Kelly
ISIS will win if we don’t defend Christianity
Mary Kenny“No civilisation has ever prevailed if it does not believe in, and affirm, its own values”, writes Mary Kenny
Identity becoming ever more confusing
Breda O'Brien“it does not matter what you identify yourself as, so long as you work on behalf of the human rights of others”, writes Breda O’Brien
Roadmap for the family
Greg DalyGreg Daly examines the working document for this October’s synod of bishops