Dear Editor, Prompted by the Irish Catholic 6 March front page report on Cardinal Brady's desire to see our Church reach out with compassion to the divorced, I ask why here in Ireland do we need to wait for the results of the October synod? Although at the moment divorced and remarried Catholics are unable…
Category: Opinion
Same-sex ‘marriage’ a fiasco for Britain
Dear Editor, The British government now realises that same-sex ‘marriage’ will require a massive rewrite of legislation dating back to 1285. Over 2,000 laws referring to marriage have to be changed at a cost of many millions of pounds and all to support a whim of David Cameron who is determined to push gay ‘marriage’…
A proper title for same-sex ‘marriage’
Dear Editor, I have waited patiently for someone in authority to point out that it cannot be lawful for same-sex couples to enter into a contract of marriage, unless, of course, they plan to change dictionaries as well as the law. The legal definition of marriage is strictly a contract entered into between a man…
Use your vote wisely
Dear Editor, Local and European elections fast approach. Voters should scrutinise carefully the plethora of candidates, parties and ideological agendas now presenting themselves in search of votes. Among them will be pro-abortion parties and campaigners. We must vote pro-abortion parties and candidates out of office at every opportunity and vote for politicians who are unashamed…
The debate on heliocentrism
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…
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…
The search for balance
The Church must avoid both moral rigorism and laxism, writes David Quinn
The father of the permissive society
Should we speak ill of the dead?
St Patrick’s ‘lived faith’ still resonates in the Church today
Our patron saint left a great legacy
The Trinity’s teaching role
Everyone who glorifies God does so through the Son in the Holy Spirit, writes Cathal Barry

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