Bairbre Cahill“How do we know if any of this is real, if Jesus ever existed at all?” It is a challenging question but one that shouldn’t surprise us. What do we mean when we talk about Jesus? What are we actually telling our children? What do we believe ourselves? To some extent I think the problem…
Month: May 2016
Rhubarb mousse is an ideal summer dessert
Erin FoxRhubarb is the ultimate flavour for spring or early summer. From rhubarb tart and rhubarb crumble to rhubarb bellinis and rhubarb ice cream, I could cook with rhubarb until the end of days. Custard with rhubarb mellows out the sharp tangy flavour and while I love a rhubarb and custard tart, you can’t beat rhubarb…
Sharing the joy of music
Courtney McGrailMairead Miller describes a school project that is giving back to the local community
Meryl Streep’s brilliant mutiny on the high C’s
Aubrey MaloneFlorence Foster Jenkins (PG)
America and 1916: “A poets’ revolution”
Ireland’s Exiled Children: America and the Easter Rising by Robert Schmuhl (Oxford University Press, £19.99)
The problems with evolution – A Catholic overview
Catholicism and Evolution: A History from Darwin to Pope Francis by Michael Chaberek OP (Angelico Press, £14.00pb)
The men who keep the country going… just about
Lord of the Files: Working for the Government, An Anthology edited by Michael Mulreany and Denis O’Brien, revised edition (Institute of Public Administration, €35.00)
Academics argue as Poland faces up to abortion crux
It was probably unsurprising that an April 19 open letter sent to Poland’s bishops from 100 female theologians and others has ruffled feathers online, given it begins with an assurance that its signatories “are Catholics who respect the Church’s moral stance against abortion” but argues that in certain circumstances they “believe that access to early,…
The nuns who mapped the stars
“Up until recently, the women were no more than nameless nuns whose image has long been preserved in a black and white photograph… now their identities have been pulled out of obscurity”, writes Carol Glatz
The role of humour and human values
Brendan O’Regan“Endearing humour combined with emotional intensity were the distinguishing features of The ‘A’ Word” which for Brendan O’Regan made this, “one of the best dramas I’ve seen this year so far”