Mags GarganDear Editor, I cannot understand why advocates of abortion are recording the recent controversy as a defeat. The maternal mortality rate for abortions at 24 weeks of pregnancy is over 76 per 100,000, while that figure for a Caesarean is around 13. A Caesarean section is a far safer procedure for a mother than an…
Category: Opinion
Jesus teaches that no war is ‘just’
Dear Editor, I cannot agree with Mary Kenny’s statement that some wars are not wrong (IC August 14). To accept Jesus’ teaching of non-violent love of friends and enemies without any buts, one needs to remember that, as Christians, we believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Saviour who had been promised to the…
A roadmap to renewal
Cathal BarryCathal Barry takes a look at Church’s principles for the reform of religious life
May your kingdom come… but not yet
Fr Ronald RolheiserHaving God become concrete in their lives was far too threatening.
Youth ministry is not just an option
Like many other ministries, it’s probably fair to conclude that performance is patchy.
Healthy media debate needs regulation
David QuinnIt’s now in the open, liberals don’t like balanced debate, writes David Quinn
Searching for God
St Augustine reveals a great depth of discovery and a desire for more answers in Confessions, writes Pat Codd, OSA
Science and technology have the ability to be pro-life
Mary KennyTechnology is pushing back the frontiers of early survival for babies, writes Mary Kenny
Funerals are losing sense of the sacred
Dear Editor, I once attended a humanist funeral which was mainly about memories of the deceased person. Today Catholic funerals are largely similar, apart from the formal liturgical content. The homily, which is primarily meant to explain the scripture readings, is instead a combination of a eulogy and canonisation decree. Spiritual input generally presumes a…
When youth ministry works
Youth motivated by prayerful and faith-filled energy