Peter CostelloSons and Fathers edited by Kathy Gilfillan, introduction by Colm Tóibin, foreword by Bono (An Irish Hospice Foundation Book / Penguin Ireland, €20)
Category: Reviews
An improbable farce, too clever by half
Courtney McGrailThe Mark and the Void by Paul Murray (Hamish Hamilton, £18)
Michael Paul Gallagher SJ
The death of Michael Paul Gallagher on November 5 would have been unexpected to the very many people who benefited by reading his wise and insightful books. One such said to me the other day that they had attempted to wrestle with books on theology, and had almost given up. But from Michael Paul Gallagher’s…
Ernie O’Malley’s Mayo
Western Ways: Remembering Mayo through the Eyes of Helen Hooker and Ernie O’Malley edited by Cormac O’Malley and Juliet Christy Barron (Mercier Press, €19.99)
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Theology is not just for the experts
“Own your heresy,” directed New York Times columnist Ross Douthat on twitter.com just before the Synod of Bishops ended, apparently drawing to a close an exchange with Minnesota-based theologian Massimo Faggioli. Mr Douthat had said of a much-debated proposal for a penitential path back to the sacraments for divorced-and-remarried Catholics: “It’s not fundamentalism to note…
Science and the mysteries of creation
Inventing the Universe: Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Science, Faith and God by Alister McGrath (Hodder & Stoughton, £20.00)
A kindly, secret soul
Counting My Blessings: Francis Brennan’s Guide to Happiness by Francis Brennan (Gill & Macmillan, €14.99)
The Power and the Glory
Éamon de Valera: A Will to power by Ronan Fanning (Faber & Faber, £20.00)
Denominational education is the hot topic
Brendan O’ReganWhile highly discussed, the debate remains highly skewed, writes Brendan O’Regan