Brendan O’ReganThe ongoing terror crisis in Europe continues to captivate the media, writes Brendan O’Regan
Month: November 2015
Painting with light: Wilhelmina Geddes brought back to life
Peter CostelloWilhelmina Geddes: Life and Work by Nicola Gordon Bowe (Four Courts Press, €50)
A spiced cranberry madeira to welcome Christmas
Erin FoxI think it’s a crime to eat fruitcake before Christmas Day, but I do love those Christmassy scents and tastes of warm spice and orange. This spiced cranberry madeira is just the thing for those who aren’t fans of fruit cake. While it’s lovely on its own, it also pairs well with a spiced orange…
Athy bids farewell to Dominicans
Courtney McGrailMembers of the Dominican order lead a candlelight procession through Athy, Co. Kildare after a farewell Mass in St Dominick’s Church attended by nearly 1,000 people to mark the order withdrawing from the town. This is the first of five closures announced by the Dominicans last year and the church will be converted into a…
‘Renounce our own violence’ – wisdom from a fresh grave
In the aftermath of René Girard’s death, websites poring over the Catholic intellectual’s work have been struck time and again by its timeliness. A patheos.com piece by Artur Rosman at ‘Cosmos in the Lost’, for instance, is getting a lot of traction. Addressing the issue of assisted suicide, Rosman quotes Girard as saying “The experience…
Dad’s Diary
Emilia’s big blue eyes shone above her joyful toothy grin as she trundled forward clumsily – walking, for the very first time. Her hands were held up in an “I surrender” posture as she merrily stumbled back and forth between her mother and I, to shrieks of delight and applause from her older siblings. She…
The greatest of all the Fenians?
Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America’s fight for Ireland’s freedom by Terry Golway (Merrion Press, €19.99).
Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul
As with many who went on to become saints, Mother Teresa also experienced darkness and suffering, writes Andrew O’Connell
When facing bad news, involve the whole family
Maria ByrneA Parent’s Perspective
Badfellas in crime-ridden Boston in the seventies
Aubrey MaloneBlack Mass (15A)