Joe, thanks for sharing that link to Declan Kibert's essay. What an interesting read!
There is so much in it that we could spend weeks or months discussing. I'm sure Seán and Eddie will have interes
Another perspective on addressing the situation of non-marital pregnancy and birth is given by Melanie McDonagh in the Irish Times on Saturday 23 January. It is worth reading.
It begins@ "My father wa
Possibly relevant: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/declan-kiberd-irish-writers-were-an-early-warning-system-about-abuse-1.3260748 It looks like writers have the same unquestionable status now
Fond memory prompts a postscript: many years ago I chatted with Fr Peter Connolly, Brendan's teacher and mine, whose influence on us ran deep, about Joyce. He said that Joyce ended up obsessed with hi
I don't know much about Spinoza, but as a doubly persecuted Jew he had to win the calm that comes from trusting reason when emotion seems the natural response. Joyce certainly attains Spinozan calm in
Enough already with that 'Spinozan calm', Joe. The unlikelihood of Spinoza knowing much either about pregnancy or the inside of an Irish 20th century Mother and Baby Home is too stark.
As for 'our
Catherine Corless and Catherine Connelly are two heroic women who have spoken from their hearts with passion and sincerity. All of society was not responsible for the way the women, some of them mere
In my post @3 I am attempting to say that signs and gestures are often used to communicate covertly by one group within the Church. I do not think ‘all’ of those within this circle of secrecy see
Attempting to track down the original text of the Spinoza quote is a challenge, as is so often the case with these unreferenced internet quotes (including the hundreds of fake ones attributed to St Au
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Brendan Hoban on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
January 19 2021Joe, thanks for sharing that link to Declan Kibert's essay. What an interesting read! There is so much in it that we could spend weeks or months discussing. I'm sure Seán and Eddie will have interes
Brendan Hoban on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
January 19 2021Another perspective on addressing the situation of non-marital pregnancy and birth is given by Melanie McDonagh in the Irish Times on Saturday 23 January. It is worth reading. It begins@ "My father wa
Brendan Hoban on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
January 19 2021Possibly relevant: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/declan-kiberd-irish-writers-were-an-early-warning-system-about-abuse-1.3260748 It looks like writers have the same unquestionable status now
Brendan Hoban on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
January 19 2021Fond memory prompts a postscript: many years ago I chatted with Fr Peter Connolly, Brendan's teacher and mine, whose influence on us ran deep, about Joyce. He said that Joyce ended up obsessed with hi
Brendan Hoban on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
January 19 2021I don't know much about Spinoza, but as a doubly persecuted Jew he had to win the calm that comes from trusting reason when emotion seems the natural response. Joyce certainly attains Spinozan calm in
Brendan Hoban on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
January 19 2021Enough already with that 'Spinozan calm', Joe. The unlikelihood of Spinoza knowing much either about pregnancy or the inside of an Irish 20th century Mother and Baby Home is too stark. As for 'our
Brendan Hoban on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
January 19 2021Catherine Corless and Catherine Connelly are two heroic women who have spoken from their hearts with passion and sincerity. All of society was not responsible for the way the women, some of them mere
Brendan Hoban on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
January 19 2021In my post @3 I am attempting to say that signs and gestures are often used to communicate covertly by one group within the Church. I do not think ‘all’ of those within this circle of secrecy see
January 24, 2021 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday of the Word of God
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Brendan Hoban on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
January 19 2021Attempting to track down the original text of the Spinoza quote is a challenge, as is so often the case with these unreferenced internet quotes (including the hundreds of fake ones attributed to St Au
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