Dear Editor, In The Irish Catholic of February 13 a spokesperson for the Iona Institute is reported as saying that the group’s "opposition to same-sex marriage is based on the belief that marriage is a child-centred institution first and foremost …". It follows from this, that motherhood and fatherhood and the natural ties are extremely…
Category: Opinion
#Ecumenism #MorethanFriendship
Martin Browne OSB examines the meaning of ecumenism
Religious coinage old and new
No one controls access to God
What Shirley Temple meant
A star of a less cynical age
‘My good name has been demolished’
Breda O’Brien reflects on the ‘homophobia’ affair
St Patrick’s Day – unity or division?
Calls for inclusion are complex
The ‘chattering class’ and its enemies
RTÉ’s liberal bias is colossal and getting worse
The Church’s belief in one God
Cathal Barry takes a look at the Church’s teaching on God
Sharing a precious gift
The Good News is a gift for all
Our pagan resistance to the other world
The reality of this life sometimes trumps the promise of the spirit

Mags Gargan
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
David Quinn
Breda O'Brien
Mary Kenny
Cathal Barry