D. Vincent Twomey

Beyond the Horizon

Contributions to Public Debate include:

 

‘Voor behoedmiddelen’ in de rots 16 (1986) Nr.9, pp. 5-6

‘Arguments for divorce ignore fundamental moral truths’ (Rite and Reason column) in The Irish Times, 21 November 1995

‘A prophetic voice’ in The Irish Catholic, 23 July 1998; in Irish Independent, 30 July 1968. An expanded version appeared in a German translation by Lore Bartholomäus in Deutsche Tagespost, 26 September 1998.

‘Why Archbishop Connell’s lecture touched a raw nerve’,
The Irish Examiner, 3 March 1999. Also published in The Irish News, 10 March 1999 as ‘A la carte morality and designer genes’.

Difficult theological questions raised by O’Connor’s “ordination' in The Irish Times, 27 April 1999.

Submission to The All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution, Fifth Progress Report: Abortion, November 2000, A577-A578.

‘Designer Babies’ in The Word, 50/8 (August 2001), 4-6.

Zur Berichterstattung über den Konflikt in Nordirland’, in Die Tagespost, 12 August 2001.

‘Plurality should not deteriorate into ambiguous pluralism’ (Rite and Reason column) in The Irish Times, 27 January 2003.

‘The Catholic Church Today Lacks a Passion for Truth’ (Rite and Reason column) in The Irish Times, 14 April 2003.

‘The unborn child stirs the world’s conscience’ in The Irish News, 24 February 2004

'The Second Vatican Council' in The Word, May 2004

'What does ‘Catholic’ mean?' in The Word, January 2005

'Is the Church Holy?' in The Word, February 2005

'What is Natural Law?' in The Word, March 2005

'What is meant by Life Everlasting?' in The Word, November 2005

'Is there a Gospel for the rich' in The Word, December 2005

'Is there only One Church?' in The Word, January 2006

'Can a Catholic vote for ‘Civil Unions’ in The Word, February 2006

'May separated spouses receive Communion?' in The Word, March 2006

'Test-Tube Babies: May a couple use IVF?' in The Word, April 2006

'The Church always pays for the sins of the past', Letter to the Editor of the Irish Examiner, published on 15th June 2006 

'The Mystery of the Holy Trinity' in The Word, June 2006

'What is Purgatory?' in The Word, November 2006

'St Joseph' in The Word, December 2006

'Is Religion an Obstacle to Progress', in The Word, January 2007

'Ein Dissident wider den Zeitgeist' in Bayern-Kurier, 14 April 2007

'Why the furore about Hell?' in The Word, June 2007

'Der Schüssel ist Humanae Vitae – Interview mit Stephan Baier und Stefan Reider', in Der Tagespost, 4 August 2007

'Why venerate the Angels?' in The Word, September 2007

'What is the Church’s Mission'
 in The Word, October 2007

'Is Evolution compatible with Creation?' in The Word, November 2007.

'What do the Ox and the Ass in the Crib signify?' in The Word, December 2008.

'What is meant by an informed conscience?' in The Word, January 2008.

'Why fast during Lent?' In The Word, February 2008.

'What does the Resurrection mean?' In The Word, March 2008.

'What is the connection between Human Rights and Humanae Vitae?' in The Word, April 2008.

'What is the message of Knock?' In The Word, May 2008.

'What is the Relationship between democracy and the Church?' in The Word, June 2008

'Preparing for the Eucharistic Congress' in The Irish Catholic, July 17, 2008.

'40 years after Humanae Vitae' in The Irish Catholic, 31 July 2008

 Various editorials in The Word. 

Letters to the Editor of The Irish Times, The Irish Independent, The Irish Catholic, The Times and the Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung.

'Hindu Zealots Wage War on Catholic India', Rite and Reason column, The Irish Times, 23 September 2008.

'Why Mission?' in The Word, October 2008.

'The Final Word' in Irish Daily Mail, 12 December 2008

'Interview with Sarah Mac Donald' re the status of  frozen embryos in The Universe, 22nd February 2009

'Der Papst im Kreuzfeur' in Die Tagespost, 21st March 2009.

'Response to the Ryan Report' in The Irish Catholic, 28th May 2009 

'After Ryan': one of the most disturbing by-products is that Religious have been made scapegoats" in the Irish Independent, 19 June 2009 

'Der Papst im Kreuzfeuer' in Die Tagespost, 21st March 2009 

'The facts show church's policy on Aids is right' in The Irish Times, 25th March 2009 

 'The Ryan Report' in The Irish Catholic, 28 May 2009-09-23, an edited version was also printed in Inside the Vatican, June/July 2009, p. 28. 

German Version, „Gedemütigt und bußfertig” in Die Tagespost, 13th June 2009

'The Church always pays for the sins of the past'Iirsh Examiner, 13th June 2009
“After Ryan, one of the more disturbing by-products is that Religious have been made scapegoats”, 
Irish Independent, 19 June 2009

German version, 'Gebot der Stunde: Nüchternheit'Die Tagespost, 25th June 2009.

'Benedict XVI and the Second Vatican Council' in The Irish Catholic, 10th September 2009.

Letter to the editor, Murphy Report, Irish Times  

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