Letter from Dr. Michael O’Connell, Rathmines to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon regarding submissions from the Oblates and also thanking him for naming Frs. Greehy and Curtin to deal with issues on moral and scriptural talks.

-1 March Correspondence between +McQuaid, Fr. Gallen, Fr. John Kelly, Fr. John O’Connell, Fr. Patrick Leahy, +W. Philbin, Belfast, +Michael Browne, Galway regarding the papers of the 1968 Maynooth Summer School which are to be published by M.H. Gill. However, Fr. J. Coveney, S.J., Heythorp College has now published one article in the ‘Furrow’ entitled ‘The presence of Christ’. Annotations by +McQuaid. Front Page Detective 1969

Correspondence between Dr. Michael O’Connell, +McQuaid and Fr. James Ardle MacMahon regarding the Montserrat Grases Bulletin. It is published in Manchester and has the Imprimatur of Westminster. The group have a sought a similar Imprimatur from Dublin. Annotation by +McQuaid states the permission can be given but ‘with careful consideration’. Reader’s Digest

Letter from Dr. Michael O’Connell to +McQuaid regarding a series of articles on non Catholic bodies which were printed by ‘Reality’ and written by Xavier Carthy. He had many difficulties with the ‘tone and tenor’ of the articles and had frequent discussion with the then editor, Fr. O’Connor. Fr. Jones is now in charge and he is more ‘trustworthy and prudent’. The articles are now being re-printed in the ‘Irish Digest’.

Correspondence between Dr. O’Connell & +McQuaid regarding an article in ‘Reality’ by Fr. George Wadding entitled ‘Please explain’. It deals with questions on contraceptives. Two copies of ‘Reality’ also attached.

Letter from R.J. Connell to +McQuaid thanking him, on his own behalf and that of the recipient family, for his generous gift.

Letter from Fr. P. Boylan to +McQuaid referring to a book entitled Our Father, an attack on Canon Connell and a Mass for an unfortunate couple.

Letter from Fr. Daniel J. Lucey to Fr. O’Connell seeking permission to have open-air Benediction on 21 August. 1 item

Correspondence between Fr. R. O’Connell and Fr. Mangan regarding the Sedgwick case.

Letter from Fr. Fred Hook to Dr. O’Connell enquiring about a blessing for the new extension to the graveyard. 1 item