Courtney McGrail“For Gerry Reynolds, the unity of the Churches was nothing less than sharing the Body of the Lord at the common table”, writes Fr Brendan McConvery
Month: December 2015
World of Books
By the Book’s Editor
Delighting in every moment of life
The Happiness Habit: A “Little Book” Guide To Your True Self by Fr Daniel O’Leary (Columba Press, €9.99)
Recent books in brief
Bridie Gallagher: The Girl from Donegal by Jim Livingstone, foreword by Daniel O’Donnell (The Collins Press, €19.99) Here is the story of one of Ireland’s greatest stars, written by her son, for many years her manager and musical director. He tells how a young girl from Donegal made her way in what has always been…
From the heart of the country
Back to the Future: Reflections on Rural Life, Recession and Renewal over Thirty Years of Journalism by Ciaran Mullooly (Media People Ireland, €12)
A ‘classy’ documentary about Columbanus
While most viewing was ‘fascinating’, Brendan O’Regan was left feeling that “if there was a conspiracy to bash the Church and traditional values things could hardly turn out much differently”
Desperate efforts of a teacher to keep her house
Aubrey MaloneThe Lesson (15A)
Mrs McAleese is not a bridge builder for the Church
Dear Editor, I read with interest Martin O’Brien’s interview with Mary McAleese in your November 12 edition. He was high in his praise and admiration of her. We all admired her many good qualities, her courage and determination, her intelligence, her eloquence and not least her commitment to build peace between the two communities she had such…
Combining two dimensions of Christ’s ministry is difficult
Dear Editor, In the course of the interview with Mary McAleese ‘There’s something about Mary’ (IC 12/11/2015) she stated “My views are founded emphatically in the Gospel”, before going on to explain in beautiful language that her faith in Christ is “the essence of my being”, “the love of Christ, his offer of mercy to…
Highlighting difference between catechetics and religious studies
Dear Editor, Re Cathal Barry’s article ‘Taking Pope Francis to the classroom’ (IC 19/11/2015), the lesson itself as described was significantly successful in most aspects. A lesson on the environment and contemporary issues was conducted in the context of Catholic values. Under this approach the issue/subject at hand is explored without violence to its innate…