Mags GarganMags Gargan takes a sightseeing tour of Krakow
Month: October 2013
The real roots of Irish politics
Defying the law of the land: agrarian radicals in Irish history edited by Brian Casey (The History Press Ireland)
What liberal’s don’t report about mental health
Mary KennyWe have just seen a campaign for Mental Health Week, which will surely be a help and a support to anyone experiencing the affliction of depression, or of conditions like bi-polar disorder. These illnesses can be treated, and there should be no cause for shame or stigma. But sometimes such campaigns fail to distinguish between…
A pilgrimage to the tomb of St Peter
Bishop William Crean of Cloyne took part in the recent gathering of new bishops in Rome
John Paul II Festival
First John Paul II Festival taking place in Knock Shrine
Crumlin parish church reopens
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin to lead celebrations after refurbishment
A link to the Upper Room
Peter CostelloFather Redmond will be familiar to many not only for his many; devotional books, but also for his musical compositions. "It is my hope," he writes "that this book will convey something of the continuity of the crowning act of providence, something of that witnessing appreciation and love" which some of the great spiritual figures…
Coming to know God
Cathal BarryCathal Barry explores the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Thoughts of an unfluential prelate
For many years Cardinal Martini of was spoken of as a papabile. His elevation was not to be, but he remained one of the most influential and admired of senior clergy with a ready ability to communicate what he believed to the widest kind of audience. Though he passed away after some years of illness…
False notes in suburbia
Mount Merrion by Justin Quinn (Penguin Ireland, €14.99 / £12.99)