Austen Ivereigh Public Talk on Pope Francis – Fri 26 April @ 7.00pm in Gardiner St Church, Dublin 1


This feast originated in Jerusalem before the fifth century as the “Falling-Asleep of the Mother of God.” It was adopted in Rome in the mid-seventh century and was renamed the…
Further to her post on this site, On Consulting the Faithful (15th September), Soline Humbert was asked to expand on it in the context of the synodal path we are…
A new insight into the life of John McGahern Western People 7.12.21 A favourite writer – of mine as of so many others – is the late novelist, John…
Colleen Dulle, April 02, 2024 The quarterly meetings of Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinal Advisors generally do not garner much attention, but since last year’s synod, they have made headlines…
‘Busy old fool, unruly sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, And through curtains, call on us?’ (John Donne) The music of nature: Does nature know it is Easter? There…
“Something that will not acknowledge conclusion insists that we forever begin.” (Kennelly B) Ruffians or idiots: Each day, I watch and hope that no undertaker rings. Funerals dictate how the…