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Sending Positive Vibes
Sending Positive Vibes delves into Fr Bryan’s life – from his vivid memories of childhood, to his challenging experience as a hospital chaplain, to the difficulties of being a minister of Gospel in today’s Ireland.
Fr Bryan has an easily recognisable face, with kind eyes that twinkle when he smiles. Born and brought up in Dublin, in this book he shares his daily rigours as a priest in the city. The book reads as a diary written over the course of the year, with Bryan expressing his innermost thoughts and feelings in a manner that makes one feel like they are conversing with an old friend.
A Dublin man through and through, Fr Bryan’s memories and reflections are interspersed with prayers, stories of Saints, and gives a rare insight into the lives of the priests and religious who work so tirelessly about us – a stark reminder of the good that the religious continue to do in modern Ireland.
Foreword by Br Kevin Crowley of the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People.
Tired of all the Bad News
Too much negativity plays havoc with our spirit. We need to hear good news. We need that shot of positivity in the arm each day; it’s good for us. In Tired of All the Bad News Bryan Shortall, a Capuchin priest working in Dublin, shares some homilies he has preached, blogs he has posted, and stories he has heard along the way, to bring a bright and positive message to the reader.
Fr Bryan gives us a superb insight into the lessons he has learned through the selflessness of his parishioners, the words spoken ‘out of the mouths of babes’, and a close examination of the gospel message. As Bryan himself says, ‘while we can’t blind our eyes to the struggles of people, of families, of communities, it’s important to listen for the sounds of good news that emerge too.’ This little book is his way of helping to bring that good news into the light.