“You don’t realise how much you’ve missed something until you have it again.” (more…)
Eddie GilmoreJune 8, 2021
Two incidents involving foreign languages in the days leading up to Pentecost gave me an unexpected insight into this feast that I’ve always struggled somewhat to relate to. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreMay 25, 2021
When planning a garden over twenty years ago I was inspired, in part, by two concepts: the romantic garden and the Japanese garden. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreMay 14, 2021
There is only one Book in the Bible of which we can claim ownership – The Acts of the Apostles or the Book of Acts. You may have noticed how…
Fr. Gerry McFlynnMay 11, 2021
Michael was one of the first prisoners I met when I started work with the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO) back in 1993. He was serving a life sentence…
Fr. Gerry McFlynnApril 23, 2021
Easter is my favourite time of year because, whether it comes early or late, it is always a harbinger of Spring. There is even something nice about the sound of…
Fr. Gerry McFlynnApril 16, 2021
Yim Soon and I have enjoyed attending a zoom Mass every Sunday, so too the sense of community that has grown up around it. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreMarch 30, 2021
LAST DAYS to shouts and songs of joy and palmed ‘hosannas’ he enters on an ass he’ll have his royal moment despite what time dictates he is a king about…
Fr. Gerry McFlynnMarch 29, 2021
We’ve just passed a significant milestone in the year, the Spring Equinox, when day and night are equal and after which for three months the days become longer and…
Eddie GilmoreMarch 22, 2021
