So, Lent has begun again and many of us fall into familiar patterns – hopefully we will celebrate Easter as better people, closer to God. Divine Sparks with Aine Lawlor (RTÉ Radio 1, Friday) delved into past and present Lenten practices. Aine Lawlor believed things hadn’t changed much over the years in that respect, especially…
Lent begins again with familiar patterns and fresh witness
Fr Ailbe OFM with his nephew Fr Paul Murphy, the Army
chaplain stabbed at Renmore Barracks in Galway in 2024,
who has received a Distinguished Service Medal alongside
three soldiers who came to his aid. Photo: Franciscans
Ireland.

Brendan O’Regan