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Category: Opinion
Our pagan resistance to the other world
Fr Ronald RolheiserThe reality of this life sometimes trumps the promise of the spirit
Vatican ambushed by a UN kangaroo court
Austen IvereighThe UN report on the Vatican and abuse is deeply flawed
Newcomers transforming the North’s schools
Cathal BarryThere is a dramatic increase in newcomer pupils attending schools across the North says Kathryn Torney, The Detail
Parishes have to prioritise growth
There is no simple solution to Church decline, but it is not inevitable writes Michael Kelly
Contribution of Catholic schools is undeniable
Mags GarganAll knowledge needs to be encompassed within life values
The Louise O’Keefe ruling gives hope to all abuse victims
Dear Editor, Louise O'Keefe's victory against the Irish Government in the European Court of Human Rights is a victory for all institutionally abused children. Her bravery and determination deserves the highest commendation. The judgment drives a coach and horses through the Irish Government's claim that it is not responsible for abuse in education, welfare and…
Plays are highly recommended
Dear Editor, In the issue of January 16, Peter Costello reviewed At the Praetorium: Good Friday Revisited, a trilogy of one act plays’ by Sean Walsh, the former head of drama on radio at RTÉ. The review remarks “it is always difficult to see how plays might be in performance, but these are not (on…
Keeping the show on the road isn’t enough
Church renewal requires more than parish clustering, writes Michael kelly
Opus Dei – priests who strive for holiness
Dear Editor, In an interview with Martin O’Brien (IC 16/1/14) Denis Bradley is reported as having said “the Church at a clerical level has been taken over by very young and very conservative young men. I think half of them are in Opus Dei." Would that half of them were trained for the priesthood by ‘Opus…