Paul GarganAt this time of year there seems to be flowers and plants for sale at every turn
Month: April 2015
A vocation brings real joy and adventure
Courtney McGrailBeing a visible young religious in public can feel a bit like being a panda in a zoo
Ireland has ‘moral role’ to play in Mediterranean migrant crisis – expert
Cathal Barry“Ireland can play a hugely important role in influencing the debate away from the hysteria”
The false glamour of cook books
Peter CostelloWorld of books by the books editor
Patriotic gore is also a record of the ways in which Kerry patriots have been honoured
Dying for the Cause: Kerry’s Republican Dead by Tim Horgan (Mercier Press, €35.00)
What Jesus wrote in the dust: the life and poetry of John F. Deane
Give Dust a Tongue: A Faith & Poetry Memoir by John F. Deane (The Columba Press, €19.99)
Threat to Christianity at its ground zero
Brendan O’ReganFuture of Christianity shown under threat in the land of its birth and heritage
The lost boys, the girl and the ‘good lie’ of Sudan
Aubrey MaloneThe Good Lie (12A)
There is nothing weird about going to Confession
Ben ConroyConfession allows our sins not just to be made up for or moved past, but completely forgiven.
Life’s little things with Elaine Ryan
Our six-year-old daughter has been wearing glasses since she was a year and half old and was due to have another eye re-test. Over the years, we have had to sift through medical jargon, differing diagnoses and conflicting advice as to the best course of treatment for her eye squint. When it comes to making…