by BDrumm | Apr 27, 2018 | Pastoral Messages
Our Common Humanity was published after the Spring General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference. Having received a number of requests, the Catholic Communications Office and Veritas have designed the pastoral message for distribution in parishes. A PDF of Our...
by BDrumm | Apr 26, 2018 | Testimonies 2018
Dr John Monaghan is a retired obstetrician and gynaecologist from Athlone Co. Roscommon Dr Monaghan’s Story “Doctors have always been faced with the care and management of a woman who develops serious illness when she is pregnant. Unfortunately, in these cases,...
by BDrumm | Apr 23, 2018 | Pastoral Messages
As you are aware, the government has decided to call a referendum for Friday 25 May when the proposal to remove the Eighth Amendment from our Constitution will be put before us. The Eighth Amendment affords an equal right to life, both to the unborn baby, and to the...
by BDrumm | Apr 19, 2018 | Testimonies 2018
Emma Maloney, 25, with her son Rossa, 2, from Maynooth, Co. Kildare “I felt I wasn’t ready to be a mother when I found myself pregnant at 23. I had always considered myself pro-life but I had no idea how difficult it would be to deal with a crisis pregnancy. “I was...
by BDrumm | Apr 16, 2018 | Pastoral Messages
On 25 May, a referendum will be held on the question of removing the right to life of the unborn child from the Constitution of Ireland. I want to explain in these short words why I will be voting No. Let me state the obvious at the outset. There is no easy way to...
