When sport and faith compete
There are a lot of Sundays at Mass time when some truths may not be spoken out of fear of being devoured on social media or on a radio programme. So we tend to let obvious difficulties just slip by. […]
A collection of personal musings and photos!
There are a lot of Sundays at Mass time when some truths may not be spoken out of fear of being devoured on social media or on a radio programme. So we tend to let obvious difficulties just slip by. […]
We are shocked when we are alerted to an atrocity such as the recent ones in France, Orlando, England or various other places where violence flares for no justifiable reason. But should we be shocked? Our culture supports the idea […]
When a news outlet omits key pieces of information from its report, it may reasonably be accused of spin, at best, or mischief, at worst. In my opinion, a report carried all day today on TV, radio and internet by […]
A number of events in the past few days seem to justify my headline. The background is that many people in Ireland, especially media commentators believe that the Holy Father and church leadership generally have been slow to respond to […]
I came across a Church Directory which was published in 1921 (90 years ago) and it lists all the parishes and clergy of the dioceses of Ireland. Cork and Ross were listed separately, then, and without counting any priests who […]
Thanks be to God for the lengthening days and the nicer weather we have enjoyed this past week! Spring is truly in the air. And with the blooms of daffodils and greener fields and gardens comes the arrival of our […]
… without the news media complicating things for us! The Catholic Church featured in news media a few times again this week. And with the usual mixture of fact and fiction. Some media reported that a new version of the […]
Walking through the parish church amid scaffold and plastic sheeting is a strange experience. I rambled through Drimoleague’s parish church of All Saints recently when I called to see how the refurbishment work was progressing. The church that I prayed […]