Mary KennyMary Kenny considers the Golden Rule as a means to combat bullying
Category: Opinion
Young prophets are those swimming against the tide
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, Fr Peter McVerry states that young people who are uninterested in the Church or a “God of the law” are the prophets of today (IC 23/07/2015). As an oldie I welcome the “young prophets of today”. The young people who swim against the tide, who love Jesus, practise their faith, are pro-life etc.…
Mary a ‘model of faith and charity’
Cathal BarryMary’s role in the Church is inseparable from her union with Christ and flows directly from it, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
In Marian devotions, the Faith takes on a special relationship to the poor
Fr Ronald RolheiserDevotional prayer to Mary, the mother of Jesus, has always been the centre-piece within Catholic piety. Among other things, those devotions have focused upon various Marian shrines, places where Mary allegedly appeared, Lourdes, Knock, Fatima, Guadalupe, Medjugorje, among other places. Karl Rahner, studying the phenomenon of Marian apparitions, points out that all these apparitions have…
In Knock, God identifies with a broken people
The apparition at Knock symbolises hope for suffering people, writes Archbishop Michael Neary
If you really want to be cheerful, go to church
Participating in church activities provides a great coping mechanism for those with depression, writes Mary Kenny
Family Life…Living with Compassion
Family involves a lifelong commitment from parents and structures should exist to support parents, writes Fiona McCarthy
Irish society is still more concerned with past mistakes
Dear Editor, I was very glad to hear Bishop William Crean speaking out on the radio about the high number of deaths of migrants making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean. He said the situation resonates strongly with the Irish experience of the ‘coffin ships’ during the time of the Great Famine and he called…
We receive no direction from the Church
Dear Editor, In reference to your story ‘Future of Irish Church rests with strong lay people’ on July 30. I think Archbishop Diarmuid Martin hasn’t put a lot of thought into this request. For at least two decades we have received no direction from our Church. The recent referendum is a typical example – not…
Preserving churches as places of silence
Dear Editor, One has to agree with Andrew O’Connell in his Notebook article (IC 06/08/2015) ‘Preserve churches as places of silence’. In many churches, groups in the congregation may be heard having a loud discussion before Mass, oblivious that they may be distracting others, as well as lack of respect for the Blessed Sacrament. There…