The last day of November is the feast of Saint Andrew. It also coincides with the beginning of Advent, the start of the new Church year. This is appropriate as…
Of all European cities, Berlin is arguably the best suited for a discussion on remembrance. A visit there a few years back, taking in the Wall, the Holocaust/Roma/Sinti and other…
Work of Irish Chaplaincy commended in Prisons’ Inspectorate report
Work of Irish Chaplaincy commended in Prisons’ Inspectorate report. The Irish Chaplaincy is delighted to have its work in prisons recognised in the recent thematic report by HM Inspectorate of…
The poet, T.S.Eliot, once said that April was the cruellest month. I don’t know what he had against April, but I would have thought that the cold, dark winter months…
Prisons are sacred places. There our society claims control over the lives of men and women; there we assume the role of God. And whether the prison is a large…
Last week someone called me “an angel” for something I had done for them. It’s not the first time I’ve been called “an angel” and I’m getting to like it.…
Looking ahead with hope has never been easy. If recent months have taught us anything, they have taught us that our world is a very strange place indeed. It is…
I’ve always enjoyed being on retreat and I’ve always enjoyed helping to lead retreats, and the Irish Chaplaincy Summer Retreat via zoom conference was no disappointment. (more…)
Jesus liked women. He certainly liked Martha (whose feast we celebrate this week) and her sister Mary. They and their brother, Lazarus, lived in Bethany, a small village a few…
You know the saying: never judge a book by its cover. Well, the same could be said about people. Never judge them by their faces or the way they appear. …