Earlier pilgrims of the faith donned sackcloth and ashes during the Lenten period, whereas in today’s Ireland it’s arguably more a question of giving up KitKats or Guinness and saying extra Hail Marys – which is not to trivialise the Lenten sacrifices of the faithful but rather to set them in context against the serious…
Ann Widdecombe: “I felt relief when I was received into the Catholic Church.
