When planning how to mark the 800th anniversary of the arrival of the Dominicans in Ireland it seemed right and fitting that the pilgrimage to Lough Derg be included. It is a unique place of pilgrimage in the entire Church worldwide and it is Irish. Last weekend, 10 of us Dominicans, together with some people…
All kinds of everything reminds me of you
Notebook All the talk and coverage around the Eurovision contest over the last few weeks, brought me back to my youth. I remember sitting at home with my mother, watching the black and white television when Dana won the Eurovision in 1970 from Amsterdam. Only when I looked it up on the internet this week…
Catholicism is not another culture war
Entertainment isn’t always life-giving. Recently, after a funeral, I spoke with a man, he was probably in his late 30s or early 40s. He was Irish and had been raised a Catholic. His story is all too common among our fellow Irish Catholics. He had received all the sacraments of initiation, Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation.…