Courtney McGrailColette Furlong Lent this year was like no other I’ve known. As the catechist in a cluster of parishes we spend quite some time every year deciding what programme of faith formation we will offer for the seven weeks, but we could have done without one had we simply embraced as parishes the original Lenten…
Category: Opinion
A balance is needed on Church photography rule
Michael KellyMichael Kelly calls for a “more balanced approach” in regards to the safeguarding of children
A tale of two celebrities
Parenthood is only done right when done in the ‘natural order’, writes Mary Kenny
Gay couples already have all the legal rights of heterosexual couples
Nuala O’LoanWhile the institution of marriage must be protected Irish people must respect the rights of and “love shared between gay people”, writes Nuala O’Loan
Religious freedom little respected in debate
People of faith watching the Stormont debate on same-sex marriage will take little comfort, writes Fr Andrew McMahon
Massgoers will thank priests who speak out on marriage referendum
David QuinnPope Francis has repeatedly said that marriage should not be redefined, priests should follow his lead, writes David Quinn
The referendum: Pastoral letters address the issue
Greg DalyGreg Daly looks at the five missives issued about the same-sex marriage question
Respecting and acknowledging difference
Dear Editor, I am reluctantly voting no in the upcoming same-sex marriage referendum as I have concerns regarding the potential consequences if passed, but I do support equality rights for gay and lesbian couples. Prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1993, there was little tolerance for the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender…
No one should be afraid to vote ‘no’
Dear Editor, A memory of 1940, at the age of nine, in my hometown of Westport; going up James Street, someone shouted “the Germans have landed in Achill; they will be here tomorrow”. I felt stunned: the future in ruins, houses empty, a home no longer a home! Now in 2015 the same-sex marriage referendum…
Leo Varadkar affirmed the child’s rights
Dear Editor, A Labour Party flier has been posted to my home. It reads ‘The Constitution should treat everyone equally’. There is truth here. Under God and State, all women and men are equal and are due equal respect and consideration. Now it is also true that every one of us has different gifts and roles…