From a review of Maria Cahill’s memoir: “It’s not just the evil Adams has done that makes him so unbearable to his critics. Martin McGuinness was just as bad a man, but he wasn’t self-righteo
As Catholics, we try to apply the teaching of Christ to our daily lives, which is what I take it was intended by Brendan Hoban in the article above, but I just wonder if it was right to try to put the
Naturally it is easy to criticize the PIRA and its apologists from the comfort of a library — since the chances of receiving a death threat, a bullet in the mail, or an actual kneecapping or assassi
Are you both, Brendan and Joe, also expecting or calling for apologies from the British and from the northern state and its various agents for crimes committed on its behalf? It`s a bit too easy, isn`
Brendan, thank you for attempting to extract the sliver of inhumanity lodged deep in Ireland’s heart by those ready to repeat the Adams lie: “It was justified in the circumstances.”
When Irel
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"My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You, I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath." - Saint John Vianney
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Thank you, Martin. But for your encouragement, the dramas I have written over the years against the backdrop of the first Good Friday might never have come to pass:
At the Praetorium, Three for Calva
This is a powerful little play that approaches the Passion story from a very original and thought-provoking perspective. It would be an ideal stimulus for reflection on Jesus' final journey if it were
To speak of a 'crisis in vocations' is not just to allege that God has gone hoarse. It ignores a fact obvious from the totality of youth culture: that every young person feels a call to heroism. The h
“Straight talking and honest admission of outdated nonsense is preferable to pious balderdash.”
The synodal process is a wonder: Input: straight talking — Output: pious balderdash.
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Brendan Hoban: Sorry is still the hardest word for Sinn Féin
March 3 2024From a review of Maria Cahill’s memoir: “It’s not just the evil Adams has done that makes him so unbearable to his critics. Martin McGuinness was just as bad a man, but he wasn’t self-righteo
Brendan Hoban: Sorry is still the hardest word for Sinn Féin
March 3 2024As Catholics, we try to apply the teaching of Christ to our daily lives, which is what I take it was intended by Brendan Hoban in the article above, but I just wonder if it was right to try to put the
Brendan Hoban: Sorry is still the hardest word for Sinn Féin
March 3 2024Naturally it is easy to criticize the PIRA and its apologists from the comfort of a library — since the chances of receiving a death threat, a bullet in the mail, or an actual kneecapping or assassi
Brendan Hoban: Sorry is still the hardest word for Sinn Féin
March 3 2024Are you both, Brendan and Joe, also expecting or calling for apologies from the British and from the northern state and its various agents for crimes committed on its behalf? It`s a bit too easy, isn`
Brendan Hoban: Sorry is still the hardest word for Sinn Féin
March 3 2024Brendan, thank you for attempting to extract the sliver of inhumanity lodged deep in Ireland’s heart by those ready to repeat the Adams lie: “It was justified in the circumstances.” When Irel
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March 3 2024Key Message: "My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You, I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath." - Saint John Vianney Homily:
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March 1 2024Thank you, Martin. But for your encouragement, the dramas I have written over the years against the backdrop of the first Good Friday might never have come to pass: At the Praetorium, Three for Calva
Latest from Seán Walsh…
March 1 2024This is a powerful little play that approaches the Passion story from a very original and thought-provoking perspective. It would be an ideal stimulus for reflection on Jesus' final journey if it were
Waterford: Bishop Cullinane warns of possible closure of churches in Waterford due to ‘crisis’ in vocations
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Waterford: Bishop Cullinane warns of possible closure of churches in Waterford due to ‘crisis’ in vocations
February 22 2024“Straight talking and honest admission of outdated nonsense is preferable to pious balderdash.” The synodal process is a wonder: Input: straight talking — Output: pious balderdash.
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