The story and the glory – a Christmas bouquet
Herbert O’Driscoll
November 30, 2022
William Blake once wrote that it would be wonderful “to hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.” Many years
William Blake once wrote that it would be wonderful “to hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.” Many years
The excavation site is huge. Someday, a towering structure will emerge to — we fervently hope — grace the city. At the moment, this area
When I was a small boy, I was a member of a Bible study group led by Mr. Turner, someone who was wise enough to
It is early September 1933 and it has been decreed that I, on the cusp of five years old, should go to school. The great
The antique shop was large. I found myself in it only because my family was in a nearby store, and, since I’m not much of
Sometimes when I wonder at the scriptures of the resurrection, asking the questions and experiencing the doubts that people have voiced since the extraordinary events
Those who wrote the four gospels did so because they were convinced that the three fleeting years of the public ministry of Jesus of Nazareth,
You may remember this as the title song in a long-ago movie of the same name. The stars, as we used to say, were William
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, May 1984 The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania celebrated its bicentennial in 1984. About 10,000 people gathered in Convention Hall in Philadelphia. I
Piano tuners have to hit single notes again and again. However, now and again they play a chord and you realize how infinitely richer a
Hollywood loves the word “apocalypse.” To them it means “dollars.” It means a big-screen disaster movie, complete with toppling high-rises, mile-high tsunamis engulfing cities and terrified humans running in all
In 1697 Henry Maundrell, academic of Exeter College in Oxford and Church of England priest, was acting as chaplain to the new Levant Company based
One of the joys of ordained ministry is that you can find yourself baptizing your two great-grandchildren. For me those joyful occasions were a few
Donaguile, Castlecomer, 1940 In the 1920s, the world of Irish farming was simple and modest. Some large estates were exceptions, but they were diminishing in
Herb O’Driscoll’s newest book of memoirs, I Will Arise and Go Now: Reflections on the Meaning of Places and People, was released Feb.17 by Morehouse
