IEC 2012
on 25-Jun-12 11:51
The Eucharistic Congress 2012 in Dublin has come and gone. A highlight for me was a service at University Church in Steven’s Green organised by Vocations Ireland on Thursday night. It seemed that everything was against a large attendance: football...
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Growing in wisdom
on 06-Jun-12 11:49
The idea of sensus fidelium has always appealed to me, but even more so now that I have attained my elderhood. It is obvious that human beings learn from human experience and thereby gain some wisdom of heart with advancing...
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Certain as the Dawn
on 10-Apr-12 11:47
Jean was out before dawn on Easter Sunday morning and down to the sea at Clontarf where an ecumenical service was held, with Dublin Bay and a rather cloudy sunrise in the background. Later that day, she cooked a good...
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A cross to carry
on 28-Mar-12 11:46
Nowadays Clare donkeys are pets who come to the gate for polo mints. In my young days they had a functional role and my grandmother owned one called Ellen. This donkey had a mind of her own and objected to...
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Motherhood
on 01-Jan-12 11:38
Our founder, Mary Potter had clear ideas about motherhood which were not merely romantic, or tied to Victorian idealization. Having had a close and loving bond with a strong mother of her own, she knew the pain of breaking its...
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