Christian baker loses appeal over transgender cake case A Colorado appellate court has ruled against a baker who appeared in court once again for declining to make a cake that contradicts his religious beliefs. While Jack Phillips’ successful US Supreme Court case concerned his refusal to make a same-sex wedding cake, he now faces a…
The Enoch Burke case has been in the public eye for some time now. He was a teacher at Wilson’s Hospital Secondary School in Westmeath when controversy arose last year over his refusal to call a pupil by their preferred pronoun of ‘they’. He has been vilified by secular media for daring to refuse to…
Following the ever-versatile RTÉ Concert Orchestra to the National Concert Hall under Japanese conductor Kensho Watanabe, I was surprised to see a notice in the foyer indicating that programmes for the concert could only be obtained by placing one’s mobile phone against it and taking a snapshot. I never bring my mobile to the NCH…
Archbishop Martin welcomes Pope’s Communication’s Day message Archbishop Eamon Martin has welcomed Pope Francis’ message for World Communications day, which takes place May 18. The Primate of All-Ireland welcomed the message, saying the Pope “invites all of us to optimise our emotional intelligence when we deal with others, and in particular when we are undertaking…
His Homeward Journey: The Life and Works of Pope Benedict XVI, by Bishop Fintan Monahan (Veritas, €9.99 / £8.99) This short life of the Pope Emeritus was well advanced at the time of his recent death. It is exactly the sort of book which many people would have liked to have at hand then, for…
Anne Codd PBVM To the casual observer, it may appear that soon there will be no more religious sisters or brothers in the Church. It can easily enough be assumed that they have already lost their identity because many no longer wear distinctive dress or set up services under their own ‘banner’. The fact that…
Last Friday was Holocaust Remembrance Day, and there were several related programmes of interest during the week. How The Holocaust Began (BBC Two, Monday) was one of the most chilling. So many documentaries have been made that it must be hard to find some fresh angle. Even so, it is essential that we are frequently…
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