Paul KeenanDear Editor, Amid all of the recent coverage of the hopes and plans for Pope Francis to respond positively to an invitation to visit Irish shores, David Quinn’s cautionary note ‘Any papal trip must not be exploited by this Government’ (IC 1/5/14) is the message to be heeded. As we watch from afar Pope Francis…
Category: Opinion
Is Hell really real?
David QuinnWhen Archbishop Diarmuid Martin appeared on Today with Sean O’Rourke last week, O’Rourke asked him whether or not he believed in Hell. The context for the question was a recent warning by Pope Francis to the Mafia that unless they changed their ways they were in danger of going to Hell. Archbishop Martin answered: “I…
Catholic faith doesn’t obligate us to disregard proven science
The denial of evolution seems preposterous
How does the Church deal with dissent?
Michael KellyThe Church has a responsibility to articulate what is and what is not Catholicism
Catholic education in a pluralist society
In my role as General Secretary of the Joint Managerial Body and the Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools (JMB/AMCSS), I attended the 27th Annual Conference of the organisation in Galway last week. The JMB/AMCSS represents the boards of management and school management in the network of 380 voluntary secondary schools in Ireland. The…
The existence of angels
Cathal BarryCathal Barry takes a look at Church teaching on existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls ‘angels’
Winston’s warnings about IVF’s future
Mary Kenny‘Choice’ as a criterion will push scientific boundaries
Commemorations re-invent the event
History re-interprets itself, ‘spinning’ what once occurred
Taoiseach’s overtures towards the Vatican
Mr Kenny performed quite a turnaround in Rome
The existance of evil
Cathal Barry takes a look at Church teaching on why evil exists