Pilgrimage to St Gobnait at Ballyvourney, Co. Cork
Originally posted on Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland:
Saint Gobnait: first impressions I first came across St Gobnait when I wandered in to the Honan Chapel around 14 years ago. The…
Rene Girard – “Envy in our world is the real unconscious, the real taboo”
From “Reading the Bible with Rene Girard: Conversations with Steven E. Berry” by Michael Hardin, Scott Cowdell As for mediated desire, the more democratic the world becomes, the less concrete…
The lost world of Ana Olgica
(edit 22nd August 2018 – readers may also be interested in the careers of Amity Cadet and Enno Aare) Ana Olgica on Spotify. Continuing from my profile of the work…
“Fearful of My Joy” – Adam deVille on cooking, feasting and the sacramental
I am running the risk of turning this blog into nothing but reposting of Adam deVille, but I could resist this 2013 post on cooking, feasting, joy, and the sacramental…
A Guide to Nature
Originally posted on Finding Nature:
Nature is in decline and there is a need to promote a new relationship with the natural world. A closer relationship based on an emotional…
Nature: From Identification to Emotion.
Originally posted on Finding Nature:
Our efforts to engage people with nature are often based on knowledge and identification. A national paper last weekend gave a couple of good examples…
Snipe and Woodcock at 33⅓ RPM: Listen The Birds 8 / Hoor De Vogels 8
I came across this birdsong album in my family home lately. As will become clear, I can’t find out much about it online, but I felt that the aesthetic of…
Stained Glass from St Mary’s Church, Kilsheelan
Some images from St Mary’s Church, Kllsheelan. First of all some interesting motifs – I presume letters of some kind but I am not sure: These windows were clearly Chi-Ro…
Séamus Sweeney 