Dear Editor, One again The Irish Catholic leads the field, this time in keeping attention focused on the plight of Christians in Iraq, ‘World is turning ‘blind eye’ to Iraq’s Christians (IC3/7/14). It never fails to baffle me that the world’s press, in its drive to fill the 24-7 news agenda has not, even from…

Dear editor, I am writing in response to the article by Cathal Barry titled ‘Govt wants Pope to make Magdalen nuns pay out’ (IC 3/7/14). I agree with Lucinda Creighton that this would be a positive step. It is not enough to make apologies. Those who have been affected by the Magdalen laundries should be…

Dear Editor, I have been privileged to know the former President, Mrs McAleese, since 1995. So I cannot stand idly by and pass unmoved when I see her good name and reputation vilified by your columnist Mary Kenny – ‘Mary Kenny knows how to craft a headline’ (IC 26/6/2014). I would never, ever accuse Mary…

Dear Editor, Regarding the publication by the Department of Health of the abortion guidelines to accompany the so-called Protection of Life during Pregnancy Act 2013, the Fine Gael/Labour Government have done exactly what some members of the pro-life movement predicted: the Government waited until after the 2014 Local and European Elections before publishing their life-ending…

Dear Editor, Regarding ‘Taoiseach’s Muddled Catholicism’ (IC 26/6/14 ), clearly Enda Kenny has no more interest in the Catholic faith than he has in the North. Can one ever imagine Dev. or Cosgrave speak such nonsense about the Faith? Yours etc., Fr Sean McManus, Washington DC, USA.

Dear Editor, Reading Fr Rolheiser’s article ‘On not being stingy with God’s mercy’ (IC 19/6/14) was a real occasion of breakfast heartburn because of its deficient sense of reconciliation. It was Jesus himself who said “those whose sins you forgive they are forgiven, those whose sins you retain they are retained” (Jn 20:23) when he…

Dear Editor, What a considered, thoughtful piece by Michael Kelly about the Taoiseach’s interview with Gay Byrne on the topic of Enda Kenny’s faith (IC 26/6/14). However, it might have been more appropriate to use a small ‘g’ for the word ‘god’ in the Taoiseach’s quote about his faith being in “my God, and my…