David QuinnOnce again the Church finds itself in the firing line, this time over how it ran mother and baby homes in the past
Category: Opinion
The gross hypocrisy of our media exposed again
There is an appalling double standard at work
Firebrand rhetoric gives comfort to those who commit hate crimes
Nuala O’LoanWe need language which is clear in condemning racism
Commemorating the Home Rule Bill of 1914
Mary KennyThe story of 1914 is complex
Time to care for our jaded priests
Michael KellyAs Catholics we need to ease the burden on our priests
First Holy Communion…then what?
Jesus should not be ‘taught’ only to be forgotten
Wearied in our patience
Fr Ronald RolheiserWe must never grow weary of doing what’s right
Homelessness crisis a disgrace
Paul KeenanDear Editor, For Br Kevin Crowley, that quiet Capuchin champion of the homeless to feel compelled to write a letter expressing concerns at Ireland’s levels of homelessness truly shows how far we have sunk into disgrace as a nation (‘Homelessness at crisis point – Br Kevin Crowley’, IC 29/5/14). After 45 years operating the Capuchin…
We need to cry ‘stop’ on homelessness
Dear Editor, It is with a sense of outrage that I pick up my pen to write in response to the homelessness crisis highlighted by Br Kevin Crowley in your paper (IC 29/5/14). Have we learned nothing? Are we incapable of learning? As we continue in the cold embrace of the banking culture which is…
The sad demise of All Hallows
Dear Editor, The imminent demise of All Hallows College is regrettable, particularly given that my extended family were educated in part for the religious life in Drumcondra. The many foreign language students discommoded by the closure of five language schools in Dublin might offer the college board a lifeline. Having excelled at spiritual education over…