There is a silence around what is happening in our prisons. Earlier this month the Department of Justice published four reports on prisoners who had died while on temporary release. The reports describe very vulnerable individuals who have been failed by society, by social services, education services and the prison service. Did you see anything…
Month: March 2014
A ‘heartening’ tale
Peter CostelloA Heart So Big, by Rio Hogarty with Megan Day (Penguins Ireland, €8.99 / £6.99)
Our deeper way of praying
Fr Ronald RolheiserAll life has inner pressures not easily thwarted
A primer for modern parents
Raising Children in a Digital Age, by Bex Lewis (Lion Hudson, €9.66/£8.99)
The Pope Francis effect
The Francis Factor: A New Departure
London Irish Centre receives major book donation
Mags GarganMembers of the Irish community in London will soon be able to access a fully stocked library of books of Irish interest thanks to a major donation of some 6,000 books to the London Irish Centre through an initiative supported by Irish readers and publishers. Responding to a call by the Joint Committee on Environment,…
Recalling the writings of John XXIII and John Paul II
Peter Costello examines two literary Popes
Flowers in the spring
The Wildflowers of Ireland
Enhancing the experience of liturgy
Columba McCann is currently the Master of Ceremonies for the Archbishop of Dublin. So he is in charge of the very grandest of religious ceremonies to be seen from time to time in the capital. But this book has another audience in mind, those working at the parish level to enhance the experience of the…
A week of reflection
Brendan O’ReganBrendan O’Regan is surprised by the week’s offerings