Redemptorist Father Alec Reid, who acted as a go-between between the IRA and politicians, died at age 82 Nov. 22 at a Dublin hospital. He is pictured in a 2010 photo. (CNS photo/courtesy The Irish Catholic) (Nov. 22, 2013) See OBIT-REID Nov. 22, 2013. Good Friday at 25 Whatever the persistent problems or deficiencies of the Good Friday Agreement, a return to violence has to be avoided, writes Dr Martin Mansergh The reaction of older people who lived through the 30-year-long northern conflict, especially those in close proximity to it, is one of profound gratitude that it proved possible…
