Why is the food better during a lockdown?” my son asked. Unsure what sort of a back-handed compliment this was I simply replied, “It is not that the food is better, it is just that it’s the highlight of the day now!” And it is certainly true that food has taken on a new significance.…
Everyday Philosophy As we start coming out of the coronavirus lockdown, people are talking a lot about risk. How sure should we be that the situation is completely under control before we reopen? How much risk of infection should we be willing to tolerate for individuals? How much risk should we accept of a…
My wife’s birthday is coming up in the next few weeks. I really want to do something special for her but am stuck for what to do as it’s during the coronavirus restrictions. What advice do you have for celebrating a special occasion during the lockdown? It’s hard to believe that this is something that…
Family behind well-known hotel launch cookbook for Childline Many families who are under lockdown are re-discovering the art of cooking – with varying degrees of success. Now, the family behind the famous Gougane Barra Hotel in Ballingeary, Co. Cork have launched a cookbook in aid of Childline. Chef Katy Lucey and daughters Jane and Ali…
Living Laudato Si’ My hope today is that you and your family are all safe and well. Many people are commenting on how they can hear the birdsong more clearly these days, how everything is so quiet, how there are more bees around this year, how they are planting in their gardens or noticing…
Medical Matters The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland has exceeded 1,000 with almost two months passing since the first reported mortality. The number of deaths is more than triple that of even a bad flu season and would be manifold greater if not for restrictions and social distancing. While huge focus was placed…
In those dim and distant pre-lockdown days, I remember having the liberty to take non-essential journeys. One such frivolous expedition saw me set out on a beautiful spring morning for Tipperary. When the kids asked where I was going, I fobbed them off with an excuse. In fact, I was going to see a man…
Beating boredom with online education In these days of lockdown, it can be a headache for parents to keep children occupied due to the need to stay indoors for long periods. Children aren’t able to go outside and play with their friends so boredom can become a powerful adversary. There are multiple online resources that…
Mindful Living Exceptional life events stop us in our tracks and can force us to see the world very differently. That truth takes on a very practical meaning in the economic and social lockdown caused by the coronavirus, Covid-19. In extraordinary times, our everyday, routine, habitual worldview, our underlying, often unquestioned, way of seeing…
How are your Easter Alleluias going? Is it, as Leonard Cohen would say, a holy or a broken Alleluia? It has been strange these weeks since Easter not being able to go to Mass and sing those vibrant, uplifting hymns to proclaim the resurrection. In some ways it feels as if we are still living…
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