Paul KeenanThis book consists of more prayer group messages from Ivam, Marijana, Marija, Jelena and Fr Slavko. The background and the personalities will be familiar to most people; especially the many thousands go to the shrine every year. This book continues the familiar themes, and will be welcomed by all those for whom the reports have…
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The new saints: their teachings and lives
Peter CostelloPeter Costello examines the written legacies of the Pope saints
The Power of the Passion
Inspiring stories well told
Two memorable Pontiffs on film
Aubrey MaloneNumerous movies deal with the new saints
Contemplating the Incarnation
Anthony Redmond Fr Daniel O’Leary is a well known Irish priest, author, teacher and preacher living in England. Over the past number of years, I have read and reviewed a few of his books, among them Travelling Light, Begin with the Heart, and Unmasking God. He is a truly wonderful and inspirational writer, and his…
Germany calling Ireland
Joe Carroll People who listened to German Radio’s propaganda broadcasts to neutral Ireland during World War II must now be a small number. They began as a weekly talk in Irish but expanded to broadcasts in Irish and English, often using Francis Stuart (the novelist who was married to Sean MacBride’s half-sister Iseult) who was teaching…
The Mystical history of the Easter Egg
The World of Books
Harrowing tale of priest-baiting in Sligo
A film that demands to be seen
Music and a search for mysticism
Brendan O’ReganMusical programming dominated this week
Saving a lost soul: scenes from Irish clerical life
Eamon Maher Generations of Irish students, myself included, had a novel by Francis MacManus as an optional text on the Leaving Certificate English syllabus. The Greatest of These was first published in Dublin just over 70 years ago, in 1943 by the Talbot Press. It presents a very sympathetic portrait of Bishop Ned Langton, who feels…