‘Journeys of Faith, Stories of Pilgrimage from Medieval Ireland’ by Louise Nugent The Irish Antiquarian – June 20 Religion and worship played a central role in the personal and political lives of the medieval Irish. The numerous...
Read more‘Journeys of Faith’ reviewed in Archaeology Ireland
Archaeology Ireland The past in the present Summer 2020 (Volume 34 No. 2, Issue No. 132) Pilgrimage has never been an official part of Church doctrine, yet it is an activity with which most are familiar and in which many have taken part at some...
Read moreHoly Wells of Ireland – Tigh Moling and Struell
Ireland celebrates National Holy Wells Day on Sunday, June 14th, 2020! Our recently released book ‘Journeys of Faith: Stories of Pilgrimage from Medieval Ireland’ by respected medieval archaeologist and expert Dr Louise Nugent...
Read moreJohn F. Deane’s ‘Outlaw Christ’ reviewed in The Irish Catholic
Of faith and poetry: a different aspect of Christ in every poet’s encounter Gabriel Fitzmaurice – The Irish Catholic – 11th June, 2020 The Outlaw Christ, developed from a series of talks and lectures delivered by John F. Deane while...
Read more‘Thomas Finan: Collected Writings’ reviewed in The Irish Catholic
Brilliant legacy of scholar priest: Thomas Finan, Christian humanist Fran O’Rourke – The Irish Catholic – 11th June, 2020 Reading this delightful collection, the word that repeatedly came to mind was the Latin for ‘wisdom’...
Read moreFeast Day of St Colmcille aka St Columba, our namesake!
St Colmcille Saints seem to be people of many parts and Colmcille more than most: he was a prince, priest, prophet, poet, diplomat, monk, abbot, scribe, and scholar. By secular as well as religious standards he is one of the outstanding figures...
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