Courtney McGrailDear Editor, As stated in the Editor’s Comment on 29/01/2015, I agree that the current large majority in support of same-sex marriage may not hold to the referendum day. I think an explanation for this may lie in the fact that many of us, including practicing Catholics are moved emotionally by the simple argument that…
Category: Opinion
Falling short of expectations
Dear Editor, Elaine Ryan’s misgivings (IC, Life’s Little Things 29/01/2015) about trusting children with ‘other’ people are understandable, but prompt me to remember words of Mother Teresa: “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Yours etc., Declan Rankin, Donnycarney, Dublin 9.
The Church’s origin, foundation and mission
Cathal BarryThe Church teaches that it was Jesus’ task to accomplish God’s plan of salvation, writes Cathal Barry
Seeking solace in daydreams is an irresistible temptation
A good part of our lives are taken up with daydreams, though few of us admit that and even fewer of us would own-up to the contents of those fantasies. We’re ashamed to admit how much we escape into fantasy and we’re even more ashamed to reveal the content of those fantasies. But, whether we…
The Church needs religious life
This year, there are two small but heartening signs of encouragement for religious life
Faith is meaningless if it cannot give answers
Michael KellyDoubt is like hunger or thirst, it calls us to seek nourishment
Contradictions of life and death
Mary KennyMy husband was very unwell a few weeks ago – not eating, sleeping all the time. I thought perhaps he was moving towards the departure lounge of life. He’s an Anglican and we had spoken, in the past, about ‘end of life’ situations. His views were the same as mine. You don’t kill people off;…
It’s too early to assess ‘Archbishop Brown’s hierarchy’
David QuinnPastoral success is the measure of a bishop, writes David Quinn
We cannot afford to dismiss Stephen Fry
Dear Editor, I watched with interest the interview by Gay Byrne with Stephen Fry on the RTÉ series The Meaning of Life. Whatever we think, what he shared in the interview makes it difficult for us to ignore the points he raised. Fry reserves his harshest comments about God in relation to suffering. Why should…
There is no anxiety over unique status of ancient Diocese of Kilfenora
Dear Editor, Kindly permit me a few lines in relation to a short article in last week’s edition entitled ‘Surprise at decision not to ‘regularise’ Kilfenora status’ (IC 05/02/2015). The article was based on a tweet of mine in response to the announcement from the Vatican that the dioceses of Cashel and Emly were to…