Loss

on 22-Nov-11 11:36

Is it possible that loss and grief have positive aspects? According to Daniel O’Leary they do. He analyses the link between love and loss and the human capacity to love again: “…we cannot live without love and loss. They are...

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Moon walking

on 14-Nov-11 11:35

The moon has always fascinated people. Its regular disappearance and equally regular return to our skies, only enhance it’s charm. Pope Paul VI called it the “pale lamp of our nights and of our dreams”. How beautiful the exotic gardens...

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I arise today

on 07-Feb-11 11:31

Sr Anne Kilroy is a small, neat bundle of Loreto talent, a true daughter of Mary Ward with multiple gifts of mind and heart. In a long telephone call form Belfast on Saturday morning, we discussed our native Celtic spirituality....

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Feile Brid

on 28-Jan-11 11:43

Féile Bríd is coming ‘round again and we remember the many stories about Brigid’s generosity, especially in the area of care, often seen as a feminine arena.  One of these stories is about a girl with leprosy, whose mother brought...

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White visit

on 09-Dec-10 11:27

Sr Bridget was here during the snow and left early this morning before any sign of the promised thaw. The taxi came as we were finishing morning prayer and the driver managed to reverse in the general direction of our...

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