A few months ago, Fr Pat Collins, author of Freedom from Evil Spirits, sat down with Newstalk FM and gave a brief overview of his job as an exorcist, as well as his book. Freedom from Evil Spirits is a guide on how we can free ourselves...
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Dancing to my Death, with a love called cancer by Fr Daniel O’Leary (Columba Books, €16.99) reviewed by Michael Mullaney. Fr Daniel O’Leary, bestselling author and retreat director found his ministry upended and his life utterly...
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Living the Mystery: What lies between Science and Religion by Mark Patrick Hederman (Columba Books, €19.99) reviewed by Fiachra Long. Populated by many real-life examples and deep personal insight, this richly reflective book carries the reader...
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The Jewel in the Mess by Alan Abernethy (Columba Books €12.99) reviewed by John-Paul Sheridan. Early on while reading this book, I wondered if I was invading someone’s privacy and innermost thoughts and perhaps, I should stop. The Bishop of...
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Living the Mystery: What lies between Science and Religion by Mark Patrick Hederman (Columba Books, €19.99) reviewed by Christopher Moriarty. This book is a heartfelt plea from its erudite author who has spent more than 50 years of his life as a...
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Daniel O’Leary – priest, teacher, prolific author, proud Kerry man – died on 21st January, 2019. His life-time passion was to awaken in his readers the often-unrecognised sacredness embedded in every aspect of life. Catholic belief...
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The final words of a man of great courage By Marian Tolley I don’t know of any modern book that has such an impact. What he has to say, the result of his recognition of the seriousness of his situation, the experience of the pain and...
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Maranatha Yoga – A Preparation for Christine Meditation. Christine Pickering By Brian Kavanagh The author Christine Pickering, wrote this book after many years of teaching and practicing yoga. However, it was through her personal experience...
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A Contested Past and its Legacy: Remembering the Troubles Dianne Kirby Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland The significance of the Robin Eames book is not simply that it brings to the narrative the perspectives and recollections of a...
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Maranatha Yoga reviewed in The Irish Catholic by Peter Costello Drawing on Asian wisdom Maranatha Yoga: a preparation for Christian Meditation, an illustrated handbook by Christine Pickering (Columba Books, €12.99) Not so long ago yoga was looked...
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Bishop opens up on battles with cancer and depression – Alan Preston A Church of Ireland bishop has spoken about his diagnosis of prostate cancer and his battle with depression. Alan Abernethy (62) grew up in east Belfast and joined the...
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Reviewed by Mary Paynter, O.P. Long ago, St. Augustine wrote a long and ponderous theological study entitled De Trinitate (On the Trinity). Down the centuries ever since, other theologians have tried their hands at trying to explain what belief...
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