Religious haven’t gone away!
People who devoted their lives wholly to service of God and the church have taken something of a hammering in Irish society in recent decades. This in of the reasons …
Sunday afternoon in an art cathedral
Sunday is a day of rest, a day for the spirit, mind and body. It’s also a day for the transcendent, the Divine. Today, after my local celebrations in church …
Living in a disappearing priesthood
My historical sense of catholicism in Ireland, which I learned in school, was speckled with events that were depicted as reference points in Irish history. The Wild Geese, Cromwell, Fr Murphy of …
The un-assuming Little Sisters
Religious sisters (a.k.a. nuns) have received a lot of negative attention in recent years. While some of it is justified in the case of some individuals, the wide brush of …
There is an All-Ireland win for Cork!
Yes, everyone knows that Kerry went home with the Sam Maguire again. But while the lads were kicking away in Croke Park, a Corkwoman was swimming her way into the …
Remembering the Sam Maguire’s last visit to Cork!
As the Cork football teams heads for Dublin to contest the All-Ireland Football Final tomorrow, I can’t help but recall the last time the famous Sam Maguire Cup was brought …
Life’s eye-ronies
Was at the out-patient clinics in the CUHospital today. They have a strange system for processing patients. You are given a time with your appointment but, in fact, everyone arrives …
Thank God for the (late) harvest
No wonder religious traditions have harvest thanksgiving rituals! It’s easy to see how they might have started given the recent weather in West Cork, Ireland! At last, the farmers are …