Mary KennyI suppose the experience – and particularly the conditions – of grandparenthood is different for different people. And like everything else, there must be ups and downs. I hear grannies and grandpas who complain that they ‘never see their grandchildren’ – because of geographical or situational circumstances: or because the family has moved to France,…
Category: Opinion
The Polish Pope who changed the world
Notebook with Andrew O’Connell
The relationship between unity and diversity
Fr Ronald RolheiserWe live inside a world and inside religions that are too given to disrespect and violence. Virtually every newscast today documents the prevalence of disrespect and violence done in the name of religion, disrespect done for the sake of God (strange as that expression may seem). Invariably, those acting in this way see their actions…
The Church’s hierarchy
Cathal BarrySacramental ministry in the Church is a collegial and personal service, writes Cathal Barry
Harmless fun or mocking scorn?
Greg DalyIt’s 20 years since Father Ted was first broadcast. Greg Daly looks at the impact of the comedy on Ireland and the Church.
Schools admissions row puts Church in a bind
David QuinnIf there is no preference for children of past pupils, families with deep roots in the area lose out says David Quinn
It beggars belief that Govt does not indemnify schools
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, It beggars belief that schools used as polling stations are having to foot the bill if a voter falls or injures themselves on election days. So many Catholic schools are already feeling the pinch after continuous Government cuts and now I read (IC 09/04/2015) the ones that are being used as polling stations…
Constitution accommodates other beliefs
Dear Editor, The ideal of the Christian family is embedded in the Irish Constitution and provides a template or framework for the family. Not all families are ideal, not all families are Christian, but Irish laws within the Constitution are capable of accommodating people of different belief systems. The forthcoming referendum on same-sex marriage will…
How you vote will affect future generations
Dear Editor, Shortly Irish voters will be asked by our Government to legalise same-sex marriage, with men marrying men, women marrying women and with children being adopted/surrogated into same-sex unions, as a new Irish norm. Should this same-sex referendum pass, will schools and teachers be forced to teach children that same-sex marriage is not just…
Everyone’s vote will be equally valid
Dear Editor, There is no doubt that had it not been for the marriage referendum, we would not have had so many public discussions about how Ireland treats gay people, or the nature of civil marriage. Whatever the result of the marriage referendum, it has been a healthy exercise for people who are gay, and…