Since naps have been essential to my survival, I was immediately attracted to this 2022 New York Times Best Sellers book in which the
Just as one envisions a skull in a classical monk’s cell, as a memento mori – a reminder of one’s mortality — so too the
In the church, we are used to thinking of sanctuary as the holiest part of our church buildings. It is where the congregation gathers to
After wondering for some time about how the indigenous understanding of Trickster could be linked to the biblical Christian story, I was intrigued to stumble
A new Irish public holiday begins this year in honour of St Brigid as one of the country’s patron saints https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/ireland/st-brigids-day. It’s the first such
Having recently finished reading the seven volumes of Harry Potter (British Bloomsbury edition) for the first time at age 70, I was struck by its
Many of us are horrified at the extent of polarization in our world, like that found in our neighbours to the south, or in the
Book Review: Indigenous Healing: Exploring Traditional Paths by Rupert Ross. Toronto, Penguin Canada, 2014. After hearing Martin Brokenleg, a priest and prominent psychologist specializing in
Book Review: Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul by John Philip Newell. New York, NY, HarperOne, 2021 “We’re in for quite a stretching,” said an Irish midwife
Book review: Brigid’s Mantle: A Celtic Dialogue Between Pagan and Christian by Lilly Weichberger & Kenneth McIntosh. Vestal, NY, Anamchara Books, 2015 Saint Brigid of
Book Review: Persistent Resistance: Calls for Justice from the Celtic Traditions: A Collection of Essays edited by Ellyn Sanna. Vestal, NY, Anamchara Books, 2019. Although Celtic
My Journey is a regular feature profiling clergy in the diocese As the child of Italian immigrants in Winnipeg, I was raised Roman Catholic and
