Rite and Reason - Definition

Rite and Reason is the weekly religious column in The Irish Times newspaper. The column is edited by The Irish Times religious editor, Patsy McGarry. Many prominent Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops, Irish Jewish leaders, theologians from all faiths and journalists, among others, have written the column, which is published on the Op-Ed (Opinion-Editorial) page every Monday.

External links

Rite and Reason articles

• Fr. Noel Barber, SJ on the Irish Supreme Court's judgment on the issue of abortion information 13 June 1995 (http://www.iol.ie/~pcassidy/ARC/evanvtae.html)

• 'The Iraq Dilemma' by Lord Eames, Church of Ireland Primate and Archbishop of Armagh 3 February 2001 (http://www.ireland.anglican.org/pressreleases/prarchive2003/irqdilem.html)

• 'Gospel must not overlook environment' by Fr. Sean McDonagh (Unitarian Church website) 30 October 2001 (http://www.unitarianchurchdublin.org/readings/RiteandReason%20.htm)

• 'When Marriage between gays was a rite' by Jim Duffy 11 August 1998 (http://www.drizzle.com/~slmndr/salamandir/pubs/irishtimes/opt3.htm)

• 'An Empty Tomb and an Open Door' by Church of Ireland Bishop Clarke of Meath and Kildare 18 April 2001 (http://www.ireland.anglican.org/archives/pressreleases/prarchive2001/clarkeit.html)

• 'What Ramadan means to Islam' by Fazel Ryklief, administrator at the Islamic Foundation of Ireland 13 November 2001 (http://www.antobar.ie/Islam/Ramadan.htm)