Dear Editor, For many years, I have been greatly edified by Mr Redmond O'Hanlon's letters and his undaunted willingness to challenge the proponents of heliocentrism. I suspect that his is a lonely battle, but hope he takes heart in this often observed phenomenon: the man who swims against the tide of mainstream opinion today is feted…
Category: Opinion
First Communion pressures
Dear Editor, Congratulations to Maria Byrne for her piece Parents can avoid First Communion financial pressures (IC 13/3/14). Right-minded parents will surely take note of the sentiments conveyed in the piece and put the true value and meaning to the fore on their child’s special day without a need for ostentatious displays that bring nothing…
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The Church must avoid both moral rigorism and laxism, writes David Quinn
The father of the permissive society
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Everyone who glorifies God does so through the Son in the Holy Spirit, writes Cathal Barry
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The revelation of God as Trinity
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As pastors we needed to make this a wider conversation
Facing our maker
We are meant to face God everyday

David Quinn
Mary Kenny
Nuala O’Loan
Cathal Barry
Michael Kelly
Fr Ronald Rolheiser