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 …
A collection of personal musings and photos!
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …