I have early memories of Tom giving us retreats while in St. Flannan's College, Ennis. I remember telling him this when years later I met him and he was taken aback but such was the communicator he wa
"The Church in Ireland has become a humbler Church, a Church more capable of listening - more like Christ who is last of all and servant of all, and who calls us to follow him." (Mark9.35)
- Dermot
Will Bishop Batzing, head of the German Bishops' Conference, be immediately suspended from ministry unless he recants? And, if he isn't suspended, then why is Tony suspended.
I wish Dermot Farrell every good blessing and inspiration for the enormous task he is taking on as the new AB of Dublin.
The following headline has appeared from his address today - "New archbishop p
Oh, the dangers of predictive text even for a bishop/archbishop - especially when it's in Latin. I'm sure Bishop Dermot's motto, 'Auditorium nostrum in nomine Domini', would be meaningful when he come
If anyone wishes to save or share my wee poem, Unto Us, here is the link:
dfw-sw-christmas_poetry2.pdf
Touch to expand - unto poster size should you so wish...
Years ago, I wrote a long piece (that I labelled an Appendix) on the conflict between Daniel Cohalan and Walter McDonald as part of my unfinished book on Allegations of Child Abuse against the Catholi
A beautiful reflection by Sean Walsh. It conveys so much in so few words. It is very typical of the style of this writer who has offered us so many memorable plays relating to the passion and death of
Has the Celtic spiritual nature of the romantic and poet been lost within Irish culture forever with the demise of the oral tradition of storytelling with their practical and spiritual messages contai
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Beannachtaí na Nollag….
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