I was attending a reception at the South African Embassy in honour of the great work of a centre in Durban which reaches out to some of the poorest and…
Eddie GilmoreMay 23, 2022
As the tunes went gently round in my head the morning after the concert I was reminded yet again of the particular power of music to both bring people together…
Eddie GilmoreMay 9, 2022
Whether it’s in a cathedral or a Korean movie, some acts of creative perfection will only ever be seen by relatively few. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreApril 26, 2022
It’s easy to feel a bit helpless in the face of wars and famines and poverty and climate disaster and general suffering, but I take some heart in the Jewish…
Eddie GilmoreApril 13, 2022
We come once more in the Christian calendar towards Holy Week, when we hear again some of the stories that we think we know so well. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreApril 8, 2022
Ann, like many of her generation, emigrated from her native Dublin to London in the 1960’s. While she was very sad at leaving her family and friends in her native…
Eddie GilmoreMarch 31, 2022
There’s a famous icon of Our Lady which has reminded me not only of the significance of icons but also of the importance of story and narrative in the building…
Eddie GilmoreMarch 30, 2022
Joe was known to the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO), a project of the Irish Chaplaincy, since 1987, more than 30 years. With no family we were his only family,…
Eddie GilmoreMarch 23, 2022
I almost made it to St Patrick’s Day before breaking my Lenten alcohol fast but we had a friend coming to stay the weekend before Lá Fhéile Pádraig. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreMarch 22, 2022
