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, 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…

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…

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…

Dear Editor, When in Rome, Enda Kenny apparently invited Pope Francis to visit Ireland. Since then The Irish Catholic has been promoting the idea, ostensibly to assist the peace process in the North. Our Taoiseach and our anti-Catholic Government would welcome a boost to their re-election prospects in two years’ time but do they deserve…

Dear Editor, In a world and at a time when cyber-theft and warnings of same have us all of a dither, perhaps it’s time that we reclaimed the internet. It is, after all, a gift of the Holy Spirit and it’s time we use it and all technological advances for the good and praise of…