Matthew Cortese: How Sinéad O’Connor taught a Catholic priest how to pray

…she was teaching me something about what mattered—about the pursuit of justice in the face of evil, of the duty of accompaniment in the face of suffering, of the importance of song when lyres have been snatched. All these lessons would prove formative—as a Jesuit, as a priest, as a Christian.

And she was teaching me about her pain. Her pain, it seems, rarely lessened, but it undoubtedly coexisted with remarkable spiritual and musical depth. May her memory be a blessing, and may perpetual light shine upon her.

From America magazine. Link to full article:

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/07/27/sinead-oconnor-theology-catholic-245748?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2928&pnespid=sqM6DH5XML8XwOXM.TC4GYydoBCpXp0oPbKum.Jk8RNmcLocFrMVQa2DVPYhbNv4fJ.ivo5n

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