Jesus should not be ‘taught’ only to be forgotten
Category: Opinion
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…
Cartoon bigotry against faith
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…
The timing of a papal visit to Ireland
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…
What do we really see when we gaze upon the city?
Jesus loved the world even as he criticised it harshly
Fond memories of John Paul II
Dear Editor, Your issue of May 15 mentions the Pope's visit to Ireland in 1979. I had a tiny involvement in it, in that I am the father of one of the six young children of Aer Lingus staff who were chosen to greet the Pope when he arrived in Dublin on an Aer Lingus…
Learning from the lives of the saints
Dear Editor, In your edition of 8th may, Syl Doyne (IC 8/5/14) raised the question as to why the Church canonises saints since all those who go to Heaven are saints. An answer can be found in Lumen Gentium 50 of Vatican II: "When we look at the lives of those who have faithfully followed…