Blessing of the Animals, October 4th 2018, Franciscan Friary, Clonmel
This Thursday October 4th is the feast day of St Francis of Assisi. There will be a Blessing of the Animals at the Franciscan Friary, Clonmel at 4 pm in the Friary…
Category: words
Marking the feast day of St Vincent de Paul with Willie Doyle SJ
It is the feast of St Vincent de Paul. In Ireland St Vincent De Paul is best remembered by giving his name to the Society of St Vincent de Paul, which…
You are not a product: Sue King-Smith on Writing in the Age of Neoliberalism)
I stumbled across this post randomly. Just as when reading Adam deVille discussing late stage capitalism, I am not totally sure if “neoliberalism” is quite the right term for what…
#Inktober is coming…
Last year I participated in #Inktober. This is a month-long drawing challenge devised by Jake Parker. Here is the description from the Inktober site: Q: What is Inktober? A: Inktober…
Heschyia – “where peace goes beyond peace” – from Paul Evdokimov’s The Art of the Icon
Continuing posts on heschyia (or heschuia) here is a passage from “The Art of the Icon: A Theology of Beauty” by Paul Evdokimov “It is very important to understand that…
Hesychia – “the rest which flows from unceasing prayer”
I previously posted an extract from Alasdair McIntyre’s After Virtue on “hesuchia” – the rest that follows striving. I came across this from Henri Nouwen’s The Way of the Heart…
“silence of the heart is much more important than silence of the mouth”
From Henri Nouwen’s The Way of The Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers These examples of silence in preaching, counseling, and organizing are meant to illustrate how…
Review of “Long Live Latin: A Latin Miscellany” -John M Gray, SAU Blog, 14th July 2005
On Bastille Day 2005 this piece appeared on the Social Affairs Unit blog. The only chance, so far, I have had to deploy Frangere dum metuis, franges crystallina, peccant / Securae nimium solicitaeque…
Séamus Sweeney 