David QuinnDavid Quinn pays tribute to Tom O’Gorman
Category: Opinion
Welcoming the Reform Alliance
Dear Editor, I very much welcome the emergence of the Reform Alliance and hope it will grow into a new political party. At present there is no political party in which Catholics can participate, a party where their insights and giftedness are fully appreciated. This has created an enormous democratic deficit in the Irish political scene.…
Remembering Tom O’Gorman 1974-2014
Paul KeenanTributes were paid this week to Tom O’Gorman
The characteristics of faith
Cathal BarryCathal Barry takes a look at the Church’s understanding of faith
It isn’t easy being gay and Catholic
Church teaching is doctrine, not policy
To be young, gay and Catholic
The Church is alienating gay people, writes Ben Kelly
Reforming Ireland
Greater transparency is a vital step in national renewal, writes Lucinda Creighton
What the new cardinals tell us about the future
Michael KellyMichael Kelly assesses the Pope’s recent ‘red hat’ choices
Picturing an inclusive Church
Dear Editor, I was interested to read David Quinn’s piece ‘Why the Church cannot be all inclusive’ (IC 2/1/14). I’d like to take up two points in relation to his thoughts: 1.That “horrible and impossible to contemplate turn of events” that he fears, has already taken place. The fact is that God Himself is ‘pro-choice’…
Building a new nation
Great work is being done in South Sudan