The Year of the Horse
by Peter Makem Back in 1922, a commission was set up by the first Irish Government into creating a new coinage in an early attempt to remove British symbols. Among those people chosen to study the issue and come up with a new design were WB Yeats, and his domineering personality was soon in evidence [...]
Ecuador Stands-Up to Britain…while the U.S. Genuflects
By Sabina Clarke There is a parallel to be drawn between the U.S. and Ecuador with the news that Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder hunted by the U.S., Britain and Sweden, has been granted asylum by the courageous little country of Ecuador. Ecuador has the temerity to stand-up to Britain, a former superpower while displaying [...]
Americans’ First Amendment Right to Know…
Trumps Foreign Treaty Agreements By James J. Cotter III and Eamonn Dornan A recent US Federal Appeals Court decision upholding subpoenas of research by two Boston College scholars into ‘the Troubles’ has grave implications for political stability in Northern Ireland but it also highlights the threat to Americans’ rights to free speech, a concern that [...]
A Breach of Promise—Awaiting Verdict on Boston College IRA Tapes
If you would like to read the previous article on this subject click here By Sabina Clarke As of today July 15th, former IRA member, author and journalist Anthony McIntyre, his American wife Carrie Twomey and New York author and journalist Ed Moloney are in a waiting game—hoping to hear if their request for an [...]
Should Penn State Football Get the Death Penalty?
By Coleman Clarke The NCAA should investigate their options and use whatever legal means necessary to devise a punishment for the Penn State Football Program. The question now is what the penalty should be for the school since it is obvious that there was a massive cover–up. Some have argued that they should receive the [...]
Nun Attack—Nothing New
By Marian Ronan A person might conclude from recent media coverage of Roman Catholic officials cracking down on US Catholic Sisters that this sort of thing is unheard of. I’m thinking particularly of the Vatican’s condemnation earlier this month of a book by Mercy Sister Margaret Farley and the negative “doctrinal assessment” in April by [...]
Open Letter to Cardinal Rigali
By Charles McMahon You have clearly been following instructions that have come from the Vatican in the past three decades regarding the divulging of priestly crimes to civil authorities. The letter from the Sacred Congregation for Clergy, dated January 31, 1984, stated that “The files of a Bishop concerning his priests are altogether private; their [...]
Archdiocese to Close Cardinal Dougherty and Northeast Catholic High Schools
Caption: Locked out at Cardinal Dougherty. Photo © Katharine Gilbert By Katharine Gilbert With faith that’s strong, with courage bold, we raise our banner high… —Cardinal Dougherty School Song The following is an interview with Donna Farrell, Director of Communications, Archdiocese of Philadelphia IE: When and how did the Archdiocese come to this decision DF: This decision [...]
