For my fortieth anniversary of priesthood I made a little bucket list of things I hoped to do during the year. Many were decidedly pleasurable, but I wanted a few challenges as well. One was making the traditional Three Day Pilgrimage to Lough Derg. Lough Derg — St Patrick’s Purgatory on Station Island in Co.…
Lough Derg: a tough pilgrimage like no other
Pilgrims’ bare feet stepping on the Threshold Stone, 2019. Photo: Lough Derg.
