I’m writing this week’s Notebook in Birmingham; I’m at St Mary’s seminary at Oscott where the Invocation discernment festival is coming to an end. The annual festival gathers young men and women from all over England and Wales for a weekend of prayer, reflection, workshops and talks on the theme of discernment of vocation. It’s…

Sr Rita Minehan csb The legacy of Laois man, Bishop Daniel Delany extends far beyond the Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin and even beyond the shores of Ireland. He was a man of vision and courage, with a passion for mission, and he saw education as the pathway to liberate the people from their misery…

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