Courtney McGrailDear Editor, I was impressed with what Fr Joe McDonald had to say (IC 38/05/2015 ‘Dublin priest lashes Church leaders on referendum’). May I say thanks to David Quinn and the many people like him who did great work in advance of the referendum. I am not very well educated in my Catholic faith but…
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New Heaven and new Earth
Cathal BarryThe Church teaches that in the new universe, God will have his dwelling among men, writes Cathal Barry
Doing the best we can, whatever the circumstances
Fr Ronald RolheiserRecently I led a week-long retreat for some 60 people at a renewal centre. Overall, it went very well, though ideally it could have gone better. It could have gone better if, previous to the retreat, I had more time to prepare and more time to rest so that I would have arrived at the…
Medjugorje is an extraordinary oasis of peace
Fr Martin Delaney reflects on his experiences of the revered shrine
Medjugorge shrine is a politically delicate issue
Mary KennyDespite lack of Vatican endorsement, pilgrims remain devoted to apparition site, writes Mary Kenny
Intelligent robotics is close enough to worry about now
David QuinnAdvances in robotics could prompt ethical discussions on human rights, writes David Quinn
No society can survive without religion or a substitute for religion
Religion will always return because it is hard to live without meaning, writes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
‘We must step outside our community and see faith from another vantage point’
Greg DalyCain and Abel are the first word about the human condition, but not the last, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks tells Greg Daly
Referendum defeat is an opportunity
Dear Editor, The catastrophic result of the recent referendum is paradoxically a wonderful opportunity to enlighten Irish Catholic life. I would like to make a specific suggestion that the teachings of John Paul II on the Theology of the Body be an excellent source material. By extension this would lead to discussing the whole meaning…
Ireland needs another St Patrick
Dear Editor, The result of the recent referendum in Ireland has devastated me and everyone I have spoken to about it. I am Irish born and for the first time in my life I am ashamed of my country. On the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, the college where I teach had a…