Dear Editor, It is upsetting to hear about the mass graves for babies of single mothers who were cared for by the Galway Bon Secours Sisters. Yet a fuller understanding is required before an accurate assessment can be made of this practice. If the babies died mostly of malnutrition and if the sisters’ resources were…

Dear Editor, The sadness surrounding reports on the Tuam mother and baby home reminds us all of our not too distant past. The public must consider the tragedy in the context of the country's economic and social profile of the times. One wonders if the fathers of all these 'unwanted' children should have input into…

Dear Editor, We are praying for vocations to the priesthood where more than half our population of neighbours, i.e. married spouses and single women, have power exercised over them by leadership in the Catholic Church, who in my view are blockingthem from following the call of the Holy Spirit to serve one’s neighbour and God…

Dear Editor, The challenge of minimal vocations to the Catholic Church in Ireland is regrettable for us all, whatever our level of devotion might be. The humility of Pope Francis, Archbishops Diarmuid Martin, Eamon Martin and local priests is particularly welcome, after decades of hurt to congregations. While it might be a big step to…

Dear Editor, The global opprobrium resulting from the sentence of death by hanging handed down to Meriam Yahia Ibrahim in Sudan for refusing to repudiate her Christian faith seemingly has had an impact. The Sudanese government are giving indications the sentence will be set aside and she will be released. However, there is no indication…

Dear Editor, Your columnist David Quinn’s assertion that “faith, morality and politics are inextricably linked” (Cost of separating faith and politics IC 29/5/14) is correct. Catholics and other Christians need to recognise that who you vote into political power or who controls media-spin, controls society and shapes Irish society to their value system. Catholics need…

Dear Editor, Reading the bishops statement and Nuala O Loan’s article on racism, one must ask what racism is. Is it racism to ask why we are spending so much of our hard earned taxes on huge benefits for non-Irish when our own children are going hungry? Is it racism to ask why the money…