I’m always on the lookout for inspiration, hope, something radical, out of the ordinary, especially when it comes to Church matters. Current affairs’ debates about matters touching on religion are not always a good source. It was good to see the return of The Leap of Faith (RTÉ Radio One, Friday), with Michael Comyn, albeit…
Ernest Hemingway died 60 years ago this year. I recently watched the film of his famous novel A Farewell to Arms which was based on his wounding on an Italian battlefield during World War I. “I felt my soul leaving my body,” was how he described the incident. Hemingway was in love with Pauline Pfeiffer,…
Dear Editor, I couldn’t agree more than with Bishop Kevin Doran in his wish for theology to be taught at all Irish universities [The Irish Catholic – October 14, 2021]. I am a graduate from University College Dublin and, as a student, wondered why there was no teaching on faith or theology in the college.…
Church in Italy criticises first legally assisted suicide in country The Catholic Church in Italy said that life must be “protected and defended” after local health authorities in Italy approved the country’s first legally obtained assisted suicide. The ethics committee of the health service of the Italian city of Ancona ruled on November 23 that…
Notebook I’m a bit of a greeting card junkie. Wherever I go, I buy cards for all kinds of occasions. I seek out the ones with the most interesting messages, be that inspirational, meaningful, quirky or sometimes risky depending on who I have in mind to send them to. Sometime in late October I found…
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