Breda O'BrienPro-life advocates are vindicated in the ‘Savita report’, writes Breda O’Brien
Category: Opinion
What liberal’s don’t report about mental health
Mary KennyWe have just seen a campaign for Mental Health Week, which will surely be a help and a support to anyone experiencing the affliction of depression, or of conditions like bi-polar disorder. These illnesses can be treated, and there should be no cause for shame or stigma. But sometimes such campaigns fail to distinguish between…
TDs, Communion and the Church
Michael KellyDoes the Derek Keating case raise questions about faith formation?
Sharing the best of our tradition
Andrew O’Connell visits Drumalis Retreat Centre
Reject pro-abortion politicians
Dear Editor, All political parties are now convening members to select candidates for fast upcoming local elections. Pro-Life people, especially those who are members/supporters of political parties should now work to ensure that only pro-life candidates are selected for elections and that those who advocate support for more liberal abortion law are rejected both at…
Are we saints or sinners?
Fr Rolheiser considers human dualism
Mary Kenny’s incorrect article
Dear Editor, Regarding Mary Kenny’s article ‘Being neutral on abortion’ (IC 10/10/13). Obviously Mary Kenny disagrees with the sentiment of Anthea McTiernan’s Irish Times article. I have no issue with people having differing opinions. But I wish to bring to your attention incorrect information in Mary’s piece. If you actually read Anthea’s piece you will…
Letter on Pope Francis was most unfair
Dear Editor, Dr John Murray is being totally unfair to Pope Francis (‘Pope Francis and the common good’, IC Letters 3/10/13). Long ago the Church in Ireland was not forthright enough in speaking of social justice and the right of men and women to a living wage. Pope Francis does not minimise the importance of…
Global warming scepticism
Dear Editor, Mary Kenny is quite right to be sceptical about the theory of global warming. Hers is a most natural and thoroughly human reaction. After all, what if it should turn out to be true? When eminent scientists, led by the Surgeon General of the United States, many years ago propounded the then revolutionary…
Savita: Will the media apologise?
Dear Editor, As well as seeking accountability and changes from the HSE are we going to see some accountability from the secular media in Ireland, who rushed to judgment in the aftermath of Savita Halappanavar’s death and propagated the line that Mrs Halappanavar died because she “was denied an abortion”? We now know, thanks to…