Thanks, Brendan. What I've seen on-line of Charlie Hebdo certainly conveys an impression of deliberate insult and offence, and very deliberate intolerance of what others hold sacred - this while exerc
#11 That anti-religious agenda is also in need of deep critique, of course - especially because its understanding of what constitutes 'religion' - and what does not - is increasingly hard to determin
Oh well said, Mary Cunningham! Where are the leaders of the Orders indeed? If it is courage they lack then let us pray for that courage to speak out against this and other injustices, both for Fr Sean
Thank you Gabriel for the article which I'm still reading and rereading... Thank you to Wilfrid, Darlene and Mary for your responses ... so well put and making sense to a pastor(male!) who needs to be
"But should the IT publish such anti-Catholic rants? Would the IT send a disaffected Church of Ireland person to a Church of Ireland service (or a disaffected Muslim to a mosque) and publish the predi
Thank you, Gabriel Daly, for your excellent article.
It is lovely to see the response from Fr. Wilfred Harrington OP.
My thoughts turn to another elderly theologian, your friend Fr. Sean Fagan. You h
Yes, the new wine of the Lord's loving and saving presence in us requires our new attitude of humility and our sincere intention to renew our lives according to his love.
So if I understand correctly, it is the fault of Catholicism if a newspaper prints an invalid argument against the religion as a whole. The message from this columnist is essentially, if you are on t
Dear Gabriel,
You will not be surprised to hear that I am wholly in agreement with you. I do thank you, however, for presenting, in your inimitable style, our
I have been thinking carefully for a wee while now how I might respond to Brendan's piece about the Irish Times, given that my response would not be in total agreement with Brendan and most of the ot
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An absolute right to freedom of speech?
January 20 2015Thanks, Brendan. What I've seen on-line of Charlie Hebdo certainly conveys an impression of deliberate insult and offence, and very deliberate intolerance of what others hold sacred - this while exerc
To read, or not read, a publication that belittles my religion?
January 12 2015#11 That anti-religious agenda is also in need of deep critique, of course - especially because its understanding of what constitutes 'religion' - and what does not - is increasingly hard to determin
Let Battle Commence
January 15 2015Oh well said, Mary Cunningham! Where are the leaders of the Orders indeed? If it is courage they lack then let us pray for that courage to speak out against this and other injustices, both for Fr Sean
Let Battle Commence
January 15 2015Thank you Gabriel for the article which I'm still reading and rereading... Thank you to Wilfrid, Darlene and Mary for your responses ... so well put and making sense to a pastor(male!) who needs to be
To read, or not read, a publication that belittles my religion?
January 12 2015"But should the IT publish such anti-Catholic rants? Would the IT send a disaffected Church of Ireland person to a Church of Ireland service (or a disaffected Muslim to a mosque) and publish the predi
Let Battle Commence
January 15 2015Thank you, Gabriel Daly, for your excellent article. It is lovely to see the response from Fr. Wilfred Harrington OP. My thoughts turn to another elderly theologian, your friend Fr. Sean Fagan. You h
19th January. Monday in Week 2
January 19 2015Yes, the new wine of the Lord's loving and saving presence in us requires our new attitude of humility and our sincere intention to renew our lives according to his love.
To read, or not read, a publication that belittles my religion?
January 12 2015So if I understand correctly, it is the fault of Catholicism if a newspaper prints an invalid argument against the religion as a whole. The message from this columnist is essentially, if you are on t
Let Battle Commence
January 15 2015Dear Gabriel, You will not be surprised to hear that I am wholly in agreement with you. I do thank you, however, for presenting, in your inimitable style, our
To read, or not read, a publication that belittles my religion?
January 12 2015I have been thinking carefully for a wee while now how I might respond to Brendan's piece about the Irish Times, given that my response would not be in total agreement with Brendan and most of the ot
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