Mary KennyWe humans find it difficult to reach perfection at all times, writes Mary Kenny
Category: Opinion
Physician-assisted suicide debate re-runs may be an abuse of democracy
Greg DalyThe Scottish parliament’s 82-36 vote against the introduction of physician-assisted suicide won’t end Britain’s assisted dying debate, any more than did Holyrood’s previous 85-16 vote against it in 2010, or a succession of failed legislative attempts in Westminster and the Welsh assembly. Responding on Twitter to plans for further attempts to legalise assisted suicide, the…
What the transformation of Bruce into Caitlyn means
David QuinnThe world of sexual politics is getting more and more complicated, writes David Quinn
The State is still failing abuse victims
Abuse of children by other children is an issue increasingly being reported, writes Greg Daly
How we live our faith will affect the extent to which others embrace our beliefs
Nuala O’LoanWe need to make time in our busy lives to follow the way of Christ, writes Nuala O’Loan
Catholic schools have the right to protect ethos
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, So it seems the sale of Aer Lingus isn’t the only thing the Government can be accused of ‘ramming’ though the Dáil. I was disappointed to read in last week’s edition of The Irish Catholic that plans are afoot to strip Catholic schools and hospitals of one of the last tools they have…
Referendum defeat due to defective catechesis
Dear Editor, The unimaginable has happened – same-sex marriage is now legal in Ireland, voted in by the Catholic population. This is surreal. This is despite the best herculean efforts on the ground by dedicated groups of lay people. However the timid instruction from the shepherds was very weak, with no mention of Jesus Christ and that…
We must move on with hope
Dear Editor, I am thankful to Archbishop Martin and the clergy who endeavoured to guide and instruct us in the run up to the referenda. Unfortunately the result in the marriage referendum wasn’t what many of us would have liked. We must now go forward in hope and trust and pray for our beloved country,…
Young people need a clear Catholic identity
Dear Editor, After the referendum result was announced the Archbishop of Dublin is quoted as saying that the Church needs “a reality check” and needs to ask if it has drifted away from young people. For decades in this country, the young people have not been fed the truth of our Faith but rather an…
We need to wake up and get busy re-evangelising Ireland
Dear Editor, We in the Irish Catholic Church would do well to wake up, open our eyes, get a realistic view of each of the 26 dioceses, and begin by discussing the various ills and weaknesses that afflict them. And if we could take a leaf out of the late William Glasser’s ‘Reality Therapy’, it…