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.
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‘Trinity: A Story of Deep Delight’ reviewed in Englewood Review of Books
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
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Freedom from Evil Spirits by Fr Pat Collins reviewed by Peter Costello in The Irish Catholic. Dealing with the Demons of Despair and Negation From time to time we hear exhortations, especially from
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Awakening Inner Peace by Sister Stan reviewed in The Furrow by Henry O’Shea OSB, Glenstal Abbey. In the introduction to the book the reader is told that it is for everyone. Taking
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5 Years to Save the Irish Church, a collection of talks by Mary McAleese, Fr Mark Patrick Henderman OSB, Fr Brian D’Arcy, Sr Stan and Fr Joe McDonald, reviewed by
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Where I Find God, edited by Cora Guinnane and Joanne O’Brien, reviewed by Frank Conlisk in Africa Magazine. Through my years in parish ministry, many people have spoken to me about
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Awakening Inner Peace by Sr Stan, reviewed by Peter Costello Changing the way we live, an hour at a time This little book, harking back to the pre-Reformation books of hours,
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Domestic Cooking, Kylemore Convent Style Peter Costello When this book came to hand, I turned over the pages to see what made this cook book different from all the others
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Frank Conlisk reviews All Will Be Well, Digital Dispatches from the Parish by Fr Paddy Byrne. Fr Paddy Byrne, curate in Portlaoise Parish in Co Laois, Ireland, has written his first book: All
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Emily Sanna God is love. It’s a sentiment we hear proclaimed often in song lyrics, scripture, and devotional readings. But what does it actually mean? This is the question Anne
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Peter Costello The recent congress and the visit of Pope Francis, despite what was mooted in advance by critics, passed off very well. Certainly those at Knock, in Phoenix Park,
Read more‘Following the Pink Ribbon Path’ reviewed in The Irish Catholic
Peter Costello This book reminded me in a way of Markings, Dag Hammarskjöld’s only book. Hammarskjöld described his book as “a sort of White Book concerning my talks with myself –
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