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Posted on April 22, 2018

Sci Phi journal no more

My story “The Granddaughter Paradox” was published about this time last year in Sci Phi Journal. Unfortunately, I have now discovered, Sci Phi journal is no more (although the website is still…

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Posted on April 9, 2018

Contemplative Music 1 : Arvo Part, Kathleen Ferrier & Bill Evans

Originally posted on The Immortal Jukebox:
And breathe! To initiate the contemplative mood I turn to the contemporary Estonian Composer, Arvo Part with his luminous, liminal setting of Mary’s eternal…

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Posted on April 3, 2018May 4, 2018

Ray High Cross, Falcarragh, Donegal

Ray is a townland a little beyond Falcarragh on the road to Dunfanaghy (near Joe & Anne Kane’s Studio)  It boasts an ancient Irish Church site associated with Iona and therefore  St Columba , and…

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Posted on March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

#GoodFriday – reflections on the #SevenLastWords by Robert Hugh Benson

I have posted Fr Robert Hugh Benson’s  meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, along with Haydn’s Seven Last Words Here is the Introduction “Father, forgive them,…

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Posted on March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

“Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit”

From Fr Robert Hugh Benson’s Seven Last Words: “THE SEVENTH WORD Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit. He has cried with a loud voice, and the rocks have…

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Posted on March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

“It is consummated”

From Fr Robert Hugh Benson’s Seven Last Words: THE SIXTH WORD: “It is consummated. He has finished His Father’s business, He has dealt with sinners and saints, and has finally…

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Posted on March 28, 2018

You tell a story because a statement would be inadequate (Flannery O’Connor)

Originally posted on Biblioklept:
When you can state the theme of a story, when you can separate it from the story itself, then you can be sure the story is…

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Posted on March 11, 2018

Luke Kelly : Raglan Road (A Parade of Posts for St Patrick 1)

Originally posted on The Immortal Jukebox:
For the week that’s in it The Immortal Jukebox series A Parade of Posts for St Patrick celebrates Ireland’s glorious heritage in Song, Poetry and…

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