Within the Catholic fold, there are all sorts of ways of being religious or spiritual – as the Mary Chapin Carpenter song says, “There’s a Keeper for Every Flame”. Some focus a lot on the sufferings of Jesus, and on various devotions not essential to the faith. There has been much interest scientifically and spiritually…
The Passion, the wars, and the parallels of suffering
Turin Shroud positive and negative displaying original colour. Photo: Wikimedia Commons /
Dianelos Georgoudis

Brendan O’Regan