Mags GarganDear Editor, I read with amazement the letter from Fr John McCallion (Letters, August 7) about the need for hospital chaplains. I agree that the provision of chaplains and pastoral care can be a great comfort for patients and their families. I am a secondary school teacher who in the past has worked in Ireland…
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Pro-life movement used for anti-Islam rhetoric
Dear Editor, I am a Catholic lay person in the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, and I have been involved in the pro-life movement for over 30 years. Each week I receive a good number of pro-life bulletins, newsletters, updates, e-mails and fundraising appeals. As far back as 1986, I noticed that some Catholic pro-life…
We must stand against this persecution
Dear Editor, Over the past number of years the Christian communities in many countries such as Nigeria, Iraq, Bangladesh and others have been enduring severe persecution. The terrible plight of the Christian community of the town of Quaraquosh in Iraq at present is but the latest example of that persecution. It is estimated that 50,000…
In hysteria, the facts are the first casualty
Greg DalyThe latest abortion controversy is as a result of the change in the law writes Greg Daly
When a pregnancy can mean an ‘honour killing’
Mary KennyOne of the most salient aspects of the troubling recent case in which a woman was given a Caesarean section at 25 weeks pregnancy (after she sought a late abortion for suicidal feelings) was the report that the woman herself had said she might be “killed” for being pregnant. At the time of writing, we…
Critics of abortion law sadly proved right
David QuinnPoliticians who lost the party whip over the controversial law now stand vindicated says David Quinn
Our mission is to reach out to others
I am not one of those people who look at the past through rose tinted spectacles. The past was marked by poverty, war and corruption, just as the present is. The centenary of the First World War is something to be marked with respect, but not celebrated. There are, however, some good things about the…
Faith. A personal spiritual journey
Courtney McGrailThe first words that God spoke to Abram were: “Leave your country, your birthplace, your father’s house” (Genesis 12:1). I have often wondered what might explain Abram’s immediate and unquestioning compliance with this call from God. In order to reflect on Abram’s astonishing faith, I would like to first point out that there is a…
We look to Mary for hope
Humanity urgently needs hope, writes Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP
Top 10 Secrets to Happiness
Fr Ronald RolheiserLooking at Pope Francis tips for joy