This little book of spirituality is inspired by the writings of St John Cassian (circa 360 – 435 AD), the ascetic monk who introduced the concepts of Egyptian monasticism into the wider western Church, through his residence in Gaul. By her choice of title, the author alludes to that passage of the parable of tower…
Peter Costello
Faith and the spoken word
Wheels of Light by Fr Con Buckley (Author House, £19.99 pb; eBook edition, €5.89) Where We Now Stand: The Lourdes Sermons of John Charles McQuaid compiled by M. Ó Ciardubháin (EPrint Publishing, €20.00)
Grammar and the deep roots of human speech
World of Books
Poetry in motion with a unique vision
Epic by Desmond Egan (Goldsmith Press, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, €15.00pb)
W. B. Yeats and his search of a miracle
This year the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Butler Yeats is being celebrated with a wide range of events and media occasions. Yeats is one of those poets that school anthologies have made familiar, and yet remain strangely powerful in their resonances. Here are some thoughts on a man who is arguably Ireland’s…
The Fractured Creation Debate
Creationism is not a topic widely talked about in Ireland. It rarely intrudes into the public debate. But creationism presents both a false view of religion and of science. Seeming to reassure people it dangerously misleads them. It will be recalled that when the visitor centre at the Giant’s Causeway was opened a few years…
The Scriptures in the modern world
Holy Bible: New International Version large print edition (Hodder & Stoughton, €28.99) God’s Smuggler: One Man’s Mission to Change the World by Brother Andrew with John and Elizabeth Sherrill (Hodder & Stoughton, £9.99)
Oscar Romero: The life and influence of a modern martyr
Oscar Romero, the Archbishop of San Salvador, in El Salvador, was shot to death by a sniper on the altar of the chapel of the Divine Providence hospital where he was celebrating evening Mass on March 24, 1980. This was done by agents of the state who were never brought to trial. In his life Oscar…
Wisdom from the Orient
Guest from the West: Lessons for the West from a Lifetime in the East by Hugh MacMahon (Original Writing, €15.00 pb; ISBN: 978-1-78237-849-5)
Bring back organic children
Cotton Wool Kids: What’s making Irish parents paranoid? by Stella O’Malley (Mercier Press, €14.99)