The prayer trees that are scattered around our country are visible signs of our common journey. Many times, sitting at […]
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Helena Connolly
St Alphonsus & St Gerard Majella
Above: The resting place of St Alphonsus Liguori at Pagani, and St Gerard Majella at Materdomini The Early days of […]
The Three Kings of Cologne
The journey of the Three Kings, who came from the East to worship the baby Jesus, is recounted in a […]
The Burren Co. Clare
The Burren – a place I called home for 18 months. A fascinating Saint, St Colman of Kilmacduagh, lived many […]
Harry Clarke
TREASURES OF LIGHT Ireland’s churches have been of central importance for their surrounding communities, bringing the faithful together to celebrate […]
Hildegard of Bingen
Below are some of the visions of Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179) that she was called to write for […]
Bocairent, Valencia (Spain)
The principal festival of Bocairent in honour of the town’s patron saint, Saint Blai, are the fiestas of Mores and […]
Edith Stein
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross “To arrive at being all, desire to be nothing” Edith Stein Edith Stein was […]
Women Doctors of the Church
In 2018 I travelled to Liseaux in France, Avila in Spain, Rome in Italy and Bingen in Germany to trace […]
Hallowed Ground, West Kerry
Some favourite places to explore. Some of Ireland’s ancient pilgrims paths are a great place to start….
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